Self-Defence/Martial Art Instruction by Octavio Ramos
When you think of a cane, do you think of an elderly person walking down the street, using the “stick” as a crutch? When author Octavio Ramos Jr. sees a cane, he sees a hard-hitting self-defense weapon with a crook and horn capable of incapacitating any opponent within a matter of seconds. This book teaches the art of one of the most unexpected self-defense tools ever created. Carried anywhere–into almost any situation–the cane rarely attracts undue attention…until you need it to.
Here’s what Master Ron Geoffrion, 6th dan (President and Chairman of the World Tae Kwon Do Association, New Mexico Schools) says of Raising Cane: “An unfortunate aspect of our society is that the criminal element most often attacks individuals that are perceived as weak (i.e., women, children, the aged, and the disabled). The techniques explained in this book by Mr. Ramos would not only be effective but, in some cases, devastating and deadly. An elderly person or someone who is resigned to carrying a cane for a physical impairment could take this book, practice the exercises Mr. Ramos suggests, train and condition as specified in Section 5, and become quite capable of defending themselves from assault.”
Octavio Ramos Jr has ten years experience serving with the New Mexico Mounted Patrol, a statewide law-enforcement agency. He is certified in a number of weapons including pepper spray and the ASP baton and qualifies with firearms every year. His martial arts experience includes Filipino Kali (stick and knife fighting) and Goju-Shorei Karate weapons (cane and knife). He is the author of Cerro Grande: Canyons of Fire, Spirit of Community and numerous adventure novels. He is also a regular contributor to The Police Marksman, Sheriff Times and Police Times magazines. He lives, writes and teaches in New Mexico.
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Winner of the 2007 Needle Award