Cane Fighting Trumps Bingo for Seniors

If you Google “Cane Fighting” you’ll see over 4 million links – not bad for a sport that’s hardly been noticed before the Wall Street Journal published a piece about it. Cane fighting is an oriental martial art, commonly called Cane Fu, that’s making inroads as an activity for residents in senior centers throughout the USA. Martial arts are already popular with older folk, as they provide exercise along with practical defense moves without requiring great strength.

Muggings and bag-snatchings are on the increase everywhere, especially in hard economic times. And a cane has many advantages as a weapon. It can be carried anywhere legally, unconcealed, even on an airplane. Yet it’s an extremely effective, even lethal, weapon.

You can read the story of Cane Fu development at the St Leonard Retirement Village , Centreville, in the Journal piece linked above. Click on the illustration to go to a website with plenty of explanatory material, and a video or two of Cane Fu in action. And if you want to equip yourself with a variety of canes, books, videos, and certificates, you can go to American Cane Masters. There’s even a cruise company offering classes in cane fighting on a trip to Mexico . . .

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