Aryana Libris

Author : Imada Jeff
Title : The Balisong manual
Year : 1984

Link download : Imada_Jeff_-_The_Balisong_manual.zip

Foreword. The knife and knife fighting are the backbones of the Filipino martial arts. The difference between life or death rests solely on your skill, so there is little wonder why the Filipino martial arts are so effective and popular today. A product of that art is the unique and flashy Filipino balisong knife, which is currently sweeping the knife and martial arts world. After reading many articles about it-most with incorrect information-we at Know Now want to set the record straight with the true facts and history of this exciting weapon. The knife, any knife, carries with it connotations of evil, blood and death, but in actuality the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 gave final proof that hand weapons could no longer compete with gunpowder. In 1976 we were reluctant to reveal the dagger techniques in Dan Inosanto's FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS book. But today with so many easier ways to inflict genocide, we can discuss the blade with a clear conscience. No knife can compete with a "Saturday night special," or with a sniper with a telescopic sight and a 1116-inch trigger pull. As a famous historian aptly put it when referring to the invention of gunpowder, "Without it so many brave and valiant men would not have died at the hands of cowards. ... " ...