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The American Eagle Cane Style is a traditional martial art style for men and women of all ages that uses a walking cane as a tool for personal safety, self-development, and personal fulfillment. The style is under the direction of Headmaster Eric Stalloch, 10th Dan, and was founded by Grandmaster Clifford C. Crandall, Jr., Headmaster Eric Stalloch, and Master Lynn Jessee.
The cane has been a tool for personal development and self-defense for hundreds of years and it is well documented in styles from Japan, Korea, China, England, Egypt, the Philippines, and others. The American Eagle Cane Style includes 8 colored belt levels and degrees of black belt. One if its core aspects is katas, including Basic Cane Kata, Reflections 1-5, Autumn Wind, Natural Walk, Valley, Briar Patch, Old Man with a Cane, and others.
It also includes the areas of philosophy, self-defense, "sparring" (through a drill-format training exercise), basic forms, breaking, and more. It is a well-rounded and balanced style, allowing adults a truly fulfilling training process. More about the style will be posted here in the future.
​SCHEDULE
All classes are taught by certified, adult black belt instructors. These men and women may be assisted by one or more Instructor's Assistants, who are also adult men and women who are black belt in the American Eagle Cane Style.
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Mondays from 7 to 8 pm
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Thursdays from 7 to 8 pm
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Saturdays from 9 to 10 am
​RANKS
Colored Belt levels: white, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, brown with one black tip (2nd Rank), brown with two black tips (1st Rank).
Black Belt: there are 10 degrees (Dan) of black belt.
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STAFF
All classes are taught by certified, adult black belt instructors.
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Headmaster Eric Stalloch, 10th Degree for American Eagle Cane Style.
Headmaster Stalloch co-founded the Amerian Eagle Cane Style with Grandmaster Clifford C. Crandall, Jr. and Master Lynn Jessee. Together Grandmaster Crandall and Master Jessee chose Eric Stalloch to lead the style and certified him as the 10th Dan and Headmaster for American Eagle Cane Style. Headmaster Stalloch is also an 8th Degree Master Instructor for American Eagle Style under Grandmaster Crandall and his designated successor for that style. As the head of American Eagle Cane Style, Headmaster Stalloch certifies its instructors annually, and oversees all rank testings. For more information about Headmaster Stalloch click here.
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Grandmaster Clifford C. Crandall Jr, 9th Degree Black Belt for American Eagle Cane Style.
Grandmaster Crandall is one of the co-founders of the American Eagle Cane Style. He is also the Grandmaster, founder, and head of the American Martial Arts Institue and American Eagle Style as a 10th Degree Black Belt. He is the Headmaster (Hanshi) of Takenouchi Hangan Ryu Matsuno Crandall Iaido Batto-do. He is the Headmaster of Americanized Eagle Kendo. For more information about Grandmaster Crandall click here.
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Master Lynn Jessee, 9th Degree Black Belt for American Eagle Cane Style.
Master Jessee is one of the co-founders of the American Eagle Cane Style. She is also a 7th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor in the American Eagle Style under Grandmaster Crandall.
She is the co-author of Women's Self Defense in a Changing World.
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Instructor Maria Quintal
2nd Degree Black Belt in American Eagle Cane Style
(Instructor Quintal is also a certified 2nd Degree Black Belt and certified instructor in Amerian Eagle Style under Grandmaster Crandall)
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Assisant Instructor Tim Cumings
1st Degree Black Belt in American Eagle Cane Style
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AMERICAN EAGLE CANE STYLE TEXTBOOK
The American Eagle Cane Style is documented in a textbook including hundreds of step-by-step pictures. Chapters include: history, philosophy, etiquette, grips, self defense, katas, guard hand techniques, drills, basic forms, kicks, and more.
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AMERICAN EAGLE CANE STYLE VIDEO TEXTBOOK
This 1 hour and 25 minute video dovetails with the textbook and brings to life through live action video some of the styles katas, philosophy, board breaking, basic forms, stances, strikes, self defense, and much more.
