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| Master Of The Blade: Secrets Of The Deadly Art Of Knife Fighting | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Ryan
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
List Price: $20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 810860
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1581600488
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781581600483
ASIN: 1581600488
Publication Date: November 1999
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| Customer Reviews:
 This is the Knife fighting Bible May 30, 2004
Richard Ryan is an excellent martial artist. This book goes over everything that is needed to know in order to come out of a violent encounter. Ryan's writing skills are excellent and he clearly explains the intricate details that make up his impressive combat system. A must have for any serious martial artist
 Interesting, but not very useful April 27, 2004
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
This book is interesting, but in general, very poorly written. The author comes across as an overblown windbag (not an uncommon occurrence for this type of book). The techniques described are reasonable, if not earth-shattering. Anyone interested in more than an academic understanding of knife-fighting would be well served to put the book down and start training.
The most annoying thing about this book was the very poor quality of the writing and the editing. There are literally hundreds of instances of factually incorrect statements, grammatical errors, and misspellings. It was very difficult to take the author seriously when so many blatant errors made it into the book.
Not a book I'd recommend.
OUTSTANDING ILLUSTRATIONS! May 29, 2003
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Mister Ryan has compiled quite a book here. The information is accurate, the techniques are viable, and the illustrations are incredible. Ryan is a gifted artist, and the pen & ink cartoons he has drawn are like nothing I have seen in any other martial arts text. Furthermore, he has utilized movie FX in some of the still photography -- the use of a "cut-out" blade in two different shots brutally illustrate a large knife sunk deep into an opponent's neck and arm, and digital imaging on a third photo graphically shows a blade literally "fileting" a man's forearm! ...There are only a couple of minor criticisms which prevented me from giving this fine book 5 stars. First, although I agree completely with Mister Ryan's assessment of the realistic combat effectiveness of commercialized martial arts -- as well as the unsubstantiated claims of their unblooded "masters" -- he seriously dissed Master-at-Arms James Keating, who everyone knows has paid his dues and learned his art the hard way. True, many alleged knife-fighters are nothing more than poseurs, but Keating is a serious piece of work whose skill with the blade is legendary -- show the man some respect. Secondly, among Ryan's selection of "advanced cuts" -- a couple of which had never seen print before -- was some silliness he calls a "dicing cut," in which one uses one's blade as if it were a kitchen chopper to "slice to ribbons" the forearm of an opponent who grabs one's shirtfront! In theory this sounds nice, but in reality no-one is going to stand there and let you carve on him without doing something to interfere with the effectiveness of this alleged "technique!"...
I can't add much but agree with all other reviews here September 28, 2002
27 out of 31 found this review helpful
There is not much I can add, I agree with all the other reviews here. This book is very worthwhile, full of practical, useful information. I kind of wish all the thugs out there and kids carrying knives would read it and realise how horrific it is to be in a knife fight, maybe then they'd change their ways. Well, maybe not the thugs, but at least they'd be more likely to rob you with skill and not hurt you than rob you with no skill and probably kill you in a mad frenzy of stupidity and fear. In brief, chapter by chapter it shows you: the blades and advantages
how to cut
how to defend / counter
tactics
strategies (longer term tactics)
mistakes you could make that could be deadly
concealment (not just for you to conceal, helps you learn how others might conceal the weapon) There are more chapters than this but those are the main topics. The stance he suggests is very good, it might seem completely bananas for unarmed combat but makes great sense when wielding / facing a weapon. I recommend this book and hope you never need the skills in it. ...
A plethora of useful information. January 12, 2002
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a highly informative read for anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of knife fighting/defense. Mr Ryans stance/guard is the best I have come across for protecting your vital targets and still being free to attack. This is the best book on the subject I have read to date. Concise, easy to follow and comprehensive, it taught me things my martial arts training never touched on.
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