The Fighting Tomahawk: The Video
by Dwight C. McLemore
SKU HAWKDVD-P
805966 062136250 minutes
DESCRIPTION
A uniquely American weapon, the tomahawk has been used in warfare from 18th century colonial skirmishes to the modern battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. In this groundbreaking video, veteran Dwight McLemore has taken the painstaking research that made his book The Fighting Tomahawk such a best-seller and adapted it to video, showing not only how the tomahawk was used during the Colonial era, but also how it can be used as an almost unbeatable self-defense tool today.
In addition to the hard-and-fast tactics of tomahawk fighting, McLemore takes you through the history of the weapon and its evolution from the ball-headed war club that made the American Indians such feared hand-to-hand fighters to the razor-sharp field axe and beyond. The fighting techniques taught include learning basic grips and angles, mastering footwork that will always put you at the most advantageous position to attack, striking at close range, combining cutting and chopping, surprising your opponent with low-line kicks, and much more. He also includes dangerous live-blade work, sparring, and throwing of the weapon to give you the combat skills any frontiersman would have.
The pioneers didn't bother with martial arts dogma, and neither should you – let this video teach you how to fight like a true American warrior. For information purposes only.
AUTHOR BIO
Dwight C. McLemore is a retired combat arms officer with the U.S. Army and is an accomplished bladesman and instructor. He is renowned for his vast knowledge of Bowie and big-knife fighting and has more than 18 years of experience in self-defense and martial arts. The owner of the School of Two Swords, McLemore is rated expert level with the American Knife Congress, is certified in kung fu and holds 1st dan in kendo.
CHAPTER LIST
DVD CHAPTER LIST
1) Grips, Stances, and Guards
2) Accessing the Tomahawk
3) Interlude: Touching the Face of History
4) Angles of Attack
5) Interlude: Just What Is a Tomahawk?
6) Movement
7) Interlude: Types of Tomahawks
8) Cutting, Chopping, and Flourishing
9) The Punch and the Rake
10) Interlude: Cultures in Conflict
11) The Kick and the Backspike
12) Interlude: The War Club
13) Blocking and Deflecting
14) Interlude: Training Equipment
15) Live Blade Practice
16) Interlude: 18th and 19th Century Rough and Tumble Fighting
17) Throwing
18) Interlude: Hammer and Screwdriver
19) Sparring
20) Combat Scenarios
21) Interview with Dwight C. McLemore
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