self-defense construction professional do-it-yourself

books:

Mook Jong Construction Manual: Building Modern and Traditional Wooden Dummies on a Budget

7 reviews
Michael Janich

Paladin Press, 2000

innovative and great reference tool
its a great book. the human response dummy is worth the price of the book itself. being handy with tools helps but you dont have to have handyman skills. i supplemeted this with free info on the net but the book is well worth the price. i added to the human response dummy design and made two legs instead of one and in addition to having a knife fighting dummy I have a takedown dummy i use for ...

Street Steel: Choosing And Carrying Self-Defense Knives

4 reviews
Michael Janich

Paladin Press, 1996

Level Headed
No matter what your expertise in self defense, the carrying of a knife and the study of Martial Bladecraft (self defense with the use of a knife) Michael Janich is still the most level headed, even keeled instructor out there. He has a lot of expertise in the field and probably more respect from other Martial Artists than any other well known figure in the bladecraft industry. Michael writes ...

Switchblade: The Ace of Blades

7 reviews
Ragnar Benson

Paladin Press, 2004

A solid history of switchblades and their marketing
Originally published in 1989, and now revised and updated by edged-weapons expert Michael D. Janich, Switchblade: The Ace Of Blades is a solid history of switchblades and their marketing for automatic knife collectors, historians, and users. From the evolution of new locking and release mechanisms, to the differences between modern gravity, butterfly, and one-handed opening knives, switchblade ...

Blowguns: The Breath Of Death

4 reviews
Michael Janich

Paladin Press, 1993

Amazing book on an important primitive weapon.
This amazing little book tells everything a layman wish to know about one of the most fascinating, efficient, and seldom-know of the weapons of the World: the Blowgun. Blowguns history, construction, and usage; conventional projectiles making and usage; advanced projectiles making (such as stun-type, mace-type, target, hunting, broadheaded, incendiary, explosive, even poisoned ones). A chapter ...

Speak Like a Native: Professional Secrets for Mastering Foreign Languages

4 reviews
Michael Janich

Paladin Press, Boulder CO, 2004

Tips, tricks, and techniques for language mastery
Speak Like A Native: Professional Secrets For Mastering Foreign Languages by linquistic expert Michael D. Janich (who worked as a POW/MIA Investigation Team Lader and served as interpreter for official negotiations between American and Vietnamese delegations) is packed with tips, tricks, and techniques for language mastery as used by professionals. Part one covers how to get organized, including ...

Bullseyes Don't Shoot Back

9 reviews
Rex Applegate, Michael Janich

Paladin Press, 1998

Applegate Updated
This book updates the close quarter handgun firing section of "Kill or Get Killed." Point shooting has a couple of advantages over using the sights. Focus on the sights psychologically removes the shooter from the gun fight and can increase accuracy--but the human eye can focus on only one thing at a time. Fratricide (shooting brother police officers) is one of the pitfalls of using your ...

Knife Fighting: A Practical Course

33 reviews
Michael Janich

Paladin Press, 1993

book was a gift
I am very pleased with this purchase in that the price was reasonable and the delivery was quick.

Homemade Martial Arts Training Equipment: A Do-It-Yourself Guide

5 reviews
Michael D. Janich

Paladin Press, 2002

It's easy for this book to pay for itself
When I attended one of Janich's classes, we used some of his home-made training knives. I bought this book then. Since then I've built a few of the projects that he describes in the book. Many pieces of martial arts training equipment cost $50, $100 or $250 if you buy them new. If you buy this book and build even a couple of the projects you WILL save money when compared to buying the ...