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Filipino
Martial Arts Special &
LINK PAGE!
We have SO MANY cool links to Filipino Martial
Arts at Alliance that they get their OWN PAGE!!!
Medieval
and Renaissance Combat Arts LINK PAGE!
We have SO MANY cool links to Medieval and Renaissance
Combat at Alliance that they get their OWN PAGE!!!
Military
Combatives
LINK PAGE!
We have SO MANY cool links to Military
Combatives at Alliance that they get their OWN PAGE!!!
Point
Shooting LINK PAGE!
We have SO MANY cool links to Point Shooting at Alliance that they get their OWN PAGE!!!
Russian
Martial Arts LINK PAGE!
We have SO MANY cool links to Russian martial arts at
Alliance that they get their OWN PAGE!!!
Alliance Select Links
Alliance Martial
Arts
Hey...that's us! You can use this banner to make a link here
from your site though! Just right-click and "save as".
American Heritage Fighting
Arts Association
The American Heritage Fighting Arts Association was formed in to
promote the 19th century American martial arts, and grew out of the
original American Heritage Fighting Arts program started in 1997 at
Alliance.
American
Sambo Association
Dr. Brett Jacques web site where you can find more information on
Combat Sambo.
The Bullwhip
Hompage
Lots of info and all the basic to get you started - now go get
crackin'!
Cold Steel
Knives
Cold Steel knives are legendary when it comes to strength and cutting
power! Cold Steel now manufactures a whole range of other items like
combat shovels, axes, spears, warhammers, maces, swords, and so on
that meet these same high standards and are still easily affordable.
They also offer a video series on basics of the knife, and several
seminars a year in their "Cut and Don't be Cut" method.
Comtech
Jim Keating's Combat Technologies has been a leader in the knife
arts. Here you can find his new catalog of videos and self
defense products as well as the ever-changing, always interesting
MAAJAK World e-zine! You have to read it to believe it.

Edges
2
Edges Squared (E2) is Ed Burges shop where he turns out super high
quality training knives made from aircraft aluminum and finished as
beautifully as any hand made knife would be. The blades are
wide and well rounded, and he can make literally any knife you
want. He has many "stock" knives also available (tantos,
bowies, daggers, etc.) in a variety of finishes, from low end "first
trainers" to sweet high end pieces, sure to make people ask to borrow
your knife during class!
Gatka -
Dance of the Sword
Technically, Gatka is the name of a stick used to practice sword
fighting, but the name Gatka also refers to the martial art used by
the Sikhs of northern India. These are fierce warriors, and all
Sikhs regardless of whether they practice the fighting arts or not
carry a knife for religious reasons. The style uses weaving
footwork and a variety of sword applications, as well as spiritual
development.
Historical
Manuals By Patri Jones Pugliese
Patri is the oldest and largest source for photocopied combat
manuals from the Middle ages to the 1800's. Many of the oldest
manuals are not available here, but the selection is still quite
impressive. Hunting down the old manuals is half the challenge,
but here are some places to start.
Icon
Bazaar
The graphics of flags on the site were found at Icon
Bazaar. They offer a variety of nice, simple
graphics.
Irish
Stick Fighting
History and photos of Irish shilalie fighting, as well as links to
some other Celtic martial arts sights. No one will try to get
your lucky charms if you know how to kick their butt!
Kelly Worden
Kelly Worden runs Natural Spirit International (NSI) out in Tacoma, Washington
and was the first American to ever receive the title of Datu (Chieftain) from
Professor Remy Presas. Kelly is a dynamic instructor with a number of
videos to his credit, as well as the host of the popular "On The Edge" radio
program. Visit his site to download past radio interviews with top martial
arts instructors or to listen in live on Saturdays.
Knife
Directory

General Knife Information, from history and collecting to tactical
training, all areas of knife interest are here!
Lua - The
Ancient Hawaiian Martial Art
A fierce and secretive art now being taught openly by a true
Master. This is one of those arts that we've heard of since the
70's, where you'd spot the Lua people in photos with other, more well
known, Masters out of Hawaii. Now they are opening it up to the
world. An amazing arsenal of archaic weapons and very different
animal forms - shark bite style anyone?
Mark Hatmaker
Check out Mark Hatmaker's web site Extreme Self Protection for literally scores
of training DVDs on all aspects of Western boxing, wrestling, submission
fighting and conditioning. Top notch instruction you can really learn
from!
Matt
Fury
American collegiate wrestling champion, International Shuai-Jiao
(Chinese wrestling) champion, and student of the great Karl Gotch in
Catch wrestling. Matt is an incredible grappler and a dedicated
author and researcher. People either love him or they hate him, but Matt
is a guy who marches to his own beat and could care less either way.

Quarterly DVD series with Pete Kautz, James Keating and Special Guests like
James Loriega, Kelly Worden, Dale Seago, Bob Charron, Dwight McLemore, Bill
Bagwell, Mike Sastre, Dr. Remy Presas, "Big" Ken Smith and more!
Paladin
Press
Perhaps the most famous small press dedicated to action and military
works, who with their latest shift away from books on bombs and
poisons to more martial arts books and videos has become an excellent
source for information. Many of the people and groups mentioned
on this links page have works available through Paladin Press.
Patton
Knives
Top quality custom knives and swords by Rob and Dick Patton.
Rob is a Comtech trained Bowie knife fighter as well as an active
saber fencer and hunter / outdoorsman. His experience with using
blades shows in the way his knives handle. Great looks and great
performance with Patton Knives!
Read our interview with Rob Patton HERE!
Purpleheart
Armories
Top quality hand made purpleheart wood training weapons. These
swords and daggers are solid, balanced, and with some regular
maintenance will last a lifetime. From Great Swords to Rondel
daggers, they have all manner of European practice weapons.
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The premier reality-based fighting site on the Internet, no
art, no philosophy, just real fighting.
Sevillian Steel
James Loriega's web site for Spanish Navaja and related Spanish and French
fighting arts. James is the author of "Sevillian Steel" and the English
translation of "Manual Del Baraterro" and has a wealth of experience in many
martial disciplines.
Scientific
Fighting Congress
W. Hock Hochheim is a 23 year military and police veteran with a
lifetime of martial arts experience who leads the Scientific Fighting
Congress and its divisions - the American Knife Congress, Combat
Arnis, Unarmed Hand-to-Hand, etc. This group teaches a unified
system that is flexible and easy to learn yet absolutely deadly in
close combat. Recently the Congress has branched out into
firearms instruction as well. You will find a large number of
books and videos here that support this effort, as well as some
articles that give a sense of the Congress mission.
Silambam
This is a great site for information on the art of staff
play from India, known as Silambam.
Spike's
Place
Spike's Place has equipment reviews, articles and rants of a modern /
tactical nature from a gentleman who has seen the elephant. Grab a
cup of joe and head over to Spike's Place for some common sense talk,
without all the rhetoric.
Sunshine
Knife Outlet
Great source for bullwhips, knife throwing videos and large, quality,
hand-made throwing knives! Check out their article on target
construction as well! It is one of the best ideas I have seen for a
durable, easy to build, move, and repair target.
Western
Arts Digest
Hosted by Ken Pfrenger (of the Irish stick fighting sight) the
Western Arts Digest is read by an international group of active
Western stylists. The discussion is intelligent and good
natured, with many "name" WMA practitioners to be found here
Wild West Arts
Club
Wild West Arts Club (WWAC) is a group dedicated to the Western Arena
Arts, which include: Trick and Fancy Roping, Gun-Spinning,
Knife-Throwing, Whip-Cracking, Tomahawk Throwing, Trick Riding, and
Trick Horses.