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An Umbrella for Defense?
Although the use of the umbrella in the videos below is less than elegant, the umbrella appears quite durable and deceptively innocent. Perhaps it could be an effective and unobtrusive tool for historic methods of self-defense. My interest is piqued … Continue reading
La Canne in Images
An overview of the history of Nineteenth Century French cane defense (la canne) has already been presented by Morgan here. Below are some visual references* to the use of the cane and to the Paris Apaches as depicted in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apaches de Paris, art, cane, fencing, French, La Canne, self-defense
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La Canne: Nineteenth Century French Cane Fencing
Columbia Classical Fencing, LLC, will soon start studying la canne, or cane fencing as it was practiced in the French salles in the 19th century. For the benefit of CCF’s members and whoever else may be interested, I’m posting here … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Apaches de Paris, cane, French, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, La Canne, Napoleonic Wars, parasol, Paris, savate, savateurs, self-defense
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