>>> IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE BUT 
ATTACKS ON THOSE WHO ARE THE
MOST VULNERABLE IS A 
VERY REAL PROBLEM AND IT'S WHY S
A POWHATAN-BASED PROGRAM MAKING 
ROUNDS CALLED CANE LOYALTY EASTE
>> I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET
THE FOUNDER,
A VIETNAM VETERAN WHO IS PUTTING
THE CANE IN KUNG FU.
>> THE CANES IS YOU CAN USE IT
FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS, FOR
YOUR WELL-BEING, AND TO DEFEND
YOURSELF, I NEVER REFER TO IT AS
A WEAPON, IT'S A MEDICAL SUPPORT
DEVICE AND YOU CAN CARRY IT
ANYWHERE AND NOBODY CAN TAKE IT
AWAY FROM, YOU GO BACK 3,000
YEARS AND YOU'LL FIND THE CANE
WAS USED IN MARTIAL ART THE USE
THE COUNTRIES.
I STARTED MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING
WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD.
I DID A LONG STINT IN THE
VIETNAM AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF
THE MARINE CORPS, I WAS I POLICE
OFFICER AND DID TAKE THETICAL
TRAINING WHERE WE TRAINS
THOUSANDS OF POLICE AND FIRE AND
EMERGENCY PEOPLE, AND MILITARY,
IT'S MY LIFESTYLE, IT'S WHAT I
DO, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING,
YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE A CLASS, IN
THE CANE, AND SAY I'M GOOD TO
GO, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT A
LIFESTYLE, SOMETHING YOU DO
EVERY DAY.
>> MY HUSBAND AND I TRAVEL A
GREAT DEAL AND IT'S SELDOM WE GO
AND DON'T TAKE A CANE WITH US.
IT SEEMS AS IF THE WORLD ISN'T
AS SAFE AS IT USED TO BE AND IN
PARTICULAR FOR THE ELDERLY,
PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE EASY
TARGETS AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO
BE EASY TARGETS AND NOT ONLY
DOES HE TEACH YOU PROTECTION
TECHNIQUES BUT EXERCISE
TECHNIQUES THAT CAN HELP TO
STRENGTHEN AND WITH YOUR BALANCE
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
>> Amy: YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE
NOT BE THE VICTIM, THEY CAN
PROTECT THEMSELVES WITH THE
MEANS THEY HAVE WITH THEM.
>> RIGHT, YOU CAN PROTECT
YOURSELF WITH IT, BUT WHEN YOU
SAY PROTECT OR TEND YOURSELF,
PEOPLE THINK IT'S A MUGGER OR
ATTACKER RIGHT AWAY, BUT WHAT
ABOUT THE NATURAL EFFECTS OF
AGING?
YOU CAN USE THE CANE TO ENHANCE
YOUR BALANCE, YOU CAN USE THE
CANE IT KEEP YOUR BODY MORE
SUPPLE SO IF YOU SLIP, YOU WON'T
BREAK ANYTHING, YOU'LL ROLL WITH
IT.
AND IF YOU'RE ATTACKED AND
SOMEONE PUSHES YOU DOWN, SAME
THING, YOU'RE MORE FLEXIBLE.
>> OK, SO SIZE HAS NO BEARING,
AGE HAS NO BEARING.
>> Amy: THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT
YOUR AGES, IT'S A NUMBER YOU CAN
HAVE THAT STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE
TO FIGHT BACK.
>> ABSOLUTELY, WE ALL HAVE FELT
VULNERABLE AT TIMES GOING IN AND
OUT OF SHOPPING MALLS AND YOU
HEAR ABOUT BEING FOLLOWED OR
SOMEONE APPROACHING YOU AND YOU
FEEL SO VULNERABLE IF YOU DON'T
HAVE SOME SKILL THAT YOU CAN
RELY ON TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
I BELIEVE IN SELF-PROTECTION.
AND I HAVE NO QUALMS AT ALL IN
USING WHATEVER METHOD I HAVE TO
TO PROTECT MYSELF IF IT
PRESENTED ITSELF.
>> AND ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THAT
DECISION, I CAN'T TELL YOU
YOU'RE GOING TO FIGHT OFF
SOMEONE, YOU HAVE TO DECIDE
THAT.
BUT STATISTICS SHOW THAT PEOPLE
WHO RESIST SURVIVE A LOT MORE
THAN PEOPLE WHO DON'T.
AND AN EXAMPLE.
A 74-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH
PARKINSON'S DOWN IN FLORIDA TWO
YEARS AGO WAS APPROACHED BY
THREE THUGS.
GOT A CIGARETTE, GOT A MATCH.
HE KNEW THEY WERE UP TO MORE
THAN THAT.
THEY WANTED HIS WALLET, HE TOOK
HIS CANE AND JUST DID THIS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
AND THEY LEFT.
THE POLICE ARRESTED THEM TWO
BLOCKS LATER.
HE WAS NO OLD PERSON WHO HAD NO
WAY TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
IT'S AN EYE-OPENING EDUCATION.
ONE OR TWO THINGS OUT OF OUR
LECTURE, IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
DOWN THE ROAD.
>> Amy: A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
THE NATHANIEL BACON CHAPTER OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION FOR ALLOWING US TO
ATTEND THEIR CANE LOYALTY
WORKSHOP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
CANELOYALTY.COM.
