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| AUTHOR: | John Styers |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paladin Press |
| ISBN: | 087364025X |
| TYPE: | Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Sports, Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts & Self-Defense |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Cold Steel
A good, but uneven, book on close combat Cold Steel is considered a classic book on close combat, and rightly so. It covers many aspects of the subject, including knife and bayonet fighting, stick fighting, knife throwing, and unarmed combat.
The book's weakness is its section on knife fighting techniques. Based on classical fencing, these are deadly. For the person using them. They are totally unworkable in a real-world situation -- whether on the battlefield or on the street.
On the other hand, the stick and unarmed techniques are easy to learn and brutally effective. These two sections of Cold Steel are well worth the price.
Decent, But Not Practical
There are quite a few reviews already, so I won't bore you by repeating some of the same things that have already been said. If you're interested in REALISTIC knife fighting techniques, check out "Knife Fighting and Throwing" by Vladimir Vasiliev (a video). He teaches the Russian Martial Art, Systema. The most effective and "to the point" system of self defense I've ever seen. Let's face it, this is what the Russian SPETSNAZ use... these guys make our Special Forces look like boyscouts.
Classic For a Reason -or- What To Do When Your Gun Jams
This is a complete fighting book, in that it REALLY tells you everything you NEED to know about fighting for keeps. What I like best about it (besides that fact that the techniques work, are easy to learn, the book is inexpensive, etc) is that the stance and many of the movements he teaches are the same for knife, stick, and unarmed combat. Most people who buy these books think that by merely owning them and flipping through them from time to time they automatically become qualified to judge the material. Hence some of the negative reviews. Amazingly enough, you actually have to read, study, and then practice. One review questioned the knife fighting techniques on the basis that they were developed from fencing- as if that is somehow an invalid form of short blade combat. Seemed to work fine for Jim Bowie and his ilk back before the revolver became affordable and reliable. I guess all of the people who died in knife duels using these techniques can get back up now. Another complained that you had to be quick to utilize them. Well, duh. If you actually read the instructions and THEN look at the pictures you will see why these techniques were effective against the Asian martial arts trained Kommies in Korea. Simple, brutal, and devastating. See also "Bowies, Big Knives, and The Best of Battle Blades" and "Everybody's Knife Bible". Combined with "Cold Steel", these three books will teach you everything you need to know about knives and their proper uses. One caveat- don't throw your knife in combat!!! Don't throw any knife unless it is designed for throwing!!! The knife throwing section of this book is novelty fluff, for people with too much time on their hands. Also, his knife grip on page 43 is obviously a misprint, so disregard it. Also also, don't lean your rifle against a tree where you can't get to it,like in the scenario he describes on page 37. If nothing else, your rifle will fall over and you will damage the finish.