La canne, the traditional system of French stick fighting using the gentleman’s walking stick is anything but gentle..

Developed during the nineteenth century by integrating skills from European fencing, bayonet and savate , the walking stick was not only an indispensable fashion accessory but  in trained hands a formidable weapon.

Pierre Vigny created arguably one of the most complete and effective la canne systems ever devised. Over the course of the twentieth century his syllabus would be implemented into several police, military and martial art academies. The Vigny system would go on to become the principle method of stick fighting for the Indian police force.

La Canne Vol.1 features a systemized approach to learning the basic skill components which comprise the Vigny & Lang method.  Skill sets include—grip ,simple exercises, stance, footwork, guards, cuts , glancing blows, combinations & ‘guards by resistance’. The DVD concludes with full contact sparring, highlighting the various manoeuvers with intent.
After more than thirty years of martial arts training and research, savate instructor Craig Gemeiner has produced this  historically accurate training DVD which will appeal to both the novice & experienced stick fighter alike.