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Fighting knife makers, a question for you.

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For those of you who make serious fighting knives, I am curious if you actually train in the use of such?
If so what do you train in/with who/etc?

I dont train *with* anyone in particular, I study things from James Keating, Don Rearic, Kelly Worden, and similar. I have a ton of books, even more files on my computer, and pounds of printed out material.
Dont do formal training because of living remotely and currently not having the resources to cover it. When I cam able to, I am considering Peketi Tersia if I can find a place near-by to learn it. If not, then I'll probably keep training on my own with books, videos and willing sparring partners, and just re-inforce and learn new by going to seminars when and where I can.

Just suddenly thought of asking this, and woulda put it in prac-tac, except I figured many of you might not see it there.

Thanks :)
 
Good question Satin......

Of course, I make fighting blades.....but I have alot of mixed views on knifefighting.

I believe that to make a fighting blade, Bowies in my case, you need to study the fighting techniques behind them in order to make them better. I am by no means an expert knife fighter, or even a good one for that matter....but I do believe that the Keating/Bagwell teaching of the point delivery/backcut would be the best place to start.

That being said, I personally find it very valid to understand and train in knife disarms from open hand. I train in Aikido 3-4 times per week and have been at it for a few years now. The disarms are very effective if employed correctly but of course, not foolproof.

Personally I worry about the legal implications should you use a knife in your defense. In most places they are not legal for concealed carry, so explaining why your adversary got cut my be a bit of a problem. That coupled with the rather dim view the law takes of knives in general.

Maybe you should first look at the type of knife that you can legally carry, and then look to Keating, etc....for the best fighting system for that type of blade.
 
A very good place to look into knife fighting would be the phillipine martial arts systems i.e. Kali,Escrima ect.
Almost every knife system i know of have come from these knife/stick/empty hand systems. They also have very good flow drills and such one can work on alone. As for fighting someone that has a knife, its not IF you get cut but how bad.

Romey
 
Laci Szabo is a knife designer working with Ernest Mayer and Fred Perrin and some other guys. He is an avid FMA practitioner and would be a good resource to check out. Nice guy too.

http://www.szaboinc.com

Closest I get is swordsmanship. I study in kenjutsu and iaijutsu.

Good luck.

Jason
 
I dont study any fancy named arts, dont buy any expensive vidoes or attend seminars. To me its simply not that complicated. I may be viewing it from a simpletons stand point, but my view is this- When i make a "fighting" knife, its meant for killing as fast as possible. I dont worry about whats legal, dont worry about whats fair or ethical. That dont bring home the bacon in any fight, be if fist, knife or gun.

This said, i realize there are many different fighting styles out there, and if my fighters fit your style, great. Im not going to make a claw looking thing, or anything with less than 7" blade, if we are talking a single focus fighter.

I respect all the forms/arts a person wants to practice, but i simply dont have the knowledge to equip any and all of these styles etc. So i focus on the simple bowie/fighter, which seems to be the choice for alot of folks, and something straight forward enough that even i can make one right every now and then.

Something like this is what to me works, sharp convex edge, sharp clip, 10.5" blade for reach/leverage. Rough finished micarta for "gripability" when wet or bloody. I generally make any this large out of 5160, as it is very shock resistant and takes a good flesh aggressive edge.

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Hey Lamey, I like th M96 on the first page of your site, I used to have one and realllllly regret selling it. Have a good one.
 
You would not believe the interest that rifle has generated,i get alot of folks asking about it. Ive never shot one, but hear from reliable sources that they are indeed good battlerifles. I have a few Fals and M1A's, i need to get some shots of them on the page!
 
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