One of the unique aspects of American Cane Self Defense, AKA Cane-Do-Kai USA is the ability to use any cane applications with the empty hand. This gives you the ability to defend yourself in any situation regardless if you do, or do not have your cane with you.

How To Grip the Cane

One of the most overlooked aspects of Cane Self Defense for beginners: How to choke up on the cane from a standard or reverse grip quickly to address a physical threat in real time. This short video shows you how to ”choke up” on the cane so you can spring into action without delay or wasted motion when confronted with an attack. Bonus Tip includes a quick way to familiarize yourself with the cane so it becomes an extension of your empty hand.

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This short video will show you how to properly grip the cane so you can respond to any threat quickly as well as how to begin to achieve a level of comfort with carrying your cane in everyday life.

Cane-Do Kai Founder Joe Robaina talks about the American Cane Self Defense System on the South Florida Today show and demonstrates simple to learn cane self defense techniques. For a full list of American Cane Self Defense Videos

Cane Fu is an adaptation of cane self defense technique for the senior population.

In the short video below Sr. Cane Master Joe Robaina explains Cane Fu and how you can learn the basic techniques of cane self defense and become certified as an ACSD (American Cane Self Defense) Level 1 instructor.

Telemundo TV came to Cane-Do-Kai and American Cane Self Defense to get some footage for local broadcast purposes and fortunately we were able to get capture it as well. This video shows how you can defend yourself not just from a single attacker but multiple attackers as well.