AC Cunningham's "The Cane as A Weapon"

Andrew Chase Cunningham

Andrew Chase Cunningham

Biographical Sketch of ACC

Andrew Chase Cunningham (ACC), born February 15th 1858, was the son of Thomas and Celeste (Chase) Cunningham of Mohawk, Herkimer county New York. At the age of 21 he graduated from the United States Naval Academy (1879), and was in active service in the Navy until 1883. Cunningham resigned from the Navy to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from which he graduated in 1885. Available records indicate that, for the rest of his working career, Cunningham was employed as a Civil engineer, eventually coming to work for the Navy in that capacity. Cunningham was apparently quite productive and accomplished in his chosen career as indicated by the fact that he held six engineering patents.

Other Online Sources, and Related Materials

  • * The Cane as a Weapon-> Excellent Republication of this classic work
  • * Sabre and Bayonet by AC Cunningham(PDF)
  • * A Great Martial Arts Site for Historical Documents and Interesting Articles

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Parries Video

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Posted by Chris Amendola at 1:30 PM

2 comments:

James Marwood said...

Great vid Chris. Your approach is very similar to my own interpretation, and like you I see the weight shift backwards as key. This helps set up a more powerful strike.

September 13, 2009 7:21 AM
Andy Damms said...

Hi Chris ,
Id echo James comments I particulary like how you move as you parry to give you a better place for the counter strike, look forward to your next vid.

September 13, 2009 1:02 PM

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