Warrior Combat Cane - Section 1 of 4

Warrior Combat Cane - Intermediate Level of the Cane System
Grandmaster, 10th Dan, Cane Master
Thomas S. Forman, cATO, MTOM, Dipl. OM, L.Ac.
grandmasterthom.com
-MASTER OF TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL MEDICINE
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-PERSONAL PROTECTION, DEFENSIVE TACTICS, FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
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-SOKE, IN-STRIKING & WARRIOR COMBAT CANE MARTIAL ARTS SYSTEMS
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[@WillNeverforgetmypasswordagain]

They should definitely be teaching this at every senior's center. Liked and subbed.

[@oceanturtles5779]

This has to be one of the defense for seniors I have seen, Definitely going to get a cane and learn how to use it . Something would be great to teach at senior centers .

[@John-D.]

Learn combat. Fear is an illusion. Don't give in to it 🙏☯️👊🤺

[@jeffthompson-dd8kp]

The old folks would be sword fighting with them

[@noam65]

You should add a link to that model of came, for purchase.

[@jcsmith9518]

I'm in. Thank you from a 74 yr old man that needs this today. Had combat Hapkido training years ago, but don't have the dexterity I once had or strength and stamina. So this is my go to defense system, or will be, from now on. Best to you.

[@Heatherly3102]

Don’t bother old man. Just continue being old , helpless and feeble.

[@WillNeverforgetmypasswordagain]

@@Heatherly3102 Hey Heather, How does it feel to be a piece of shlt? Try doing something positive for somebody and make your life meaningful.

[@John-D.]

Stretch Slowly. It will return. (says a 70 year old man) 🙏☯️

[@jeffreyolson2139]

​@@Heatherly3102 awww, daddy issues huh? So sad, pull out the hankies!

[@Heatherly3102]

@@jeffreyolson2139 don’t bully me 😔

[@paulbunyun-xi9by]

great instructor! he talks to everyone. he had my attention the whole episode!

[@johnkitching6293]

Fantastic instruction’ thank you from a 66yr old disabled from uk

[@robertbrunston5406]

Very good! Thank you.

[@stevemorris5775]

Master Cassidy Absolutely awesome presentation. I learned more from your 1st & 2nd of 4 you- tube videos than I did from 3yrs of previous u-tube study. Your demonstrations and explanations are outstanding. However reading some of the comments below suggests you have a few confirmed knuckle- heads for viewers. How they could get your teaching so bassackwards suggests to me that their Moms did WAY too much acid at Woodstock. In these trying time's anything can happen at any moment. To be Situationally Unaware and unprepared to defend one's self at all times is courting disaster. When I go to the Throne Room my Cane is never farther away than the toilet paper. Thank you sooo much for this gift and please...keep up the great work.

[@TheGreyman61]

I have one of those canes similar to that. While it's true that a crook top cane is classified as a medical device, don't the modifications such as the sharpened crook end nullify the medical device classification? Also the "sharks tooth" modification, how is that explained if for instance I'm going through a TSA checkpoint at the airport? I'm not trying to derail the whole thing but before I go and spend in excess of $100 for a cane I want to know if its definitely not going to "bite me on the ass" later. Thank you

[@OldManPaxusYT]

GooOooOoood! Everyone who is infirm, weaker, elderly, women walking in areas where they might not be safe and ANYONE else who might need to defend themselves - i have ALWAYS wondered why they don't carry canes!!! I would!! E.g. I do security work, alone, at night, so I carry a really long torch! (Mag light) Same concept!

[@dwightstone7483]

😊👍 having your leg ripped out of the socket is a rough way to get your start with the cane. I'm an old guy and will have hip surgery at the VA in Jan.( I'm 82 W/60 yrs+ in Asian Martial Arts so highly interested in what you're teaching) I want to keep mind and body moving forward to whatever degree possible. (My namesake Uncle made it to 90...If I could get another 8 yrs that would be great. 😁🤗🙃😎🇺🇲

[@rooom333]

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[@davidwelday3276]

I get a hip from the VA in December. 🤣Temple, TX. Hope he does a good job. Already ordered a tactical cane.

[@bosse641]

Thanks for the advice. Very helpful.

[@stantriplett9980]

Always great and clear explanation of techniques.

[@jamesgroves5294]

Incredible content! Thank you 🙏🏿🇺🇸

[@georgek6381]

Excellent!! Congratulations!!

[@masjut1]

Great video. Really like your art you have developed.

