Posts by Jo Gardner
Cane-Chi – A Fitness and Rehab System
Eight time world champion and Grand Master Mark Shuey, with the help of Dr. John Ruberto, Bruce Vinciguerra and Timothy House Introduced Cane Chi. It was a whole new cane-based exercise program with an emphasis on wellness. Cane Chi isn’t martial arts. Instead, it combines resistance bands as well as a cane into a great…
Read MoreHow Cane Self-Defense Leads to Fitness Too
If you were the victim of a violent attack, would you know what to do to defend yourself? Would it be second nature for you to spring into self-defense? Would you have the strength and flexibility to protect yourself and/or others with you? Would you turn your cane into a self-defense mechanism? Training in cane…
Read MoreAre Warrior Yoga Classes a Thing?
Want to breathe better, feel better, move better? Stop thinking yoga is for wimps and try a class. Grand Cane Master Mark Shuey has proven Yoga is more than a namby-pamby exercise method. Yoga masters know how to breathe properly, are fit, flexible and move better than ever. So is warrior yoga a thing? Not…
Read MoreSelf-Defense Training; Because Crime Against Seniors Continues
Seniors in the United States have been identified by researchers as being more vulnerable to crime. That’s why self-defense training is so important for them. Seniors tend to be more isolated, tend to live in urban areas, depend on public transportation and have predictable routines. Sound familiar? There are more services available in urban areas.…
Read MoreAbout that New Year’s Fitness Resolution…
The Holidays have come and gone. It’s a new year. Unless you use a little time to get more fit and flexible, how will you enjoy it? Luckily, moving with us at The American Cane System is a fun healthy way to keep that new year’s fitness resolution. We think the fun in fitness and…
Read MoreYoga Poses That Fight Post-Thanksgiving Bloat
I hope your Thanksgiving was fabulous, even if you ate too much like I did. The thing with overindulging during the holiday season, is that stuffed, blah feeling. Luckily, from experience, I know several yoga poses that are the antidote to thanksgiving bloat. These yoga stretches can help your body fend off the food or…
Read MoreMy Secret to Better Health This Holiday Season
I love a good secret, don’t you? When that secret is the difference between feeling okay and feeling GREAT, I am especially excited about sharing it. So here’s my secret to better health for the holidays: Deep Breathing in Yoga Play at the Virtual Dojo. Oh, there’s lots more to Yoga Play, but the most…
Read MoreYoga at the Virtual Dojo
Some of you may still not realize the American Cane System added Yoga classes in the schedule. Once I thought I was rather good at breathing. In a recent conversation with Grandmaster Shuey, I think I remarked that a day didn’t go by in which I didn’t breathe several times. Then Grandmaster Mark Shuey explained…
Read MoreTACS is Your “Self Defense Classes Near Me”
TACS Separated to Focus on Wellness and Self-Defense Years ago, when searching for “self defense classes near me”, The American Cane System might not have been the first result, but it is the best one. The American Cane System was once part of Cane Masters, which was also founded by Grandmaster Mark Shuey. As a…
Read MoreBest Senior Self-Defense Program Online
As we get older, we get a little more vulnerable, and get targeted for violence to seniors. If you are tired of being afraid, then come join the best senior self-defense program online. The American Cane System (TACS) is brilliantly designed to turn a symbol of weakness into a force to be reckoned with. Saying…
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