The “wrong” way to do a snake disarm, as illustrated in the first part of this video, is a common mistake. This kind of disarm tends to pit muscle against muscle.

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Why work so hard?

The better way to disarm, as shown in the video, is to:

(1) Tilt your cane to the right; and

(2) step toward your partner and inject your cane toward his centre line.

Boom! The cane pops out!

This happens because the partner’s hand is turned upside down, and retaining the cane becomes quite difficult.

Are there counters to this? You betcha! Come see me and I’ll show you a few! 

Try this disarm!

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