Knife & Sword Fighting A-L: Books, Videos

If you need practical information on knife fighting in today's violent society, look no further than our 21st CENTURY KNIFE COMBAT SET, a three-volume video set from master martial artist Kelly S. Worden. Focusing only on what works on the street, Worden cuts through the myth and hype regarding bladed combat to give you a program you can use to get yourself out of a steel-pointed jam.

In Volume One: Unarmed Against the Blade , Worden teaches the techniques and principles necessary for taking out a knife-wielding thug when all you have to fight with is your firsts.

Volume Two: Long Blade Fighting Strategies shows you both how to use a longer knife and how to adapt those techniques to a more legal-length blade size for realistic combat.

And finally, in Volume Three: Blade Against Blade , Worden teaches the real-world blade skills every fighter should have when facing a committed attacker armed with a knife.

Violent crime in the 21st century is getting worse and worse: don't leave your safety to chance.

This set is not available to wholesalers.

Kelly S. Worden is the founder of Natural Spirit International and Renegade Jeet Kune Do and is one of the most innovative minds in the martial arts world today.
$119.95
DVD-R 345 minutes 4-Disc Set

In Bowie and Big-Knife Fighting System author Dwight McLemore explored the history of James Bowie and the Bowie knife and laid out a basic fighting system for large blades. In Advanced Bowie Techniques, McLemore builds on this foundation, ratcheting up the instruction to teach you more complex fighting techniques with the Bowie knife. Using the same highly effective workbook format, McLemore pairs step-by-step instructions with realistic illustrations to make the fighting sequences come alive. His uncanny ability to convey subtle motion and movement in his drawings allows readers to fully understand and learn the dynamic art of knife fighting. Progressive drills combine techniques into sequences designed to show you how to maximize time, distance and movement to create openings for attacking or defending yourself against one or more opponents.

Advanced Bowie Techniques is for anyone who wants to learn how to fight with a big blade or improve the skills he already has.

Dwight C. McLemore is a retired combat arms officer with the U.S. Army and is an accomplished bladesman and instructor. He is renowned for his vast knowledge of Bowie and big-knife fighting and has more than 18 years of experience in self-defense and martial arts. The owner of the School of Two Swords, McLemore is rated expert level with the American Knife Congress, is certified in kung fu and holds 1st dan in kendo.
$35.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-484-9 248 pages 11" x 8.5" illustrations

World-renowned knife expert Michael D. Janich takes his no-nonsense, get-home-alive folding knife tactics to the next level in this explosive video production from Paladin Press. Building on the foundation of technique established with his best-selling Fighting Folders, Janich continues your education through step-by-step instruction in knife fighting footwork, live-hand tactics, high-speed disarms and advanced reflex training drills. He then shows you how to integrate these elements into a state-of-the-art training program that realistically simulates virtually every conceivable street attack. Finally, Janich teaches you how to turn theory into application, revealing the secrets of combat knife draws, tactical folder defenses from disadvantaged positions, and the tactics of "Speed Stops" – lightning-fast defenses that immediately disable an attacker upon contact. Hone your defensive skills as sharp as your blade with this ultimate guide to the tactical folding knife.

Michael D. Janich is one of the foremost modern authorities on handgun point shooting and one of the few contemporary instructors to have personally trained with the late close-combat legend Col. Rex Applegate. In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.
$69.95
DVD-R 805966 039237 150 minutes 2-Disc Set

Follow the path of the Filipino knife fighter and the blinding blur of the deadly balisong in motion - its whirlwind lethality - can be yours. Three experts, having combined their knowledge of the balisong, martial arts and self-defense, show you the basics of techniques perfected in the Philippines over the course of 400 years: concealing, drawing, flipping and gripping the balisong; checking and rolling; and the four main phases of training.
$19.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-354-2 192 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

