I'm so very excited, having finally purchased a combat ready cane. I wanted to study cane fighting for years now, but this is first good opportunity I've had and, quite frankly, it has made me giddy. There is absolutely no way to make this not awesome. The cane is not only a charming weapon, but eminently practical. I'm rather partial to the notion of having a weapon which can be carried anywhere with various qualities of replacement available everywhere.

At face value, the use of the cane seems similar to a bokken, but with a hook for grappling. The various possibilities are seemingling endless and this excites me. It may seem that I'm making a fuss over very little, and yes, I am, but I rarely get excited at all so I deem it forgivable.

True, the masterfully crafted cane I've purchased did cost a fair chunk of change, it was still humorously less than goth/punk ones designed only for fashion. I will also note that it is much nicer looking as well.

I'll have to play with it more.

Ben Davies
www.silentriverkungfu.com