The American Cane System
Senior Safety Through Training
Senior Safety through training is a mission of The American Cane System. When we see it in action, we LOVE it! The other day in the store I met a woman whose fighting cane lay within reach across her shopping cart. Her cane-less walk was steady and she smiled when she saw me eyeing the…
Read MoreTACS Exercise Program – Fun Online Workout
Wish you had a place to go where the workout is made for you and your age? The American Cane System (TACS) was designed to make people who need a mobility aid more independent. Workouts don’t have to be drudgery. The TACS exercise program is designed to be fun while it gets you moving a…
Read MoreThe Best Training for Over 50 is Silver Dragons
There is a wellness solution even for people with physical limitations. It is the best training for over 50 trainees, it will restore a lot of your mobility* and we call it Silver Dragons. Do you feel stiffness in your hands when you clasp a doorknob or jar lid? When you get up after sitting…
Read MoreMy Secret Weapon – The American Cane System
Secret Weapon – The Amercian Cane System Written and Contributed by Jo Gardner, Student They tell me I’m older now. Sometimes I feel it, but other days, I’m irritated that I have been categorized as a “senior”. Sure, I love the discounts at restaurants and banks. But I am frustrated by the patronizing way millennials…
Read MoreEssential Self-Defense Training for Seniors
Another Senior Attack As evidence of the need for self-defense training for seniors, another attack was recently caught on video. On March 29, 2022, four car thieves violently attacked another senior citizen. this time In Capital Heights, Maryland. Once the suspects got the victim’s keys, they started to run away. That’s when the victim tried…
Read More5 Ways of Getting Back a Spring In Your Step This Spring
It’s Spring! In Nevada that means it’s getting hot! For everywhere north of Nevada, It means mild temperatures are back and people are getting outdoors again. That’s great since it gives us the lift we sometimes need to get fit. If you struggle to get moving again, explore these five ways of getting back a…
Read MoreAnatomy of a Fighting Cane – More Than a Crutch
A fighting cane is more than a crutch. It is a wonderfully inconspicuous, highly effective and sometimes, a deadly self-defense tool once you learn to use it. Yet, when people have to use a cane for mobility, their egos have a huge adjustment to undergo. Perhaps they don’t realize the statement a fighting cane can…
Read MoreHow Old is Too Old For Martial Arts?
You are going to love the answer for “how old is too old for martial arts?”! There is NO MARTIAL ARTS AGE LIMIT! Anyone can benefit from the training. The key is to work with an instructor who will help you carefully build up strength, endurance and agility. Exercise is important at any age, but…
Read MoreDon’t be Cane-Shy Anymore!
How many cane-shy seniors do you know who won’t use a cane, because they see it as a sign of weakness?
Read MoreThe What When and Where of the American Cane System
The American Cane System Beginning Grand Master (GM) Mark Shuey, of The American Cane System, is devoted to his passion for helping the disabled regain mobility and confidence. It became clear incredibly early to GM Mark Shuey, that the cane was a wonderful self-defense tool. The cane was an especially great weapon for seniors who…
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