[@thomasnugent3836]

Very informative and educational. Thank you very much

[@edwardhenne3204]

We have a cane set in our xingyi system. I love it.

[@3OHT.]

what a well spoken and knowledgeable man

[@bigjwood6910]

Excellent advice and information thank you so very much

[@nigelmitchell5726]

Great class Mr Cassidy .😃

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Thanks for sharing!

[@steventhorson4487]

Excellent!!

[@hectorafc3398]

I found this very interesting & simple even 4 me thanks great video

[@hypnosiscenternyc]

Impressive! I just ordered a cane!

[@donmiddleton1378]

When I was a boy my brothers and I would stick fight using old rake handles mostly because they were made of ash and would break easy so I've probably used every technique on this video at one time or other. Now the groin technique is very effective as a get away technique but if you have too it is a good idea to learn the high guard sword technique as well and strike at the back of the neck. Using both together is only for extreme situations where escape is not easily done.

[@WillNeverforgetmypasswordagain]

The groin technique is only effective if your brother didn't secretly put on his athletic cup and he's a faster runner than you. Been there, done that, got my butt handed to me.

[@kissme4492]

Great Video. Thanks NEW subscriber.

[@HEMIdouglas]

The Chinese fighting style "Poison Hand" maps the body nerve centers. Striking a nerve in the arm immobilizes the arm. Canes are ideal. A lanyard attached to the wrist will assist possession or potential as a weapon. PRACTICE, PRACTICE.

[@waveman0]

walk with the cane horn forward, the weight of your body travels down the shaft properly unlike the horn backward. If you carry a cane walk with it as one should, it doesn't matter what people think.

[@eaglestrekker677]

I like your style, new subb from chat

[@OldManPaxusYT]

14:53 Aha! The old shaft to the _shaft_ trick!

[@jamesg6675]

The best part of a tight hook with a point, is that after a strong strike to the groin, your hook point is in position to enter the opponent’s exit orifice, with only 1 or 2 layers of cloth between him and your medical device. Tug and lift at the same time to get a reaction 😂

[@mister-amazing]

Now that I'm in my 40s, this is just the thing I've been looking for

[@bvrcavalera2786]

40s mate. In your prime! 👍

[@mister-amazing]

@@bvrcavalera2786 😫well I wouldn't go that far but thanks

[@littlegravitas9898]

Baritsu, the very British martial science, includes a lot of work with the hooked cane.

[@danite620]

This system certainly seems viable to me . I hold a Black belt in Chung Do Kwan . I have practiced Budo for several years . At 76 years old i still practice . Of course I have had to modify as years pass . I do use a cane quite oftten . This system impresses me enough to want to support your channel . Tell me how to become a member . At large, ?

[@tonymontana3949]

Hello from Greece your style is from Europe (bartitsu.. la canne combat) Asia (kung fu) or America (american cane self defence)?

[@cubicinches18]

There is principal demonstrated here that in the real, judicial and criminal justice worlds will determine whether it's you that goes to jail or your assailant. In many home defense instructional videos the emphasis is often placed upon which firearm produces the larger red mist. Unfortunately though in court the principal of "Reasonable Force" is always tested and using a 44 magnum against a box knife will be seen as beyond reasonable force. In real life we do not live adjacent to the OK Coral. This video is excellent just be a little cautious in how you "carve and decorate" your cane, that it is not construed to being an offensive weapon. I have subscribed and will follow this chanel

[@TheUtahDrifter]

I have a palm rest on my cane. How can I use this with these teck?

[@johnellis5865]

Very good. Excellent. I hav a couple of Cane Maser canes with those groves in them, now I know what they are for. I'm also a tennis player and my forehand cane strike is the same as my forehand tennis stroke. My back hand one handed cane strike, similar to my one handed tennis back hand (switch the grip) , the after the follow through, use a town handed top to bottom forehand stroke using the crooked end, I like to use from a stance where the cane is on the ground like you need it for knee walking problems. Thanks again, can you recommend any cane training martial arts place in Chicago the City?

[@hcassidy1]

Possibly check with www.canemasters.com for affiliations.

[@claudemartin3192]

Beaucoup de discussions mais en anglais.. dommage 😢

[@jefferyharris4939]

So, what about Derby style handles? They're a mobility aid, also, and much better for the wrist to support one's body weight than that crook handle.....

