I have never trained with Michael Janich – just purchased and read his books and videos. He is an important innovator in martial arts, especially in the use of edged weapons for self-defense. I first came across his work while researching the Fairbairn timetable of death and found his critical review and update in ContemporaryContinue reading “Michael Janich”
Tag Archives: Knife
DRAWPOINT
In a self defense scenario, reaction time is one of the most important types of speed to cultivate. In traditional Japanese arts, iaijutsu is an example of a quick draw response system, now become an ossified art.[1] The Drawpoint method of deploying a knife is a modern cognate alive with potential. Drawpoint is Comtech’s refinementContinue reading “DRAWPOINT”
EDGED ETTIQUETTE
“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Beyond This Horizon In the Aikido dojo the sword is the soul of the samurai and that spirit remains salient. Even a bokken (wooden sword) should be handled as the symbolic representationContinue reading “EDGED ETTIQUETTE”
Protective Arts 