The fighting secrets of knife masters the world over can now be yours. Learn the samurai art of iaijutsu, the knife combat style of the ancient Chinese, solo training techniques and how to become a knife master to be reckoned with. Covers the snap-cut, power slash, reverse grip and knife-shifting techniques for gaining the fighting edge. For academic study only.
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This review is from: Blade Master: Advanced Survival Skills For The Knife (Paperback)
This is a practial guide to fighting with a Fairburn Sykes or Stiletto knife. This is a short and to the point. It could have been made better with addition of Kali and routines
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"Slash & Thrust" by this same author was better -- even though there were a few minor errors, it contained a lot of useful information for the novice.
"Blade Master", however, was a disappointment. Very few illustrations, longwinded and dull text, and the few illustrations provided were not easy to understand. The author purports to go into various methods of cutting and thrusting in far more detail than his first book, but he sticks to the 6 basic moves from the first book and barely expands upon the concepts at all. Sanchez provides details for constructing several simple training targets for cutting drills (basically, a strip of newspaper hanging from a string, a thread, and a tightly rolled newspaper), which may be useful for some. His chapter on "Deviant Styles" briefly discusses how some people tend to attack with a knife, and weaknesses he has observed which may be exploited. With a title like "Blade Master" I expected far more than this thin book provided.
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A lot packed into one little book,
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We all learn in different ways. Perhaps my bias comes from this perspective, but honestly I think that Sanchez's book is more for a person that learns largely by reading only. It might sound childish of me, but I prefer photographs, and not black and white illustrations.
I have spent a lot of time considering the written works of "Hock" Hockhiem and I must confess the knife material is much better. As well, there are photographs illustrating exactly the technique. But, I must say that there are chapters in Sanchez's book which were well worth a second read. In particular, I enjoyed the chapter on Deviant Styles. There were a few new pieces of practice equipment which were new to me, and while I use alternative methods, I enjoyed reading that as well. BUT, if you are interested in a small pocket manual, and have not studied much knife fighting, then Sanchez's book, Blade Master, is a good buy. He does methodically take you through practice schedule, and gives you a lot of good techniques. But don't believe that after reading this one book, you will actually BE a Blade Master. If there is a book beyond this one, I will certainly buy it as well. But in a choice between Hoch's Encyclopedia of Knife Fighting and this one, it is clear to me that the former is much more comprehensive work. Perhaps I need to read all of Sanchez's works to be completely fair. So, in conclusion, I am not upset I made this purchase, but I was not overwhelmed either.
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forehand shift, reverse stabs, power slash, paper slashing, snapping strikes, standard thrust, reverse slashes, reverse grip, reverse style, natural strikes, knife fighter, natural grip, reverse strikes, knife fighting, fighting knife, reverse shift, initial strike Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The training instructions presented here were developed for use with the classic fighting knife. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
forehand shift, reverse stabs, power slash, paper slashing, snapping strikes, standard thrust, reverse slashes, reverse grip, reverse style, natural strikes, knife fighter, natural grip, reverse strikes, knife fighting, fighting knife, reverse shift, initial strike Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blade Master, Counterclockwise Spiral New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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