The cane is the only weapon you can legally carry with you everywhere you go and on this comprehensive DVD, Gordon Oster shows you exactly why the common walking cane is one of the most effective self-defense weapons you can learn.
Begin with the basics of selecting a cane for training and understanding how the various parts of the cane can be used for blocking, striking and pain compliance techniques. You'll learn grip, footwork, targets and even a warm-up to help you avoid injuries during training.
Once you have the basics down, Master Oster teaches a series of self-defense applications beginning with the most effective blocking, parrying, stabbing, flailing and striking techniques then progressing to partner scenarios in which you'll learn to defend against grabs, chokes, strikes, kicks and armed attacks. Finally, for advanced practitioners, there are a number of pain compliance techniques designed to take down and render an attacker harmless without permanent damage.
As a special bonus, Master Oster teaches a cane kata with self-defense applications, giving you an excellent way to practice your new skills with or without a partner. Each skill on this DVD is explained in detail by Master Oster and demonstrated from several camera angles to make learning easy and complete.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Cane't Say enuff good:
This dvd arrived on time and as described. The content is excellent and useful to martial artists as well as people who need a cane to get around. It is thoughtful and clearly demonstrates the technigues for excercise and self defenst
A very decent basic DVD:
If you are Bruce Lee, you don't need this DVD. If you are me, however, you will get a lot out of this DVD. I have back injuries and shoulder problems- the cane is a great adjunct for me. This DVD is well made and very decent. As a basic DVD, it gets 5 stars.
Unrealistic strip-mall-dojo garbage:
This DVD actually starts off decently with simple techniques. Where Oster begins to fall down is in teaching set sequences rather than teaching to apply and combine the simple techniques according to how the attacker is positioned. This dogmatic approach ill-serves the novice and wastes the time of anyone else watching. The kata is likewise as stupid and pointless, but hey, aren't they all? Oster does make a good case for avoiding the wide-crooked, "weaponized" canes such as those by CaneMasters, but... more info
Good Self Defense Video:
This video is very good and I learned many things from it. But I think it is too advanced for people who know nothing about using a cane to protect themselfves. Just my opinion.
