Weapons

One of the most intriguing aspects of edged weapons personal defense skills is the art of disarming. Given its life-threatening risk factor, disarming is considered the absolute highest level of skill in the bladed arts. Labeled by the Masters of Edged...

Interested in buying a folding knife? Where do you start? What important features should you look for? What about blade shapes, serrated edges and the mind-boggling number of different styles, locking and opening mechanisms, blade-steels and handle...

Due largely to its effectiveness, Escrima is one of the world's most popular martial arts systems. Grandmaster Leo M. Giron designed this method to overcome a larger and stronger opponent in life-or-death encounters. Giron’s Escrima contains many...

THE JAPANESE SWORD is a weapon steeped in history and long-developed over many centuries. Swords may differ in size, shape, field of application and method of manufacture --- the most commonly known types of Japanese swords are the katana, wakizashi, and...

AT THE CORE OF GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY training is the use of less-lethal and impact weapons --- most predominant of those, the traditional police baton. Written in 1967 and published in conjunction with the F.B.I. Training Academy, this...

Richard Kim's books on kobudo have been out of print for years but now we have brought them back out all in one book for you to learn from. Learn the Okinawan weapons forms of the 3 of the greatest weapons masters of all time, Matsu Higa, Hama Higa,...

The TORONADO BROAD SWORD is probably the most celebrated Chinese weapon of them all. One of these great instruments in the hands of a practiced martial artist is enormously effective, and two at once have a mind-boggling potential. This wonderful book...

By Richard Kim 10th dan.  This book like numbers 1 and 3 has easy to follow photos of some of the weapons forms of Hama Higa one of OkinawaÌs most famous kobudo masters. Again easy to follow photos that beginners and instructors can follow...

Kobudo Okinawan Weapons of Chatan Yara is the third book in a series by Richard Kim.  In this volume you will learn the first and second sai katas of Chatan Yara, as well as a very rare form using the Techu, a very unique weapon.  95...

Kobudo Volume 1 was the second book published by Masters Publication with Richard Kim.as the author.  This book is perfect for those interested in traditional weapons forms. 109 pages. This is a book in PDF format for digital download.

Brilliant, very clear and precise photos will teach you the fine points of the Tai Chi Chinese sword fighting, including a rare form and set that is taught by Li Zhen, a famous Chinese Master of one of the world’s oldest...

By J. Christoph Amberger. #150. 7 x 10, 296 pages, paperback. ISBN #1-892515-04-0. This is the most complete treatise ever on the art of European edged weapons combat. In this volume, the author discusses the development of sword fighting...

 By Amante P. Marinas Sr and Amante P. Marinas Jr. #131. 7 X 10, 187 pages, paperback. ISBN #0-86568-265-8. Once the sole property of the Philippines, the balisong is quickly gaining favor with practitioners throughout the world as a weapon...

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Traditional Ninja Weapons by  Charles Daniel   Learn: training, distancing, leverage skills and weapons such as knife,staff, spear, naginata and sword  

This rare old publication teaches you why so many police forces even today are using these uniquely Okinawan weapons in modern society. This book will show you so many of the basic and advanced techniques taught today, like chokes, spins, strikes...

Hugo Castello was the man who taught Bruce Lee fencing techniques that he then used in JKD. Hugo is the definitive master of the art of fencing and this book will teach you all this and more, from hand techniques to foot work, parrying and...

Kobudo Okinawan Weapons of Chatan Yara is the third book in a series by Richard Kim.  In this volume you will learn the first and second sai katas of Chatan Yara, as well as a very rare form using the Techu, a very unique weapon.  95 pages