A martial arts expert has taught pensioners lessons in self defence making use of their standard issue NHS walking stick. Kevin Garwood, 61, a triple black belt, has developed special ''cane work ...

He teaches three walking stick self-defense classes a week and planned to add new sessions, the Daily Mail reported. "What I am not trying to do is make gray-haired ninjas or have people twitching ...

A group of older people who have learned to practise Tai Chi using walking sticks and umbrellas ... "But it is a real form of self-defence and it's about showing you’re not going to be a walkover." ...

A martial arts expert has set up special walking stick self-defence classes. Judo and karate black belt Kevin Garwood, 58, is teaching his elderly students how to transform the humble walking ...

But a new martial art in which pensioners use their walking sticks for self defence is spreading across East Anglia.Chris Bishop It may seem the symbol of frailty and old age. But a new martial ...