[@user-pn9ho1my2u]

i have a cane that was hand made for me back when i was 16yrs old do to an ankle woond it is iron wood and now that im older i use it to walk but i was attaked by some dimwits one with a kniff , well after braking one guys arm and the others jaw , i was found inosent in a court of law .

[@Zerpersande]

Well, you’re a 7-strike felon when it comes to spelling.

[@OldManPaxusYT]

9:35 ish - YAY!!! FINALLY a self defense video where the guy talking is really aware of fighting and attackers - distance, body language etc etc etc! SooOOooOoo many woo woo armchair experts at Bullshito that make real experts cringe! ^ < Good video & my comment is to help your algorithm + 👍'd + *Sub'd!* + shared w my 83 yr old Dad!

[@jerryragan]

Where can one get one of these combat cains?

[@hcassidy1]

Go to canemasters.com/

[@timstephenson3382]

Can't find a "Valhalla Hammer" cane for sale. Link? Alternative?

[@BillSprague]

How would I specify the cane used here in a Cane Masters order?

[@casayurrita]

Where can I buy one of your canes Hugh please?

[@juju2345]

My fighting grip is determined by the balance.

[@johnsmith-lx9lw]

I heard =i don't know if its true =some places don't allow notches on canes?

[@uanpraom6523]

Juan👮‍♀️🌲

[@OldSolidSnake]

Where can i get a cane exactly as you have yours!?

[@OdeeOz]

Smart, if lengthy disclaimer at the start. KOC! _Keep On Caning!) Did you study the Victorian Era's _Stick/Cane Fighting?_🌟 That said. 5:40 You really don't want to impale anyone or thing, with your cane. Legal ramifications aside, stabbing a person has a high potential to cause loss of full control of your cane, and a goodly chance of maiming for life, or killing. It has been my experience, that _Hitting Pressure and Nerve Points,_ is far better, in disabling your opponent.

[@travisvincent2341]

Can I , order a cane ?

[@markstevens1588]

I love the idea, but doesn't it make you look like a target? Are you asking for trouble?

[@andrewbrewer7702]

Not if you're old and your cane is plane.

[@ptaing8]

where can I buy the cane?

[@hcassidy1]

Canemasters.com

[@lindayee927]

Do you have an outlet in New York City?

[@hcassidy1]

No outlet, just online at canemasters.com

[@DesVetslesoir]

Would you please share the link to get the canes, I'm in Canada and would like to order one. Thank you ADSUM

[@hcassidy1]

canemasters.com/

[@geophysexplorer6939]

They do not seem to have a "Valhalla Hammer" at Cane Masters? Do they sell it by a different name?

[@hcassidy1]

@@geophysexplorer6939 You'll have to contact them directly. Ask for Master Shuey.

[@geophysexplorer6939]

@@hcassidy1 Thanks Hugh for taking the time for your reply.

[@philliporth2263]

Where to buy a cane?

[@karlmoegling4665]

I'M NOT SEEING THE SITE TO PURCHASE THE CANE YOU DEMOED IN YOUR VIDEO. I'M A KALI/KENPO PRACTITIONER AND WISH TO BUY IT.

[@Knicks30]

Where can I order this cane?

[@JenningsPutnamArt1991]

You can order a ready to use or customize your own for self defense or comfort or whatever you want

[@catostrickland2453]

Do you have online courses? Are their certified instructors that can teach your system. I am in Jacksonville, Florida and > am disabled.

[@hcassidy1]

Check on Canemasters.com

[@John-D.]

Don't be Deceived. This CAN BE deadly but you Can't KILL unless you are justified!

[@user-ne9ub1qj9u]

Where do you get the Valhalla hammer?

[@hcassidy1]

Canemasters.com

[@OZZIE06525]

where can I buy the Warrior Combat Cane for my height 6'2"

[@hcassidy1]

Www.canemasters.com

[@darrellcarter2469]

What about getting swarmed and attacked form behind

[@allensharp6876]

There is always a flaw in every system no matter the subject

[@TheMisterGuy]

"What about getting swarmed and attacked form behind" Being outnumbered and attacked by surprise or from a bad angle is a losing proposition unless there's some special factor that gives you a huge advantage. There's no martial art you're going to learn that makes that situation OK. If you're in that situation, good luck, because you already messed up big.

[@Sozokanbudo]

what about ninjas with bazookas falling from the trees?

[@jonfisher9214]

The only option that will help in that kind of situation would be if you could get into a narrow corridor or doorway, which would limit the direction of attack and your opponents wouldn't be able to reach you all at once. The "hot gates" principle. But running away would probably be the smarter solution.

