Self Defense For Women Tips

Self-defense in the Victorian and Edwardian era was often taught with the walking cane and the umbrella. Today the walking stick is not often in use if it is not a walking aid for seniors, veterans or other limited people, but an umbrella is often carried. Col. Thomas Monstery taught a easy to learn method of stick fighting. As a fencing master he is well educated in weapon based martial arts as well as in boxing. Monstery was active in Chicago and NY city to teach the noble society to defend themselves in the street. In this video we will have a closer look at his advise for self defence with an ordinary umbrella. He used it in the bayonet grip only to bring powerfull thrusts to the aggressor. But not only Gentlemen could use umbrella, it is quite perfect for women self-defence, as it is a weapon and equalizer to men strength. Col. Monstery could tell a story of a woman defending herself against an assault of a man with her parasol! It dont have to be an unbreakable umbrella to be usefull. Col. Thomas Monstery was not the only ex military promoting bayonet grip style umbrella for self defense for women, over half a century later Lieutenant Colonel William E. Fairbairn will teach this style in a simple drill for a woman too. We train at Mispeldorn in Aachen Germany HEMA or historical fencing according to F.C. Christmann. His style with the sabre is also based on the same striking mechanics so we feel very comfortable to show you Monstery method. Also we train bastone Italiano – traditional Italian stick fighting from Genova, which bridges the gap to the cane completely. See some of our books and translations here: https://www.epubli.de/shop/autor/Oliver-Janseps/30604 https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/oliverjanseps Or support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Fencyfriends If you want to join us, Mispeldorn is located in Aachen Germany We are one of the finest clubs for smallsword and sabre if you look for a different kind of weapon in HEMA. Maybe you are interested to join our study group for cane, staff and Savate or just come for a visit! If you are interested in Monsterys method, I took my knowledge from this book edited by Ben Miller: Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies: A Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Boxing, Kicking, Grappling, and Fencing with the Cane and Quarterstaff You can also look up his channel @PhysicalCultureHistorians , you will find a playlist there with collected videos round about Colonel Thomas Monstery. #hema #canefightingtechniques #stickfighting #martialarts #lacanne #selfdefense #canemasters #historicalfencing #victorianera #bartitsu