Highland Knife Fighting With the Dirk and Sgian Book by Christopher Scott Thompson (Preowned) Judo Gear USA 6 Katamochi kotegaeshi inside

6 Katamochi kotegaeshi inside

A New Art of Self-Defense

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Francesco Proietti and Michio Takase Kancho (Japan)

Highland Knife Fighting With the Dirk and Sgian Book by Christopher Scott Thompson (Preowned) Judo Gear USA 6 Katamochi kotegaeshi insideIn this entertaining and informative look at the Highland dirk, author Christopher Thompson examines a number of Scottish historical and oral sources to document the role of the knife in Gaelic society. Although worn by all classes of society, the dirk was the primary weapon of the common clansmen, and since it was worn indoors as well as outdoors, it was the favored weapon for acts of revenge and self defense. Highland Knife Fighting traces the