[@ronbyrne462]

I live in Australia I'm 70 years old how do I get one of your cane

[@hcassidy1]

Canemasters.com

[@Sozokanbudo]

Hey Ron where in Oz, maybe we can share training

[@waynecampbell2249]

Send me a link so I can buy your cane !

[@hcassidy1]

www.canemasters.com

[@bradleys4783]

Excellent training presentation, excellent video. Probably not a better self defense "system" around. But as with anything those who choose to carry need to stay current with practicing. Same as anything else. If not percentages go way up that it won't help you but may possibly be taken and used against you. How many thousands of people bought pepper spray, then sprayed a load into the wind only for it to land on their own face. I also would have difficulty getting into a routine of carrying it with me regularly. Perhaps I would be able to adapt if I actually physically needed the support. Hope that doesn't happen anytime soon. But, who knows what may happen tomorrow ?

[@hcassidy1]

Good points! People don’t tend to look at you as a victim if you carry a cane and look like you know how to use it. I personally would carry one only if I thought I might need it for defense. Working with the cane also keeps you aware of using other personal items in self defense like a pen or a belt, both of which I usually have on me.

[@ExSoldier762]

I’m 65, a veteran with back and vertigo issues so I do use a cane. I have a background in Aikido. My cane for traveling to see granddaughter in NY is from Cold Steel and has no hook, just a knob. I didn’t know that about NY law. How do I get one of your cane’s?

[@Heatherly3102]

What’s the point old man you’re never going to use it

[@zeebest1004]

Unless you actually NEED a cane!

[@stefthorman8548]

You can use it as an regular cane

[@jamescolombo6561]

Putting it down and walking away is a big liability.

[@birage9885]

Where do I buy a cane that is the same as you are demonstrating?

[@hcassidy1]

Canemasters.com

[@OldManPaxusYT]

22:49 🙄

[@Yomi2012]

A walking stick with a knob illegal in Ny? I disagree with you sir I have been carrying a walking stick with a knob in front of cops and not once have I been stopped.

[@davidlucas6495]

Where can I get a Valhalla Hammer Cane, and how much do they cost?

[@Heatherly3102]

You looking to get into fights old man?

[@jeffreyolson2139]

@@Heatherly3102 wow, you must have been rejected a lot, as a child. Maybe as an adult too?

[@Heatherly3102]

@@jeffreyolson2139 what do you care

[@jeffreyolson2139]

@@Heatherly3102 I don't care at all, I just respond to all nasty trolls that way

[@Heatherly3102]

@@jeffreyolson2139 or maybe you’re just offended because you’re old yourself 🤷‍♀️

[@captainchaos3053]

He is wrong about the law if he travels to Europe.

[@tulleynelson9386]

Why worry if u have w.... privilege 😂

[@jefferyharris4939]

At the risk of being labeled an agitator, why are most cane instructions and cane forms practiced by someone with two good legs, taking unhindered steps, with unrestricted balance? I would give more credence to combat cane techniques when demonstrated by someone who needs a cane for mobility. It appears to me that when you can't dodge, slip, or hop away from a threat, or your back is incapable of reinforcing a solid thrust, many standard cane techniques look impractical........

[@stevemorris5775]

You might be ready for a hand gun my friend. But even with a handgun as your weapon of last resort having and using the Cane as an initial self defense tool might demonstrate to a judge or jury that you did indeed resort to your firearm only after all other attempts to dissuade your attacker from trying to harm you had been tried and failed.

[@wangmandoo859]

Send a few canes to Ukraine!

[@alexblue6991]

They will need them after the war

[@michelhydra2757]

bla bla bla and make makes you pay , this is bullshit , cane goes with french boxing and its about 4 strikes a second , nothing to do with this trap

[@cesardomingo1192]

In this video more on talking ...we need to see techniques...

[@OldManPaxusYT]

23:57 Terrible wrong footwork..... 🙄 I'm gonna stop commenting now - don't have time to analyze everything and i don't want to but i feel i aught to add that a lot of these *_ideas_* are sound and i appreciate concepts like striking first, e.g. the groin flick strike to get a 'hollowed out' reaction, as he describes it - making ready for a follow up attack or retreat. I'm sure in the whole channel there must be a lot of good concepts but i would always look to practical *_tested_* methods (like army combat manual for stick fighting) and always do drills on a dummy or something hard so you know what it feels like and can do it reflexively. This man, Hugh, _sounds_ like he knows a lot about fighting I just don't think he's particularly good at teaching self defense in this exact instance. I have seen videos where they put on full padded outfits and helmets so you can try stuff in training and that ppl can see if they can cope with a big man coming at them and so on.. THIS would be a better way to teach/train.

