Knives, Knife Fighting, And Related Hassles : How To Survive A Real Knife Fight

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Summary: Informative, amusing and edgy...
Review: This book has outstanding information on the realities of an encounter with an edged weapon. If you want to avoid a situation in which you can be sliced and diced, this book is for you. This book is filled with profanity so if that is offensive to you, you may want to shop for another book. This is not a book about knife techniques, and in my opinion should be read in addition to books covering technique. I did not like the any of the stances or guards shown in this work, and would look elsewhere for an alternative. Regardless of what this book may lack, the information it does provide is very useful and enlightening. I also found it to be an edgy and amusing work, and a glimpse inside a different and somewhat scary world.

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Summary: Garbage
Review: This book is a waste of money. I gives the appearance of being written in the 1970's. I would recommend the USMC Clost-Quarters Combat Manual instead.

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Summary: Garbage
Review: This book is a waste of money. I gives the appearance of being written in the 1970's. I would recommend the USMC Clost-Quarters Combat Manual instead.

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Summary: cheap seat view of knife use on the street
Review: This book, like most of Animal's books, gives the reader a ring side seat into the reality of the street. This is not a book heavy on technique, its a book about about NOT becoming the featured guest at a knifing. The street lessons, to a large extent, ARE what's important. The most "basic and dangerous reality of knife fighting" on U.S. streets is that you are most likely NOT going to see the attack coming, and assuming you do and when it happens, it will be simple, savage and brutal. I've been told that knife use in the U.S. normally isn't based on a duelling mind set. In these cases, the blade is used as a strong arm weapon or as a means of assasination. It may be part of "Escalato" (great name for a bad game...Animal's term, not mine) or part of a "hot interview". Knife on knife is not that common. Knives are ubiquitous, and most criminal elements have a style all their own, most of it related to ambush and surprise. I doubt that the average crack head, thug, street person or 1% biker has trained in FMA's or JKD concepts. I also wouldn't doubt his skill or ability as a knifer. I've personally experienced some of what is written about here and in Grover's "Street Smarts" book. Train in combatives, or JKD and FMA's, or whatever, and train hard, but don't discount what you see here. The stances may look funny, but the guy attempting to shove an ice pick between your ribs or going for your crotch or face with a discarded steak knife could care less about largo mano range, 6 count, hubud, or what angle of attack he's using, much less his stance. He'll be moving fast and he's going to cut and stick you as hard and as many times as he can. Train, learn and prepare. Janich, Hoch, Keating, Worden, Vunak and the PFS crew stress conceptual learning (as does Animal)...that's their legacy to us. Listen to what these guys have to say. Train it and apply it.