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Manufacturer: Paladin Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780873645447
ISBN: 0873645448
Label: Paladin Press
Manufacturer: Paladin Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 1990-01
Publisher: Paladin Press
Studio: Paladin Press
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Knife fighting is ugly business, so you'd better know what you're doing if you ever find yourself in one. This book will show you the down-and-dirty reality of knife fighting, from choosing the best knife to devious street tricks commonly used to get in the first strike.
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Summary: Useful and entertaining read from a guy who's been there, done that
Comment: First, what it's not: it's not great literature, or a martial arts book, or a tabletop book with artistic pictures of arcane knife-fighting techniques, or a book that will give you invincible techniques. As Fairbairn said, there is no certain defense against a knife.
What this book is, on the other hand, is a coordinated series of discussions about ways to avoid getting into altercations with knives, and ways to cope if you are involved in such an altercation.
What separates this from many books on the subject is the extensive experience of the author. He does not write from theoretical knowledge.
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Summary: An amusing read in a field of boring instructionals
Comment: Over a decades has passed since I read this book, but it stands out in my memory for being as entertaining as it was informative. Marc's style of writing is easy to read and his books are genuinely amusing. I would suggest them over a lot of others in the field just for the fact that they will hold attention while others will either bore you to sleep or come off as just a lot of macho BS. Marc's gasconades ring true by contrast, and add spice to what otherwise might just be another boring instructional.
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Summary: A Good Primer on Knives and Knife Fighting
Comment: "Knives, Knife Fighting, & Related Hassles: How to Survive a Real Knife Fight" by Marc "Animal" MacYoung is not his best book, but it does contain some gems of information that just might save your life if you ever face a knife. It is a rather short book, especially compared to some of MacYoung's other works. This book is only 116 pages long. But in this short space, MacYoung introduces some important topics related to knives and fighting with them.
Being a friend of Marc, sometimes I can't help but read things into his books based on training, working, and sharing together. Reading some of the things he has written makes me remember other things we have done or that he has shared in person which make the lessons more relevant. I find that true with this book, since reading it makes me remember the hours we spent out in the back yard in California practicing with knives. I point this out to let readers know that as a friend and someone who has trained and worked with MacYoung, I have a bit of bias.
As for "Knives, Knife Fighting, & Related Hassles," it is one of the earlier books that MacYoung wrote, and you can tell he was a bit closer to the streets at that time than he is now. (which is reflected in his later books too) The book by no means contains everything about knives and knife fighting, but then what book does. This book is a very good introductory piece on knives and knife fighting, and for some it may be all they need. After all, knife fighting is not something most people do on a regular basis, and even those who train in martial arts or self-defense systems should be focusing on staying out of knife fights rather than looking for them. Fighting is ugly, and when you add blades it multiplies that ugliness a thousand times.
This book contains eleven short chapters:
1. Knives and Related Hassles sets out a few of MacYoung's qualifications and what he is attempting with this book. He admits he doesn't know everything about knife fighting, but I guarantee you that if you read this short book you will know more than many people out there.
2. Nuts and Bolts contains some basic information about knives in general. He quickly covers some types of blades and points out that you should get a good one and keep it sharp.
3. Mental Homework is a chapter on how serious knife fighting is and suggests some good information on mindset, awareness and such.
4. Mobility and Balance are extremely important in anything physical and in any kind of fight they are especially important. This short chapter gives you a couple things to think about and practice to improve yours.
5. Guard is a very short chapter where MacYoung describes some Chinese based slap/whip blocks that he prefers.
6. Grip, Heft, and Balance describes ways a blade can be held and used. MacYoung covers some basic ways to hold a knife as well as a few that are more obscure and less practical. But it is good to be familiar with them, the information never hurts.
7. Stance obviously is how you stand and thus move in a knife fight. MacYoung covers some various ways and teaches his preferred way. Your stance will vary with the kind of training you do, but this chapter is a good introduction.
8. Quickdraw is a chapter that points out that having a weapon is not always the same as being able to get to it. Some good concepts here.
9. Draws covers some various ways to carry and draw a blade.
10. Fighting is a chapter with some good practical information. As is..
11. Combat
Overall, this is a quick read with some good information on knives and knife fighting. It is not my favorite of MacYoung's books, but for the price not bad to pick up and learn something. As I mentioned earlier, MacYoung was closer to the street when he wrote the book. His language and clothing reflect that. For people who have only read his recent works, this might surprise people. I think one thing is shows is how far MacYoung has come since those days. I for one am very glad he has evolved and shared his knowledge along the journey.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author, speaker
Hard-Won Wisdom From The School of Hard Knocks, Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, and The Lock On Joint Locking series
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Summary: Very General
Comment: This book gives you a taste of whats available but does not give you a good bite. The book is well written and humerous, but it did not provide what i was lookinf for. All in all a good read.
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Summary: Probably the best book on "knife fighting" in print
Comment: This book will save your life. Specifically, it dispels various extremely dangerous myths about knives and knife fighting. The knife is not a self defense weapon. The only purpose of carrying a knife is to kill someone, in an extremely messy and rather dangerous (to yourself) manner. There is no self defense aspect about it. And if you think different, you will either end up dead. Or you will end up being anally raped by psychopaths for the rest of your life. Most people carrying knives (who aren't murdering scum, that is) are dangerously misinformed about what a knife is, how to use it tactically (it's an assassination type weapon....as in you sneak up to someone and stab them while they aren't looking) and the psychological issues of knife fighting. There are hard lessons in this book from a hard man.
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