Also known as | Cane Fu |
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Focus | hybrid |
Country of origin | U.S.A. |
Creator | G.M. Mark Shuey Sr. |
Famous practitioners | G.M. John Pellegrini |
Olympic sport | No |
Official website | www.canemasters.com |
Cane Masters or Cane Fu is an American organization whose purpose is to develop, promote, and teach cane and walking stick based self defense. Grandmaster Mark Shuey Sr. founded Cane Masters International Association (CMIA) in early 2000.
Grandmaster Mark Shuey Senior, commenced his studies of the martial arts in 1970, choosing first to train in Chuck Norris' system of Tang Soo Do. Eight years thereafter, he received his 1st degree Blackbelt under Master Harold Gross, Master Dennis Itchakawa and Master Neil Citron; subsequently he began his prestigious and lengthy martial arts instructor career in 1979. September of 1999 saw him achieving another milestone in the form of his 7th Degree Blackbelt, awarded by the ICHF and USMA.
The Cane Masters curriculum comprises several techniques for a variety of self defense situations; the cane can be used to counter an incoming aggressor’s attack, block incoming attacks, throw, strike, or takedown an attacker or in the application of joint locks. Techniques can flow from blocking into striking, from striking into locking, or from locking to striking; in addition cane techniques are sometimes augmented by standard empty-hand martial arts techniques, thereby increasing the efficacy of each.
Cane Masters utilize simple walking canes for practicing martial arts and self-defense techniques. The type of cane is intentionally rudimentary, specifically not concealing a firearm, blade, or unnatural weight (leaded); the purpose being that within most state and national jurisdictions this is generally recognized as one of the few defensively useful objects allowed to be carried in public by law. [1] [2] [3] This gives the practioner the advantage of being armed in a self-defense situation, without violating legal boundaries themselves.
Also known as | Cane Fu |
---|---|
Focus | hybrid |
Country of origin | U.S.A. |
Creator | G.M. Mark Shuey Sr. |
Famous practitioners | G.M. John Pellegrini |
Olympic sport | No |
Official website | www.canemasters.com |
Cane Masters or Cane Fu is an American organization whose purpose is to develop, promote, and teach cane and walking stick based self defense. Grandmaster Mark Shuey Sr. founded Cane Masters International Association (CMIA) in early 2000.
Grandmaster Mark Shuey Senior, commenced his studies of the martial arts in 1970, choosing first to train in Chuck Norris' system of Tang Soo Do. Eight years thereafter, he received his 1st degree Blackbelt under Master Harold Gross, Master Dennis Itchakawa and Master Neil Citron; subsequently he began his prestigious and lengthy martial arts instructor career in 1979. September of 1999 saw him achieving another milestone in the form of his 7th Degree Blackbelt, awarded by the ICHF and USMA.
The Cane Masters curriculum comprises several techniques for a variety of self defense situations; the cane can be used to counter an incoming aggressor’s attack, block incoming attacks, throw, strike, or takedown an attacker or in the application of joint locks. Techniques can flow from blocking into striking, from striking into locking, or from locking to striking; in addition cane techniques are sometimes augmented by standard empty-hand martial arts techniques, thereby increasing the efficacy of each.
Cane Masters utilize simple walking canes for practicing martial arts and self-defense techniques. The type of cane is intentionally rudimentary, specifically not concealing a firearm, blade, or unnatural weight (leaded); the purpose being that within most state and national jurisdictions this is generally recognized as one of the few defensively useful objects allowed to be carried in public by law. [1] [2] [3] This gives the practioner the advantage of being armed in a self-defense situation, without violating legal boundaries themselves.