Books & more: Knife fighting with combat knives

Two men attacking each other with knives? Quite entertaining on TV in a crime show, imaginable in all cities in problem areas. Dealing with it oneself? Rather frowned upon. - Dietmar Pohl and Jim Wagner break the taboo. In this book, as the title suggests, it is about combat knives. Knife maker Dietmar Pohl - well known not only since Pohl Force - explains the functional design principles behind them and also presents current trends. This way, the reader gets an idea of the technology involved in combat knives. Close combat expert Jim Wagner then explains what a knife fight looks like, what techniques are applied here, and how to realistically train for it. As always, a book does not replace a course. But for those who are starting to be interested in combat knives and close combat techniques, this is the ideal entry point. If you should have a book on this topic, this would be it.

“Combat Knife - Knife Fight: Knife Model - Combat Techniques - Carrying Systems. Everything about self-defense knives”, by Dietmar Pohl and Jim Wagner, Wieland Verlag, 2007, 203 pages. The book costs directly from Wieland Verlag, at bookstores, or on Amazon for 39.80 euros.