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Title: Master Of The Blade : Secrets Of The Deadly Art Of Knife Fighting by Richard Ryan ISBN: 1-58160-048-8 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: OUTSTANDING ILLUSTRATIONS!
Comment: 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!"...
Rating: 5
Summary: A Complete Exploration of the Subject!
Comment: "Richard Ryan has written an in-depth book on knife fighting that every martial artist and knife practitioner should read. It augmented and affirmed much of what I have been taught about knife fighting from martial arts masters and is a key addition to my martial arts library!"
Rating: 1
Summary: Badmouthing...
Comment: I haven't read this book and I don't plan on it. A previous review stated that Richard Ryan "seriously dissed Master-at-Arms James Keating". This is not a good sign of a real martial artist. I have personally trained with James Keating. He has been trained in Kali, Jeet Kune Do, a traditional Karate system (the name escapes me right now), and has developed his own Combat Technologies system. Anyone who badmouths a martial artist with so much talent, dedication, and recognition from other well known martial artists is most likely a hack trying to get his name out thereby playing the politics game. He may have some good information, but there are also guys with good information and some tact to go with it. Instead of buying this, get a book or video from someone else.
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Title: Knife Fighting : A Practical Course by Michael Janich ISBN: 0873647408 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Combat Knife Throwing: A New Approach to Knife Throwing and Knife Fighting by Ralph Thorn ISBN: 1559502274 Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Street Steel : Choosing And Carrying Self-Defense Knives by Michael Janich ISBN: 0873648862 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Put 'Em Down, Take 'Em Out! : Knife Fighting Techniques From Folsom Prison by Don Pentecost ISBN: 0873644840 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: November, 1988 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Knives, Knife Fighting, And Related Hassles : How To Survive A Real Knife Fight by Marc Animal MacYoung ISBN: 0873645448 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: January, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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