Bowie Knife Fights Fighters And Fighting Techniques

Author : Paul Kirchner
Publisher : Paladin Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581607420
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bowie Knife Fights, Fighters and Fighting Techniques written by Paul Kirchner and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1827, James Bowie carved his way into American history at the Sandbar Fight, and soon every fighting man of the South and West had to have a knife like his. The bowie knife could cut like a razor, chop like a cleaver, and stab like a sword, and many considered it deadlier than a pistol at close range. So great was the dread it inspired that by 1838 it was banned in several states—a ban that did little to stanch the flow of blood. Bowie's story is well known, but what of the other cutters and stabbers of his day? Gunfighters have long been celebrated, but those who fought with the bowie knife have been largely ignored—until now. Unearthing accounts from memoirs, court records, regional histories, and newspaper archives, Paul Kirchner, author of the Paladin bestsellers The Deadliest Men and More of the Deadliest Men Who Ever Lived , presents their stories for the first time in Bowie Knife Fights, Fighters, and Fighting Techniques. Kirchner identifies and profiles the four greatest bowie knife fighters of history, as well as numerous other wielders of the blade. He details the weapon's use in the Texas War of Independence, the Mormon exodus, the Mexican War, the slave system, the Gold Rush, Bleeding Kansas, the Civil War, the Lincoln assassination, the Indian Wars, and the Western frontier. The book describes bowie knife fighting tricks and techniques and provides numerous accounts of knife-against-knife and knife-against-gun encounters. Its final chapter surveys the continued use of the bowie and other fighting knives in modern warfare.

Author : Dwight C. Mclemore
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781983401305
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Bowie Techniques written by Dwight C. Mclemore and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McLemore builds on the foundation of Bowie and Big-Knife Fighting System to teach you more complex fighting techniques with the Bowie knife. Using the same highly effective workbook format, McLemore pairs step-by-step instructions with realistic illustrations to make the fighting sequences come alive. His uncanny ability to convey subtle motion and movement in his drawings allows readers to fully understand and learn the dynamic art of knife fighting. Progressive drillscombine techniques into sequences designed to show you how to maximize time, distance and movement to create openings for attacking or defending yourself against one or more opponents.

Author : Norm Flayderman
Publisher : Andrew Mowbray Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bowie Knife written by Norm Flayderman and published by Andrew Mowbray Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Norm Flayderman, perhaps the best-known name in arms collecting, comes this exciting new book on the Bowie Knife. All we can say is 'You will be astounded ... It's great.' The size and quality of this book make it a huge bargain. It is a deluxe edition, printed entirely in color, with hundreds of massive, professional photographs showing every detail of your favorite knives. As an added bonus, the photos also contain a countless selection of some of the best guns and swords that you will ever see - so while this is technically a knife book, it truly has something for everyone. For instance, there is a large chapter on Dueling in America, and the Civil War chapters are a book in and of themselves. This is simply a 'must-buy' purchase for any collector of antique weaponry.--Amazon.com.

Author : Bill Bagwell
Publisher : Paladin Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581601077
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bowies, Big Knives, And The Best Of Battle Blades written by Bill Bagwell and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book binds the timeless observations and invaluable advice of master bladesmith and blade combat expert Bill Bagwell under one cover for the first time. As the outspoken author of Soldier of Fortune's "Battle Blades" column from 1984 to 1988, Bagwell was considered both outrageous and revolutionary in his advocacy of carrying fighting knives as long as 10 inches and his firm belief that the Bowie knife was the most effective and efficient fighting knife ever developed. His assignment as a contributing editor to SOF was to test and evaluate contemporary knives from all over the world, and he soon earned a reputation for cutting to the chase. Candid and frank almost to a fault, he told it like it was - and he could always back it up. Sixteen years after his first column made its debut, Bagwell's convictions on knife design and blade technique have gained validity in the industry, and he has earned the respect of even some of his most vocal critics. This book provides an unprecedented opportunity to study the design and use of Bowies and other big knives and learn which blade designs and combat techniques stand up to both the rigors of battle and the test of time.

