“Cane-Fu Fighting” for Parents’ Safety
May 11, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
“There’s a new style of martial arts training sweeping the nation amongst older adults called ‘Cane-Fu Fighting’, “ says Derrick at Elder-Guru.

If you’re concerned about your elderly parents, physically challenged parents, or those who may be targets for attacks, robberies, and physical abuse, check out the possibility of them taking a cane-fu fighting class. (You may want to take it along with them!)
This is physical defense using a cane. The cane-fu classes also are good sources of exercise and many senior centers are offering them.
Check out the post about cane-fun fighting at Elder Guru for more information (click on link above). There’s also a video to give you “live” action information.
Derrick mentions that even the Wall Street Journal recently published an article about this popular self-defense/exercise activity and links to it.
In Derrick’s post, he relates the incidents where an older citizen protected himself with his cane. Of course, you have to use common sense when defending yourself, but a cane-fu class would appraise you of these matters.















Hi, thanks for mentioning my post. Please note that I had to change the permalink to the article. You can find the post here:
http://www.elderguru.com/got-personal-safety-concerns-got-a-cane-get-trained-in-cane-fu-fighting/
- Derrick