Bowie and Big Knife Fighting System
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- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-04-05 14:54:27
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Dwight C. McLemore
- ISBN：1979768994
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Summary
This valuable training guide provides insight into Jim Bowie， the "Bowie knife" and the fighting systems associated with both。 Reminiscent of art found in early fencing manuals， the 200+ pen-and-ink drawings in this book are so skillfully executed that they vividly convey the movement of the training sequences。 Whether you want to learn to fight with a big blade or just want to find out more about Bowie， this book is for you。
Reviews
Marcus Wynne
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Excellent book for the knife historian but especially the knife fighting practitioner。 Beautifully illustrated with Dwight’s own freehand drawings showing the different flow drills， Spanish Circle， guards， thrusts， cuts， parrys。 One of the few books in the martial field of the knife that you can actually use as a training manual/guide to at least get a good start。McElmore used to host Bowies on the Beach down at Virginia Beach， which was an all day full contact （with wooden Bowies） sparring even Excellent book for the knife historian but especially the knife fighting practitioner。 Beautifully illustrated with Dwight’s own freehand drawings showing the different flow drills， Spanish Circle， guards， thrusts， cuts， parrys。 One of the few books in the martial field of the knife that you can actually use as a training manual/guide to at least get a good start。McElmore used to host Bowies on the Beach down at Virginia Beach， which was an all day full contact （with wooden Bowies） sparring event — you had martial artists， Navy SEALs， military personnel and some old dudes out there mixing it up full contact on the sand。 Great fun！ 。。。more
Greg
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