Books like Knife fighting by Michael D. Janich

Learn practical knife‑combat techniques from a seasoned instructor who has trained with U.S. military units, Asian martial arts blade experts, and street fighters.

This is the classic book on knife fighting from one of the world's foremost experts. From it, you will learn all the facets of the art: assassination methods, history and development of knife design and in-depth reviews of the techniques perfected by Fairbairn, Biddle, Applegate and others. Rare photos and never-before-published info on oriental techniques.

The KA-BAR Fighting/Utility Knife is the most widely recognized and popular combat knife ever to be produced in the United States. Since its introduction on 23 November 1942, the KA-BAR has performed brilliantly on the battlefields of Europe, the South Pacific, Korea, Southeast Asia, Central America and the Middle East, earning its moniker as the "ultimate fighting knife." Early in 1995 the KA-BAR company decided to update the venerable combat veteran to ensure its combat readiness for the next century and immediately began assembling a team of the top military combat men in the country. On this team was the author, Greg Walker. In this book Walker gives readers an inside view of the exacting design criteria, cutting-edge materials, extensive factory tests and exhaustive real-life field tests that went into the historic redesign of the blade, handguard, handle, pommel and sheath of the ultimate fighting knife of the future. The new fighting knife excelled at these rigorous tests, earning the right to be called a KA-BAR.

You may think you know knife fighting theory through books, magazines and martial arts training, but unless you've actually been assaulted with a knife, it's all theory! The knife fighting techniques in Put 'Era Down, Take 'Era Out! were developed in one of the most violent environments on Earth - Inside Folsom Prison. Anyone can be the subject of a knife attack. Maximize your chances for survival by learning realistic aspects of knife attack and defense. These deadly techniques were developed in the violence of Folsom Prison and go far beyond what you learn in karate class. Forget what you’ve seen in movies and on television—a knife attack is usually fast, furious, and often fatal. When it comes to increasing your chances of surviving, even the best martial arts schools are no match for the hard lessons learned in brutal institutions like Folsom Prison. Folsom alum Don Pentecost’s no-nonsense guide cuts through the Hollywood myths and covers valuable information like:* Defending yourself against an attack* Going on the offensive* Training methods to maximize your chances of survivalIf it’s true that, as a poet once said, “prison is like high school with knives”, then facilities like Folsom are the Ivy League of violence. Serving a sentence at Folsom is like earning a PhD in staying alive. Don Pentecost has done the time so you don’t have to.