This Defensive Walking Stick course provides training in the proper carry, rapid deployment, overall safe operational handling and manipulation of the walking stick/ cane in a defensive manner. The walking stick and cane can be carried on an airplane and in countries where both firearms and edged weapons are not permitted. This course additionally provides training in defense against sudden assaults by attackers wielding contact weapons at close quarters – approximately six (6) to eight (8) feet. Scope of course application includes sudden altercation with any edged or impact weapon or weaponless attacks such as multiple armed assailants and with your life at risk and no time to escape or deploy other options. This course instills confidence and capability to effectively control such situations by employing appropriate defensive concepts and technique in using the walking stick/ cane to avoid mitigate or defend against an attack in self-defense.
No prior training or experience needed! For your personal safety no open-toe shoes allowed. Participants should bring at least one walking stick or cane to use in training. Start and end times for each day are 09:00 – 16:00 with a one-hour lunch break.