The system of knife fighting presented in this manual has been used to train tens of thousands of men and women for more than half a century. It originated in the 1930s in the International Settlement at Shanghai, China, under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn, then Assistant Commissioner of the Shanghai Municipal Police; his son, Major John Edwin Fairbairn; and Major Eric Anthony Sykes, then officer in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Police Sniper's Unit. These techniques were subsequently modified by practical experience gained in hundreds of documented encounters with members of the Shanghai criminal underworld; by experience gained during the Sino-Japanese War; by a continuing program of instruction presented to the 4th and 6th Regiments of the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed in Shanghai; instruction presented to British colonial police all over Asia; and during World War II by British and American soldiers and marines.
$10.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-129-6 40 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

"This is a book about knife combat – it is about carrying a knife as a deadly weapon and, when the need for deadly force arises, knowing how to use it. It is about a fighting knife, how to carry it, how to draw it and how to engage it in a kill-or-be-killed situation." Bob Kasper left no doubt why he wrote this book. Many of you may already be familiar with Kasper from his writings in Tactical Knives magazine; his knife designs, especially the Scorpion; or his practical instruction in the tactics, techniques and procedures of edged-weapon combat. Those of you who never had the chance to train with, correspond with or read his writings are in for a treat.

Paladin is honored to be able to offer Bob Kasper's Sting of the Scorpion to the public for the very first time. In it Kasper imparts his considerable knowledge about knife design, selection, carry and draw; but, most important, he reveals his time-tested principles for using the knife on the battlefield. In his exclusive foreword, training partner and friend Kelly McCann sums it up best: "Bob Kasper's Sting of the Scorpion was written by a guy who had both been stung and had stung – something too important to overlook against a backdrop of ever increasing skilled, but perhaps not experienced, instructors. We're all fortunate Bob wrote down his thoughts, beliefs and training methodology regarding edged weapons or his untimely passing would've left an even larger void than it did."

Bob Kasper was an avid knife enthusiast his whole life. He began his study of Western knife fighting in the late 1970s while researching World War II close-quarters combat. For five years Kasper held the position of "Street Smarts" editor for Tactical Knives magazine and wrote more than 100 close-combat/knife-related articles for Combat Knives, Modern Knives, Fighting Knives, Full Contact, Guns & Ammo, Soldier of Fortune and Gung-Ho magazines. He was also the editor for Snapping In, the journal of the Gung-Ho Chuan Association. He died in 2006.
$15.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-697-3 120 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

Bowie and Big-Knife Fighting System is a valuable training guide for anyone interested in large knives of any kind, early American history or bladework in general. In it, well-known fighting arts instructor, bladesman and Bowie aficionado Dwight McLemore provides insight into Jim Bowie, the "Bowie knife" and the fighting systems that have been associated historically with both. The author also explores the connections between the martial fighting styles of Europe and America, traces blade-fighting concepts throughout history and offers practical training drills for improving skills with big blades.

This is a must-have book for many reasons, but it truly achieves its collector's status with its detailed illustrations. The artwork, done by McLemore, is exceptional both for its beauty and its instructional value. Reminiscent of the best artwork from early fencing manuals, the 200+ pen-and-ink drawings are so skillfully executed that they vividly convey the movement of the training sequences.

Dwight C. McLemore is a retired combat arms officer with the U.S. Army and is an accomplished bladesman and instructor. He is renowned for his vast knowledge of Bowie and big-knife fighting and has more than 18 years of experience in self-defense and martial arts. The owner of the School of Two Swords, McLemore is rated expert level with the American Knife Congress, is certified in kung fu and holds 1st dan in kendo.
$35.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-389-7 240 pages 11" x 8.5" 225 illust.

Originally published by Leatherneck magazine - which was the Marine bible of unarmed combat. Emphasizing the practice aspect of bayonet, knife and stick fighting, this rare volume also provides short courses in unarmed combat and knife throwing. For academic study only.
$19.95
Softcover 978-0-87364-025-1 188 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Conventional wisdom among knife-fighting experts has it that knife throwing is a pursuit best left to circus performers, hillbilly theme park workers and hobbyists, and that it is useless for combat. In this update to his groundbreaking book, Ralph Thorn incorporates the very latest developments in equipment, theory, techniques and training to show why weapons throwing is even more suitable for actual combat today.

