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The Fighting Tomahawk
An Illustrated Guide to Using the Tomahawk and Long Knife as Weapons
By Col. Dwight McLemore
The Fighting Tomahawk is Col. McLemore's latest
offering from Paladin Press. Like his last work, Bowie
and Big Knife Fighting, Dwight again
presents a solid training manual that is also a feast for the eye. It
is rich with historic insight and lush with hundreds of his original
illustrations that convey "what to do" in a way which is clear and
memorable.
Coming in at 284 pages, The Fighting Tomahawk is slightly longer than
it's predecessor, but it has a lot of ground to cover, and
delivers the goods all the way.
In addition to all the many skills, drills, and combat sets described
for the tomahawk, the book also goes into considerable depth about
the correct use of the long knife as a companion weapon. As opposed
to the forward grip method espoused in Bowie
and Big Knife Fighting, the long knife
here is usually presented in a reverse grip mode. Learning the
applications, advantages, and disadvantages of both methodologies is
essential for the student of the knife who wishes to have a complete
knowledge.
There is also a very well thought out appendix section dealing with
the realities of throwing the tomahawk, which keeps an eye both to
the modern practical and historical reality of this tactic.
It's almost like getting 3 books for the price of 1, as you'll
learn the tomahawk, the knife, and tomahawk throwing skills all as an
integrated package!
To make things even easier for you, Dwight also includes training
outlines and suggestions, basically giving you a blueprint to work
from to develop the skills presented.
I think this book will greatly benefit all those interested in the
subject, whether for self defense or historical interest, and I
highly recommend it.