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Some background on Blade Brothers Knives: Sportive knife fighting club Blade Brothers was founded in summer 2007 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Founders of the club worked out its own training methodology of knife fighting, based on the principles of efficiency and easy implementation of fight techniques constantly testing it during competitions and friendly duels comprising all […]
Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear Benchmade Releases Rukus II Auto-folder The Breach-Bang-Clear News Team Benchmade Knives has introduced the Rukus II family of folders. The Rukus II is the return of one of Benchmade’s most popular early designs (one that was discontinued many years ago). It is a push-button auto-opener with a CPMS30V steel blade and 6061-T6 […]
I just recently received the DART knife in the mail. After watching Doug Marcaida’s videos and doing my own research I decided to pull the trigger and make the purchase. What sold me on the design is the feature with reverse grip deployment. I’ve carried an Emerson Super Karambit and always loved the quick deployment […]
The ASP P12 is the best and most compact (without loss of effectiveness) tactical expandable baton you can get for the money. A pro member recently sought my advice on a singularly most ideal, real-world use self-defense weapon for a civilian in moderately dangerous urban environments. Most Americans would think a gun would be best […]
After recently releasing Grandpa’s Ax, designed by TOPS Knives CEO Leo Espinoza’s father, the company continues to tap into the minds of those closest to them. This time it’s a barong-inspired machete called the Yacare 10.0, designed by none other than Craig Powell, General Manager at TOPS. The Yacare leverages its unusual dimensions to make it a high-intensity, mid-size […]
GiantMouse’s third major release of 2017 is the new GM3, which will be available for purchase tomorrow morning. Designers Jesper Voxnaes and Jens Ansø have put out a knife that represents a significant departure from their previous GiantMouse folders. “The goal was to create a knife in a size that would allow for a more ‘gentlemanly’ carry […]
If necessity is the mother of invention, then experience is the grandpappy of refinement. Ever since the advent of the firearm, soldiers have carried edged weapons as a backup. From Pirates to Hessians to Rangers, fighters know the value of good steel. Far from another Rambo or Crocodile Dundee monstrosity, the Spartan Blades CQB tool is a […]
I’ve been a knife guy for quite some time and have carried one on me since the 90’s. Over time my preferred knife changes as does my philosophy of use and reason for carrying. We have published several articles on the Loadout Room pertaining to carrying a concealed fixed blade for personal defense. Although this […]
The fighting knife has evolved much in the course of human warfare. Modern knife fighting techniques garnered from fighting styles around the world have further refined stabbing implements. There are several designs that are well-tested and have proven themselves in the field as of late. The Special Operations Combatives Program Dagger otherwise known as the […]
Courtesy of Tactical Life Every year, the cutlery industry debuts a ton of new models, and as in every past year for the last several decades, I have once more discovered that the death of the tactical knife “fad” is just more wishful thinking by certain traditionalists. If anything, it is picking up speed rather […]
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