Thorn, who has practiced his craft for decades, begins by showing you how to balance a knife for throwing, including an explanation of the recent discovery of the universal perfect balance point that maximizes the ability to eliminate rotation in oblong throwing weapons. Next, he shows you how to design and make your own throwing knives out of readily available materials, build targets and practice various combat throwing techniques, with an emphasis on both safety and accuracy. He then demonstrates the best overhand, underhand and sidearm throws, and discusses the situations where each style works best. The author also includes chapters on psychological and physical conditioning, hunting and recreational skills, and the newest developments in weapons throwing.

This updated edition of Combat Knife Throwing should be read by every sportsman, knife aficionado and individual interested in self-defense.
$20.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-656-0 120 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Save when you buy the Combat Knife Throwing book and DVD as a set!

COMBAT KNIFE THROWING: THE VIDEO The motto of Ralph Thorn's school of combat knife throwing is "Any knife, any angle, any position; no games, no gimmicks, no limits." In this groundbreaking video production from Paladin Press, he proves it, teaching you a truly combative style of weapons throwing that isn't based on figuring out exact distances and numbers of spins and half-spins. In fact, Thorn has mastered a no-spin throwing style that cuts through the myth and hokum to show that there's no mystery or complexity to knife throwing: all you need are a few knives, a target and some practice. Relying on gross motor skills, Thorn shows you how to throw not only knives and swords, but also improvised weapons: if it has a point, you can get it to stick consistently and ­accurately. Using state-of-the-art computer graphics and super-slow-motion videography, you will learn the mechanics of the no-spin throw, the powerful sidearm throw for close-range fighting, the underhand half-spin throw, the shuriken throw for long-distance attacks and much more. Thorn also shows various trick throws, including blindfolded throwing, behind-the-back knife tosses and throwing accurately while going at a dead run. For information purposes only.

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COMBAT KNIFE THROWING: THE BOOK Conventional wisdom among knife-fighting experts has it that knife throwing is a pursuit best left to circus performers, hillbilly theme park workers and hobbyists, and that it is useless for combat. In this update to his groundbreaking book, Ralph Thorn incorporates the very latest developments in equipment, theory, techniques and training to show why weapons throwing is even more suitable for actual combat today.

Thorn, who has practiced his craft for decades, begins by showing you how to balance a knife for throwing, including an explanation of the recent discovery of the universal perfect balance point that maximizes the ability to eliminate rotation in oblong throwing weapons. Next, he shows you how to design and make your own throwing knives out of readily available materials, build targets and practice various combat throwing techniques, with an emphasis on both safety and accuracy. He then demonstrates the best overhand, underhand and sidearm throws, and discusses the situations where each style works best. The author also includes chapters on psychological and physical conditioning, hunting and recreational skills, and the newest developments in weapons throwing.

This updated edition of Combat Knife Throwing should be read by every sportsman, knife aficionado and individual interested in self-defense.

Ralph Thorn is a 38-year-old author and illustrator. Since the release of the original edition of his book and the wide dissemination via the Internet of his self-produced video material, his no-spin style of knife throwing has revolutionized the sport and attracted the attention of numerous martial artists, performers and knife makers. Many consider him to be the best all-around knife thrower in the world. He is a native of southern Appalachia.
$39.95
1 book + 1 DVD-R Set softcover/DVD-R 978-1-58160-656-0/805966 060330 5.5" x 8.5"/one DVD-R 120 pages/100 minutes

The motto of Ralph Thorn's school of combat knife throwing is "Any knife, any angle, any position; no games, no gimmicks, no limits." In this groundbreaking video production from Paladin Press, he proves it, teaching you a truly combative style of weapons throwing that isn't based on figuring out exact distances and numbers of spins and half-spins. In fact, Thorn has mastered a no-spin throwing style that cuts through the myth and hokum to show that there's no mystery or complexity to knife throwing: all you need are a few knives, a target and some practice. Relying on gross motor skills, Thorn shows you how to throw not only knives and swords, but also improvised weapons: if it has a point, you can get it to stick consistently and ­accurately. Using state-of-the-art computer graphics and super-slow-motion videography, you will learn the mechanics of the no-spin throw, the powerful sidearm throw for close-range fighting, the underhand half-spin throw, the shuriken throw for long-distance attacks and much more. Thorn also shows various trick throws, including blindfolded throwing, behind-the-back knife tosses and throwing accurately while going at a dead run.
$29.95
DVD-R 805966 060330 100 minutes

