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Knife Fighting: A Practical Course

Knife Fighting: A Practical Course

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Author: Michael Janich
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 33 reviews
Sales Rank: 24286

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4

ISBN: 0873647408
Dewey Decimal Number: 378
EAN: 9780873647403
ASIN: 0873647408

Publication Date: November 1993
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Michael Janich has trained SF vets, police and street fighters in the techniques of knife fighting for years. Now this highly successful, comprehensive instruction is available to the average soldier, martial artist or defense-minded citizen who is interested in developing the practical skills required for today's combative streets.


Customer Reviews:   Read 28 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars Knife fighting   March 15, 2008
Bought it for my husband. He said it had basic information but was very informative. It reviews the major cutting areas and techniques. He would recommend it. It is the type of book that you'll read and then go back and read again to pick up fine points.


1 out of 5 stars Worthless   February 23, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The only thing you will learn is to not knife fight.

Waste of money you will learn 10 times more surfing the internet.



3 out of 5 stars Good Fighting book, NOT a knife defense book   February 9, 2008
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Michael Janichs book does exactly what it says. It gives a person a basic overview of his knife fighting curriculum. It covers different grips, the pros and cons of each grip and what he recommends and why. He introduces his zone theory and basic knife fighting skills. He shows basic thrusts and cuts, he shows some basic defenses.After that he gives examples of some common attacks and defenses for knife fighting.

He then recommends some other books and videos on knife fighting.

The book shows you the basics of "how to fight knife to knife."

What he doesn't spend much time on is defending yourself if attacked with a knife when you don't have your knife out already. He does give a few examples, but it's definitely not the focus. Also, there is virtually no details on defending yourself from a knife if you do not have one.

While these may seem like oversights, they are not the focus of the book. The focus is to teach you the basics of his knife fighting system, pitting knife vs knife. This takes place after the initial ambush and where the fight/duel itself begins.



4 out of 5 stars Knife Fighting: A Practical Course   January 23, 2008
This is a good basics book.The author is easy to follow and does a good job explaining the moves. A must for your knife library.


4 out of 5 stars Good, a little complex to read but street oriented   January 16, 2008
Good introductive book on street knife fighting.
Quality and volume of pictures is pretty good, although in black and white.
The book is realistic, oriented to the fight on the streets, has an offensive mentality (which means cuts and strikes are discussed, with text and photos) and offers many drills to practice the techniques.
I would ideally combine it with the DVD of James Webb also regarding knife fights.
Good and interesting. Maybe the text is a little too redundant which complicates the reading a little.


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