Thrusting with the tip can also prove effective, while the crook gives the user a means of retaining the weapon should the opponent try to grab the tip. Smashing the cane forward with a hand at either end allows the user to fend off an approaching attacker.
Swinging the cane and striking with the back of the crook produces heavy blows. It is an excellent blocking and striking implement that can also be used to hook and pull an attacker off-balance (although this does expose the wielder to the danger of having his own center of gravity disrupted). The defensive walking cane is a remarkably intuitive weapon. An impressive array of cane options from multiple manufacturers are available on the market. Carrying what is essentially a hardwood fighting stick makes a citizen well armed and well prepared for a variety of physical security threats. While a very young man might have a problem justifying carrying a cane (certain walking sticks look more like clubs than others), most adults will not. Even if you do not have mobility issues and do not require a cane, you can carry one almost everywhere in modern society (depending on how aggressive the cane appears), including during air travel. With a little training, even someone with physical limitations can wield the cane to good effect in self-defense. In reality, however, a walking cane is a remarkably potent weapon. This raises a very specific problem, however: If you need a cane or walking stick in order to get around, that cane is a red flag that alerts criminals to the fact that you are (they will suppose) less able to fight them off. Carrying a personal firearm makes sense for the average person, but even more sense for someone who has a physical infirmity or mobility issue. This is why armed citizens present such a problem to the criminal element. Society’s predators want to “get paid” with as little effort and as little danger to them as possible. It is a sad fact of in our society that the criminal element targets our most vulnerable citizens, preying on those who will offer the least resistance.
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