Before arming yourself with a fighting knife, arm yourself with the facts. Colonel Applegate, the world's foremost authority on close combat, wrote this book to instill in readers the skills necessary for contemporary knife fighting. Now you, too, can benefit from the same instructions that generations of military and intelligence personnel have.

The late Colonel Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.
$10.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-735-9 44 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Kelly S. Worden is one of only a handful of practitioners of the Filipino martial arts to have received the title of datu by the late Grandmaster Remy Presas. In this dynamic DVD, you'll see why, as Worden reveals the secrets of his devastating Natural Spirit knife-fighting system. Worden leads you step-by-step through solo training, partner training and then into such advanced combat tactics as knife disarms and strips, double-knife tactics, mixed reverse-grip and standard-grip tactics, total-body knife fighting incorporating the use of natural body weapons and much more. For information purposes only.

Kelly S. Worden is the founder of Natural Spirit International and Renegade Jeet Kune Do and is one of the most innovative minds in the martial arts world today. You can learn more about his work and programs at his web site.
$19.95
DVD-R 805966-058733 90 minutes

William Fairbairn's Timetable of Death has been used for years as a standard reference tool by students of edged-weapon tactics. When Christopher Grosz began studying the timetable to validate its use as a reference for law-enforcement responses to edged-weapons attacks, he made a surprising discovery - the information in it was flawed. Grosz began a thorough analysis of Fairbairn's work, human anatomy and the realities of effective knife targeting. He later teamed up with knife expert Michael Janich to document it all in this book. Research was conducted with the help of recognized experts in both the medical and tactical fields. The result is a modern, medically accurate version of Fairbairn's original timetable - plus contemporary self-defense applications of the updated data - that will become the new definitive resource for all students of edged-weapons tactics.

The late Christopher Grosz was a decorated Littleton, CO police office with extensive experience as an instructor in armed and unarmed and unarmed combat skills, including certification as a PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor and FBI Defensive Tactics Instructor

Michael D. Janich is one of the foremost modern authorities on handgun point shooting and one of the few contemporary instructors to have personally trained with the late close-combat legend Col. Rex Applegate. In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.
$24.95
Softcover 978-1-58160-556-3 152 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

Counter-Blade Concepts (CBC) is a true system of defensive tactics designed to maximize your chances of survival against real edged-weapon attacks. It is based on more than 30 years of research and training in the world's best knife and counter-knife arts, as well as a critical analysis of actual edged-weapon attacks.

Renowned edged-weapon expert Michael D. Janich begins by teaching you how to minimize injury to yourself while quickly disabling your attacker to make your escape or draw your own weapon. If immediate escape isn't possible, Janich shows you how to control and destroy the attacking limb while you bring a swift and decisive end to the fight, including methods of turning the blade back against your attacker. Finally, he shows you how to integrate these tactics into a comprehensive system designed to defeat knives, screwdrivers, box cutters and other edged weapons and the thugs who wield them. For information purposes only.

Michael D. Janich is one of the foremost modern authorities on handgun point shooting and one of the few contemporary instructors to have personally trained with the late close-combat legend Col. Rex Applegate. In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.
$59.95
DVD-R 850966 047133 150 minutes 2-Disc Set

Take an inside look at one of the deadliest and most specialized aspects of military combat, the stalking and silent killing of enemy sentries. Learn how Special Ops personnel use the knife to get up close and personal. For academic study only.
$19.95
DVD-R 805966 054537 90 minutes

Originally released on videotape as Reverse-Grip Knife Fighting, this updated DVD teaches you the fundamentals of knife combat using the reverse grip. Fighting with a knife is inherently dirty, dangerous and deadly. But when the going gets really tough in close-quarters, real-world knife fighters turn to the reverse grip to win the fight. Allowing you to get up close and personal with your assailant, the reverse grip also enables you to implement a variety of devastating hooking, trapping and immobilizing techniques that are virtually impossible to pull off with a conventional grip.

