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| Knife Fighting: A Practical Course | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Janich
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
List Price: $20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 95573
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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 A true gem in literary field of knives and knife fighting! November 2, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Being the author of several books on the martial arts and fighting, I am always looking for books of exceptional quality to add to my library. If I have a book in my library, it's definitely worth owning. One such book is Michael D. Janich's, "Knife Fighting a Practical Course."
Michael's book is one of those gems that are so hard to find in the vast sea of waste that seems to be so prevalent especially in the self-defense and martial arts literary field. His easy to understand and simplistic approach to this very important subject is in and of itself a thing of beauty to behold. Michael gets right to the point on every subject that he coves in this book, and every subject is a vital piece to learning how to use a knife in combat.
This book starts off with an introduction which covers the basic principles and concepts that you need to consider when dealing with knives in a combat situation. These concepts are numerous and include such things as; the moral implications of taking someone's life, or having yours taken, the legal implications of the aforementioned actions whether someone dies or not, etc.
The next several chapters go over the basics on:
1.Proper Grip
2.Fighting Stance
3.Footwork and Mobility
4.Zones of Attack and Defense
5.Basic Cuts and Thrusts
6.Defensive Responses
7.Defensive Strategies and Counters
8.Targets
9.Example Techniques
10.Counter Defenses
11.Training Methods
Each one of the chapters in this book is well thought out and offers that which every person interested in the subject needs to have in order to start practicing with a knife, and that is good solid basic information covering all of the above listed subjects. This book does all that and more.
One point in this book that Michael stressed, that I found very memorable was a point from the chapter on example techniques. This point stressed that the examples being shown in that particular section were just that examples, and were not to be taken as gospel.
Now I am going to give you a spoiler here on what Michael considers the two most important things to remember in a knife fight. They are:
1.If at all possible, avoid a knife fight.
2.If you aren't able to avoid a knife fight, turn around and run!
Very sound advice indeed. The book then concludes with a really terrific section on knife fighting and the real world. Sure to be an eye-opener for those readers who have watched a few too many movies and have very little or no practical experience on the subject. Now that you've taken the time to read this review, don't wait any longer before buying and studying this book. You won't be disappointed. I surely wasn't.
No nonsense, practical knife fighting July 8, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been a martial artist for twenty-six years and an instructor for about twenty of those and have never seen a knife fighting program that I liked. Right now I'm studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and their knife self-defense is excellent, but they do not teach knife fighting. What this book does is break through all the style specific silliness and gets to the practical, simple application that is functional and easy to remember.
The book teaches the following:
How to hold the knife
Zones of defense and attach
Stance--nothing fancy or silly here
Training Techniques--drills
How to set up practice equipment and how to use it
How to defend yourself unarmed against a knife
The author doesn't make ridiculous assumptions that are so common place in self-defense training. He tells you right at the beginning that if you are in the fight you need to prepare yourself mentally for getting cut, that way when it happens you won't loose focus on your situation. He also doesn't assume that you will beginning a fight with your knife out and ready, but rather have to draw it in reaction to a situation.
This book is very practical and I highly recommend it for both the instructor and the student. Great resource for setting up a program within the dojo, dojan, or other.
Hobbie Regan
 excellent, informative. avoid a knife fight at all costs! July 6, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a long time practitioner of self defense, this book is a must read and is in my collection. You will find the best technique in the book demonstrated by the author himself, on pg 99, run away is always the best option.
Revolutionary August 21, 2005
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Michael Janich knows more about knives than most people know about their families. He has single handedly evolved the usage of the knife from a humble meat separator to the most deadly form of self-defense imaginable as it has been proven to be more powerful than karate and t'ai chi combined. Janich places emphasis on that which most novice knife fighters overlook, the grip, going into great detail on the 3 most popular grips in urban america today: the hammer grip, the ice pick, and the Indian handshake. I've been to a couple of seminars and I'll be the first to say that Mr. Janich is a snake in the grass. He appears to be the amalgamation of Bob Barker and a real estate salesman, but do not be fooled by this jovial appearance, Janich is all business and won't hesitate to explain the hammer grip to you the hard way. Even if you're not into knives I recommend buying this book. If you're not into reading then go check him out, you'll be glad you did. You can learn more from him about knives in one hour than most butchers do in a lifetime.
excellent! August 5, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
the book is amazing... the pictures and the explanation demonstrate exactly what one should learn. i am new to this and i feel this book has given me what i need to learn and more. i wish the author explained a little as to what kind of knife one should use.
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