Author : Don Pentecost
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Put 'Em Down, Take 'Em Out, Knife Fighting Techniques From Folsom Prison written by Don Pentecost and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PAPERBACK and eBook are BOOKS, PAPERBACK IS NOT a Journal. Put 'Em Down, Take 'Em Out ! Knife Fighting Techniques From Folsom Prison was originally published in 1988, and hasn't changed since that date ( other than some people changing the cover and selling it as their own work, using my content and photos, without any financial compensation. This is a Revision of my original "booklet" ....read through it for some additional "nuggets of truth" that could keep you alive, or at least motivate you to train to stay alive "when the shit hits the fan" in the real world.

Author : Raymond W 1896- Thorp
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013522628
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bowie Knife written by Raymond W 1896- Thorp and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Ralph Thorn
Publisher : Paladin Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581606560
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Combat Knife Throwing written by Ralph Thorn and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventional wisdom among knife-fighting experts has it that knife throwing is a pursuit best left to circus performers, hillbilly theme park workers and hobbyists, and that it is useless for combat. In this update to his groundbreaking book, Ralph Thorn incorporates the very latest developments in equipment, theory, techniques and training to show why weapons throwing is even more suitable for actual combat today. Thorn, who has practiced his craft for decades, begins by showing you how to balance a knife for throwing, including an explanation of the recent discovery of the universal perfect balance point that maximizes the ability to eliminate rotation in oblong throwing weapons. Next, he shows you how to design and make your own throwing knives out of readily available materials, build targets and practice various combat throwing techniques, with an emphasis on both safety and accuracy. He then demonstrates the best overhand, underhand and sidearm throws, and discusses the situations where each style works best. The author also includes chapters on psychological and physical conditioning, hunting and recreational skills, and the newest developments in weapons throwing. This updated edition of Combat Knife Throwing should be read by every sportsman, knife aficionado and individual interested in self-defense.

Author : Amelia E. Barr
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remember the Alamo written by Amelia E. Barr and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For many years there had never been any doubt in the mind of Robert Worth as to the ultimate destiny of Texas, though he was by no means an adventurer, and had come into the beautiful land by a sequence of natural and business-like events. He was born in New York. In that city he studied his profession, and in eighteen hundred and three began its practice in an office near Contoit's Hotel, opposite the City Park. One day he was summoned there to attend a sick man. His patient proved to be Don Jaime Urrea, and the rich Mexican grandee conceived a warm friendship for the young physician..."

Author : Paul Kirchner
Publisher : Paladin Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581606904
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More of the Deadliest Men Who Ever Lived written by Paul Kirchner and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of profiles of superlative warriors of such strength, skill, courage and ferocity that they could - and often did - turn the tide of battle. It follows Kirchner's earlier collection, The Deadliest Men, published in 2001, but the individuals included in this second edition are in no way second to those in the original volume. Each of the warriors herein dominated a violent environment and triumphed against overwhelming odds. They fought for blood, not sport, with the weapons of individual combat: fist, knife, sword, bow, pistol, rifle and machine gun. They range from Western lawmen to big-city cops, from crusaders to fighter pilots, from a boy shepherd in Judea to two women ranchers in Kenya. Most of them fought for something beyond survival - a cause, a code, a creed or a country - while others fought solely in defense of their lives, a worthy enough purpose in itself. Some of them are well known; others are not so well known, though they deserve to be. It seems that the least we owe the hero is that we remember him. Without remembrance, without honor, we cannot expect to have such men when we need them. Without an awareness of what has been done, we do not realize what can be done, nor are we inspired to do that which should be done.

Author : Dwight C. Mclemore
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781982099282
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fighting Tomahawk written by Dwight C. Mclemore and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The low-tech, high-impact tomahawk has been carried in every American war, including Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. Here the author traces the origins of the tomahawk and uses his dynamic drawings to show how it can be utilized singly or with the long knife in both offensive and defensive encounters. Includes fighting scenarios, throwing lessons and applications of the war club.