Many senior citizens live alone and they aren't as strong as they once were. To help them be as independent as possible many senior citizens live alone, making them a prime target for criminals. Seniors can defend themselves with the help of specially designed canes for that purpose. Quality cans make out of solid wood can come in quite handy for fighting off a criminal.

Some of the various self defense canes also come with a free DVD or VHS for the senior citizen to review. This is a great way for them to learn some self defense techniques that are sure to leave the criminal wondering what they hell just happened. Senior citizens are often considered to be easy prey but that doesn't have to be the case.

Cane Masters is a leader in the industry when it comes to developing canes for self defense. They were introduced by Mark Shuey who holds a black belt in the areas of  Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, and Tang Soo Do. He also holds numerous titles in the area of Masters Weapons.

 He has been developing self defense training methods with the cane for the past ten years. His years of marital arts training has allowed him to explore a variety of self defense techniques that can be done by a person with little strength but that have a substantial amount of power behind them.

His desire is to teach senior citizens that instead of viewing having to go through life with a cane as a sign of weakness it can actually be a valuable weapon for defending themselves. It is a better weapon that many others because it is already available and at your service. You don't have to try to get it out of your pocket or purse as you do with many other types of self defense weapons.