In this video, Master-at-Arms James Keating reveals reverse-grip knife fighting's secrets, from basic slashing and thrusting patterns to more advanced combat methods that integrate foot traps and live-hand striking to create a virtually unstoppable close-combat system. Keating also shows you advanced training drills and quick-draw methods that will help you hone your reflexes as sharp as your blade. For information purposes only.

James Keating has been a leader in the field of personal defense for more than 30 years. Best known for his groundbreaking work with edged weapons, Keating is considered a primary resource for state-of-the-art knife and counterknife skills. His videos on the defensive use of edged weapons are the best-selling videos of their kind.
$39.95
DVD-R 805966 059730 60 minutes

Building on the skills and techniques Master-at-Arms James Keating taught in the first volume of the series, this video continues your education in knife combat with the reverse grip.

Focusing on the edge rather than the point, Keating shows you how to perform the cover and slash drill: the fundamental combat drill every competent edged-weapon fighter needs to know. With his typical attention to detail, he teaches rapid knife deployment and maximum efficiency in close-quarter combat, demonstrating how this drill and the applications drawn from it can defend against both high-line and low-line attacks, how you can perform less-lethal attacks with the blade, lightning-quick drawing and cutting attacks, and more. Keating also teaches you to execute the drill with a knife in each hand, turning you into that most lethal of adversaries: the ambidextrous fighter.

And even if you don't have a knife, the empty-hand applications taught in this video will have you destroying your assailant's attacking limbs in no time, allowing you to win the fight even when you're behind the curve. For information purposes only.

James Keating has been a leader in the field of personal defense for more than 30 years. Best known for his groundbreaking work with edged weapons, Keating is considered a primary resource for state-of-the-art knife and counterknife skills. His videos on the defensive use of edged weapons are the best-selling videos of their kind.
$39.95
DVD-R 805966 059839 60 minutes

Master-at-Arms James Keating teaches you how to hone your reverse-grip knife fighting skills to razor-sharpness in the third DVD of the Drawpoint series.

Taking what you've learned from the previous volumes, Keating teaches the foundational fighting drill called Pallasoot, designed to burn trapping and hooking techniques into your muscle memory so no matter how you're attacked, you'll be able to control your assailant's limbs. He also links this drill to the previous material, showing you a multiplicity of attack and defense strategies for both lethal and non-lethal fighting. Also taught are fighting with the left hand, fighting an opponent who is left-handed, replacing the knife with a handgun for extreme close-quarter shooting and using the long gun as an unbeatable close-range defensive tool against a knife-wielding opponent.

This isn't over-engineered knife-dancing: it is a knife fighting system that you can plug into any close-combat style you practice for maximum effectiveness in a life-or-death situation. For information purposes only.

James Keating has been a leader in the field of personal defense for more than 30 years. Best known for his groundbreaking work with edged weapons, Keating is considered a primary resource for state-of-the-art knife and counterknife skills. His videos on the defensive use of edged weapons are the best-selling videos of their kind.
$39.95
DVD-R 805966 059938 60 minutes

The tactical folding knife is one of today's most popular yet least understood defensive weapons. In this groundbreaking Paladin video production, veteran knife instructor Michael D. Janich guides you through the often misleading and myth-filled world of folding fighting knives and teaches you the skills you need to use them effectively on the street. Janich shatters the commonly held illusions regarding folders and their reliability and reveals little-known secrets of knife selection, carry methods, proper grip and split-second one-handed openings. He then presents a comprehensive hands-on course in folding knife tactics, including cutting and thrusting methods, defensive responses, reflex training drills, secrets of high-speed combination cutting and the realities of knife stopping power. Janich also shows you how to combine empty-hand skills, rapid deployment techniques and knife tactics to make the folder an invaluable ally in close-quarter combat. For academic study only.