[@thouwilltarot8916]

I gave up when he demonstrated hooking a cane on to his trousers. He's being a clown.

[@OldManPaxusYT]

ugh...20:00ish - looks like i spoke too soon. Here comes the bullshito! Calling it 'Shield' 🙄Ugh!

[@MadShepard]

couple corrections on the cane there...casnemasters does not "hand carve every one of there canes" that's not accurate. They're dramatically over priced garbage. please don't waste your money on cane masters canes...I did and I deeply regret it. There are a great many Less expensive and superior options out there. do your homework. Cane Masters crap craftsmanship and their terrible customer service was a joke.....ok enough about them the only thing you need to remember about this video is the sentence "that's when I came up with combat cane system" it's his own stack of bullshit he's selling you.(and i'm not against him or his efforts to make money from his own experience, just don't read too far into it)...yes anything you put in your hands CAN be a weapon, anything that can strike or block a strike can be used for self defense....stop following the hyped up bullshit. If you're doing this for fitness and fun or endurance then awesome. please continue and I wish you all the best. If you're watching this thinking you're going to learn the deadly art form of cane-fu....just stop...it's not a practical style nothing in the real world works or goes like it does in the very very specific studio/dojo like setting. bad guys areen't gunna wait for you to get into position or raise your cane ods are if you're attacked you'll never see it coming and it'll be over before you have time to think. the average person just does not have the combat sense or "battlefield awareness" that people like soldiers have. but again....enjoly the video and enjoy training for fitness or physical conditioning or any other reason you wish. I hope your day is grand :D

[@SR-gs8zo]

the only good advice after the upwards strike was" he will flinch when you target the head" the rest was bullshit! the moment you open wide up for that " leg strike " the attacker goes in and you have a knife in your indestines dighing your life out,,,idiotic...why would any attacker actually still attack you when you counterstrike? and when you start to beat up someone with your cane this way and people dome along, guess who goes into jail while the asshole who caused the trouble laughes his shit out ..bcs he has become tje victim! 🤷‍♀️this is all bullshit...waste of time...walk somewhere else, shop somewhere else..live somehwere else...

[@georgewieg4033]

Mr. Cassidy is mostly BS - - I need a defense movement that will paralyze the opponent with pain.

[@andrewbrewer7702]

A two handed thrust will double your power. follow that with an overhead strike, preferrably with two hands. speed and power makes it happen. The best defense is a good offense.

[@stevemorris5775]

Mr. Wieg...with all due respect... which none whatsoever...I think YOU are TOTALl BS-- But yes I agree with your self perceived needs...with that mouth of yours and can understand how there would be a long line waiting to beach-slap your disrespectful azz. I learned more workable and doable techniques from Master Cassidy in 30 minutes than I have in 3 years of you-tube study. If you're serious about enhancing your self defense survivability in these whacked out times of youthful groups/gangs looking for elderly prey to rob and brutalize...I would strongly suggest that you review Master Cassidy's 4-part series on you-tube before you need it.

[@John-D.]

It's EASY, GO for his Knees 💥

[@terryeaton3006]

Strike the neck. Shins , solar plexus, elbows, knees.

[@NEBeachcomber]

@@terryeaton3006 Spoken like a true LEO. 👍

[@mastersoomatai2101]

One strike will not shatter a leg. Sorry. This is complete Bull shido.

[@r.c.clubofvarna3642]

Hapkido is a joke!!!! Just stop with your stories. Much love but good grief im dying from laughter

[@DoktorSick]

I know right !!!!

[@danhaywood5696]

I prefer the tightest hook crook I can comfortably grip. I practice daily in the forest on dead tree's. I practice not to always hook, but to also use the pointed horn as a hooked prod, rather than attach my weapon to an opponent. I never practice with hook horn forward, because I can use it fine from the same hold I use for everything. Having the hook forward severely limits your moves. My canes are customized to be gripped both wet sweat, or dry, with no loss of power or control. Most canes are largely useless wet. I practice in rain some times.

[@Heatherly3102]

You are wasting your time old man. And you aren’t impressing anyone by practicing in the rain.