Michael Janich has trained SF vets, police and street fighters in the techniques of knife fighting for years. Now this highly successful, comprehensive instruction is available to the average soldier, martial artist or defense-minded citizen who is interested in developing the practical skills required for today's combative streets.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
excellent work:
This is an excellent work on knife fighting that covers all the practical details of the art. It is obvious that Michael Janich put substantial effort into creating this book so that it is informative, fun, and sensible.
Worthless:
The only thing you will learn is to not knife fight. Waste of money you will learn 10 times more surfing the internet.
Good Fighting book, NOT a knife defense book:
Michael Janichs book does exactly what it says. It gives a person a basic overview of his knife fighting curriculum. It covers different grips, the pros and cons of each grip and what he recommends and why. He introduces his zone theory and basic knife fighting skills. He shows basic thrusts and cuts, he shows some basic defenses.After that he gives examples of some common attacks and defenses for knife fighting. He then recommends some other books and videos on knife fighting. The book shows you... more info
Knife Fighting: A Practical Course:
This is a good basics book.The author is easy to follow and does a good job explaining the moves. A must for your knife library.