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Tom started his Martial Arts training at the age of 14 with Judo. He continued until he entered the United States Marines at the age of 17. He excelled in hand to hand combat training and was asked to help train his fellow Marines in Hand to Hand and Bayonet Fighting,

While serving my country, he was stationed in Japan where he had the opportunity to study under several great Masters. He then deployed to Vietnam, where he experienced real life hand-to-hand combat for survival. He received 3 Purple Hearts while serving his country in Vietnam.

Following his service in Vietnam, he was in the Philippines and studied Arnes, the Philippine Martial Art of Stick, Knife and Open Hand fighting.

At the conclusion of his military career, he became a Police Officer and attended many Defensive Tactics Training classes. Believing there was something missing in the training classes he attended, he started his own training business in the late 60s to educate others using real-life scenarios. Since then, he has trained hundreds of Police Officers in Knife defense, unusual weapons defense, and basic street survival.

Tom is a Certified Cane-Fu Instructor

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Today Betty and I had the privilege to teach a large group of seniors and Veterans that the Cane is more than a crutch

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Today Betty and I had the privilege to teach a large group of seniors and Veterans that the Cane is more than a crutch

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Great group of Veterans.

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2 months ago

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I was recently asked why my everyday cane is relatively just a plain looking cane with only some grip notches on the shaft apposing having a sharp horn or teeth like decorations along the shaft. This is my reasoning and only mine I love and respect all the great masters out there all practitioners of various Martial Arts. Again this is only my opinion if you disagree with me that is OK we can still be friends and I will respect your opinion.My cane is basically plain because it is a medical support device nothing else. I have been in the business of training and protecting others for over a half of century and have seen people lose everything when they had to use whatever personal choice device, they had to defend themselves. I personally do not want anything on my cane that some “expert” will be able to convince a jury that it was weaponized.My second reason and it is probably just selfish I do not want my cane used against me should I lose it is a battle. Believe me I am good at what I do but there will always be some one a little bit better, younger, stronger, faster etc.My third reason is if it is all duded up and looking fancy someone else may decide they want it more than me and attempt to steal it. Yes, I do have some very nice custom made canes and they are what I call my Sunday Go To Meeting canes not my everyday carry.My 4th reason is SURPRISE if I have a cane that looks like a weapon the thugs will see this and attack with a different strategy. Whereas me with basically a plane looking cane they will figure I am just a little old man and would offer no resistance. Yes, I also understand that a cane looking like a weapon could also be a deterrent and make the thugs look for another victim. Remember these are only my opinions.Stay safe and train & practice as much as you possibly can.

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