Balisong: The Lethal Art of Filipino Knife Fighting

Welcome addition to my library.

exactly what I was looking for, covers all the basics in detail plus the addition of some more advanced technics

A good introduction to this art(?)

Fast delivery well packaged good easy to read and well illistrated booklet

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Certamente un untile manuale per chi volesse avvicinarsi ai rudimenti dell'utilizzo del coltello balisong. Molte foto ed una buona descrizione delle tecniche.

Well written book. I wish the flipping patterns were better described. It might just be my understanding. When it came to the patterns and knife movements it was much easier to follow. I did enjoy the book and refer back to it when training.

Balisong: The Lethal Art of Filipino Knife Fighting by Sid Campbell, Gary Cagaanan and Sonny Umpad is a great volume amongst the numerous Filipino martial arts books that emerged during the 1980s. This volume includes sections on the background and history of the balisong knife. The use of the balisong as a “fist load” is featured, offering a less-lethal application of the weapon. There is a section on flipping the balisong, a particular source of attraction for this type of knife. The book introduces a sequence of movements called the “Seventeen Slashes of Death” that includes various slashes, as well as thrusting techniques. The experienced Filipino martial arts exponent would recognize the first five movements of this sequence as standard among the striking patterns of various FMA lineages. Training phases, using sticks, follow the Seventeen Slashes. These training phases effectively illustrate the intimate link between stick, blade and empty hand usage in the Filipino systems. The book features many practical applications against the knife, as well as other weapons, in the latter segments. It is in these applications that this particular volume stands out, as the Filipino fighting arts are especially noted for their utility against any type of weapon in an encounter. One clearly sees how similar movements can counter attacks with a knife, a heavy stick, broken bottle, chain or machete. Highly recommended! – Review by Jose G. Paman, author of Arnis Self-Defense and author of Ngo Cho: Southern Shaolin Five Ancestor Kung-Fu

Je ne suis pas un grand fan des livres sur le couteau papillon : il est parfois difficile de comprendre la technique d'après des photos. Ce livre ne fait pas exception. Les techniques "de combat" ne sont pas très poussées. Cela reste tout de même un des meilleurs du genre et il se laisse lire sans déplaisir. Je préfère les bouquins de Jeff Imada...

レビュー遅れました。バタフライナイフの色々な動きを写真で解説したマニュアルです