La Canne de Combat

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French cane fighting emerged during the Napoleonic
period, when wearing swords was banned within Paris’
city limits. Parisians switched to canes and wielded them
often have access to a body of amazing techniques with which
to defeat lesser foes, including the legendary flying lunge and
mastery of two-weapon fighting. Weapon Master (Rapier and
Main-Gauche) is indispensable!
Italian masters often trained students in weapons of war as
well. The broadsword, longsword, two-handed sword, and
pike were standard military weapons of the age, and more use-
ful than a rapier against armor or when fighting in formation.
Skills: Main-Gauche; Rapier; Shield (Buckler); Wrestling.
Techniques: Bind Weapon (Main-Gauche or Rapier);
Counterattack (Rapier); Disarming (Main-Gauche or
Rapier); Feint (Main-Gauche or Rapier); Targeted Attack
(Main-Gauche Thrust/Vitals); Targeted Attack (Rapier
Thrust/Face); Targeted Attack (Rapier Thrust/Neck);
Targeted Attack (Rapier Thrust/Vitals).
with sword techniques. Some schools used a crook-topped
cane as long as 5 1/2 feet; these schools would replace
Smallsword with Staff and add the Hook (Staff) and
Sweep (Staff) techniques. This style was often taught in
conjunction with Savate (pp. 193-194).
Modern French cane-fighting schools teach double-
cane techniques, as well as Knife (for the bowie knife and
straight razor), Shortsword (for the cutlass), Staff, and
Whip. Some add firearms training, too.
The style used with the German dusack (p. 215) would
be similar; simply replace Smallsword with Shortsword.
Martial artists who prefer long, narrow canes would
replace Smallsword with Rapier. In both cases, adjust the
techniques to match the master skill.
Skills: Smallsword.
Techniques:
Disarming
(Smallsword);
Feint
(Smallsword).
Optional Traits
Advantages: Ambidexterity.
Techniques: Dual-Weapon Attack (Smallsword).