Michael D. Janich is one of the foremost modern authorities on handgun point shooting and one of the few contemporary instructors to have personally trained with the late close-combat legend Col. Rex Applegate. In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.
$39.95
DVD-R 805966 03918 75 minutes

Paladin's documentation of personal security and counterterrorism expert Kelly McCann's in-your-face, combat-proven Individual Protective Measures Course continues in this third volume of the series. Drawing upon principles taught in his best-selling Combatives video series, McCann first teaches wall techniques: unarmed combative techniques designed to turn the tables on your attacker when he has you pinned against the wall with one or both hands. Next, he shows you how to deal effectively with a straight punch, perhaps the most difficult punch to defend against. From there, he goes into realistic unarmed defenses against shoulder weapons, such as rifles and shotguns.

Then, for the first time captured on video, McCann teaches his no-nonsense knife fighting program, focusing on carry methods of the tactical folding knife, rapid opening and deployment when under attack, snap-cutting to keep your opponent at bay, use of the knife when closed and unarmed defense against knife attacks. For information purposes only.

Kelly McCann is one of America's foremost experts on personal and corporate security, armed and unarmed combat, and antiterrorist tactics. As the CEO of Crucible Security Specialists, he and his staff have provided security training for audiences ranging from elite U.S. counterterrorist units to Fortune 500 executives. He is also known to the public as "Jim Grover," former personal security editor for Guns and Ammo magazine and noted author of numerous instructional videos on armed and unarmed close combat and the best-selling book Street Smarts, Firearms, and Personal Security.
$49.95
DVD-R 805966 039831 80 minutes

For the first time captured on video, this is Kelly McCann's street-proven knife fighting curriculum in its entirety. Functional, simple and lethal, this system doesn't rely on complicated trapping and locking, robotic flow drills claiming to simulate real combat, or finesse-filled knife dancing. Easily recalled under the duress of actual danger, Kem-'ba-tiv Knife vastly increases your reaction speed through its direct movements and straightforward techniques. The goal of this curriculum is to stop the threat, either by inflicting enough pain so that your attacker is unwilling to continue, causing enough damage so that he is unable to continue, or, if necessary, resorting to lethal force. McCann would not teach this system if it hadn't proven itself time and again in the most dangerous environments imaginable. Can other knife fighting systems say the same? For information purposes only.

Kelly McCann is one of America's foremost experts on personal and corporate security, armed and unarmed combat, and antiterrorist tactics. As the CEO of Crucible Security Specialists, he and his staff have provided security training for audiences ranging from elite U.S. counterterrorist units to Fortune 500 executives. He is also known to the public as "Jim Grover," former personal security editor for Guns and Ammo magazine and noted author of numerous instructional videos on armed and unarmed close combat and the best-selling book Street Smarts, Firearms, and Personal Security.
$49.95
DVD-R 805966 061238 65 minutes

Going up against a knife fighter when all you have to defend yourself with is a pair of fists is a daunting proposition for anyone, no matter how skilled. In order to survive to fight another day, you need the techniques and principles taught by master martial artist Kelly S. Worden in 21st Century Knife Combat, Vol. One from Paladin Press.

In his one-of-a-kind, in-your-face style, Worden first takes you through the basics by teaching you how to deflect slashing and stabbing attacks on the high line while disrupting your opponent's base with kicks and foot traps on the low line. He then transitions to high-speed attachment techniques that enable you to stick to your attacker so his knife has nowhere to go, putting you in a position to destroy his most vulnerable targets with lightning-fast hand strikes. In addition to showing defenses against takedown attempts and all-out thrusts with the blade, Worden also goes into redirecting your opponent's attack using simple principles of joint manipulation, sending the knife point toward him rather than into you.

21st Century Knife Combat, Vol. One is the first of a three-part video series on dealing with knife combat in today's violent society. For information purposes only.

