Recreational Knife Throwing, Reviews

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By Modern Knives Staff (MKS)

RECREATIONAL KNIFE THROWING
By John Bailey

John Bailey has put together some interesting material on throwing knives. He has been throwing knives of various types for 4 decades or more. He was a close friend of the famous Harry Mc Evoy. Harry is a legend in knife throwing circles and was one of the first recognized knife masters of modern times. John is sincerely trying to pass along some of Harry's teachings in this tape and a few of his own discoveries too. Knife throwing is an art and a sport. It is interpreted by its fans in many different ways. Theories abound on every aspect of it. Fantasy and fun freely blends with deadly reality in many cases. Not so with Mr. Bailey's tape. He promises sport knife throwing and that's what you get. He has some very slick devices and drills to help hone one's skills. He demonstrates these and other aspects of knife throwing quite well. He covers safety, making targets, pre-knife throwing exercises with tennis balls, and more. Once in awhile he rambles off the subject and goes into some other aspect of knife throwing , but generally he comes through in delivering credible instruction in the ways a knife may be thrown. Bingo! I met John at the BLADE show in Atlanta. He is a sincere person that has something to offer those interested in the martial arts or sport knife throwing. This tape gets you thinking in the right manner, it motivates and inspires you to get out there and have fun. It addresses the aspect of knife throwing as being able to be a family event. Kids love to throw knives (under adult supervision and safe conditions). For beginning throwers this tape is great! It hits all the right points and does it in an entertaining manner. Perhaps the only aspect of this tape that I would modify, if it were me (and it ain't) would be it's length. It is a long tape, I would do a little more editing and cut out some of the excess footage. But, that's what that fast forward button is for, isn't it? Both John Bailey and us here at MK advise you to be careful and exercise caution at all times when throwing knives.

This knife throwing video tape is available from John Bailey directly.

You can reach John at:
Ph. 407-696-7255
240 E. Bahama Rd., Winter Springs, Fl. 32708-3504
Fax: 407-696-7255

James Keating ©1998 Combat Technologies, Inc.

Recreational Knife Throwing,

A video by... John Bailey,
Bailiwick Enterprises,

240 E. Bahama Road
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Fax (407) 696-7255
Email:bahamajohn@sprintmail.com
VHS, 45 minutes. $19.95 plus $4 postage. Send check or money order payable
to John L. Bailey. No C.O.D.'s.

American Survival Guide/November 1998

John Bailey says that if you can throw a baseball, you can learn what it takes to throw and stick a knife, at distances from four feet on up to 71 feet. The video discusses different types of throwing knives, techniques for knife throwing, determining distance, proper releases, how to build targets, and correcting mistakes. John Bailey has over 40 years of knife throwing experience including, Ranger Jungle warfare Training with the 199th Light Fighters. He has taught thousands of people from Army Ranges to Christian boy's clubs. John was a long time friend of Harry McEvoy and helped in the design of more than one of his famous knives. You'll learn how to throw everything from bayonets to scissors with this tape.

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Recreational Knife Throwing,

A video by... John Bailey, Bailiwick Enterprises,

A video by... John Bailey,
Bailiwick Enterprises,