Kelly S. Worden is the founder of Natural Spirit International and Renegade Jeet Kune Do and is one of the most innovative minds in the martial arts world today.
$49.95
DVD-R 805966 056630 105 minutes

We all know that you just can't carry around a machete or sword in most jurisdictions, but that doesn't mean that the skills honed with a long blade can't be useful for the length of knife you're legally permitted to carry. That's where this explosive video production 21st Century Knife Combat, Vol. Two from Paladin Press comes in.

World-renowned knife expert Kelly S. Worden cuts through the fantasy inherent in most long blade combat systems, teaching you realistic knife fighting techniques that will work with any length blade. Starting with classical slashing and thrusting lines, Worden continues your education by drawing hard-core applications from the basics that will have your opponent at your mercy in split seconds. From there, he shows never-before-seen tactics from the Filipino flow drill sumbrada, combining them with knife disarms and disabling combative strikes. He also teaches how to adapt these real-world knife tactics to the baton, turning what might have been a deadly technique into something less lethal.

21st Century Knife Combat, Vol. Two is the second of a three-part video series on dealing with knife combat in today's violent society. For information purposes only.
$49.95
DVD-R 805966 056739 130 minutes 2-Disc Set

If you have to defend yourself with a blade against a skilled knife fighter, you have to know what you're doing to get yourself home safe. Master martial artist Kelly S. Worden has been on the bleeding edge of knife combat training for decades, and in 21st Century Knife Combat, Vol. Three, a pulse-pounding new video production from Paladin Press, he teaches you the real-world blade skills you need to prevail.

Starting with basic thrusting and cutting angles, Worden then transitions to reverse-grip and empty-hand applications so that you'll be prepared for whatever happens in a violent confrontation with a knife-wielding attacker. He then focuses on flow drills that burn combat-ready movements into each motion, such as cover and slash, punyo sumbrada and hubud. Includes a special bonus section on fighting with a kerambit and dealing with a hostage situation when your attacker is armed with a blade and you're behind the curve.

There's nothing more serious than a knife fight, so don't leave anything to chance: watch this video. 21st Century Knife Combat, Vol. Three is the third of a three-part video series on dealing with knife combat in today's violent society. For information purposes only.
$49.95
DVD-R 805966 056838 110 minutes

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.

Michael D. Janich is one of the foremost modern authorities on handgun point shooting and one of the few contemporary instructors to have personally trained with the late close-combat legend Col. Rex Applegate. In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-740-3 108 pages 8.5" x 11" photos

Knife fighting is ugly business, so you'd better know what you're doing if you ever find yourself in one. This book will show you the down-and-dirty reality of knife fighting, from choosing the best knife to devious street tricks commonly used to get in the first strike.

Marc "Animal" MacYoung knows the ins and outs of American violence. He is the author of many books and has appeared in countless videos on street violence and self-defense for Paladin. Reading his books and watching his videos will save you a lot of hassles and a lot of hurt.
$15.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-544-7 128 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

Every year a diverse group of doctors, lawyers, soldiers, cops and government spooks gathers in a remote canyon in Idaho with one purpose in mind: to master the art of fighting with knives. Their destination is James A. Keating's Riddle of Steel, a four-day camp featuring the highest-speed tactical knife training available on the planet. Now you can share their experience at this legendary event. In this dynamic two-disc DVD set, Paladin gives you an exclusive look at the 10th anniversary Riddle of Steel. Keating and his COMTECH staff present detailed instruction in every aspect of fighting with and against edged weapons, including standard and reverse-grip Filipino knife fighting, Bowie-style knife dueling tactics, advanced reflex training drills and combat-proven empty-hand defenses against edged-weapon attacks. These videos also reveal the secrets of little-known techniques like non-telegraphic striking, "invisible" strikes and knife disarms with improvised weapons.

James A. Keating has been in the field of personal defense for more than 30 years. Best known for his groundbreaking work with edged weapons, Keating is considered a primary resource for state-of-the-art knife and counterknife skills. His videos on the defensive use of edged weapons are the best-selling videos of their kind.
$49.95
DVD-R 805966 045030 150 minutes 2-Disc Set