Sharkee training knives have been around for a few years now, and have quickly become a favorite in the martial arts and defensive knife training world. I feel that they fill a important gap between the wood and metal training knives we also use, and I am so impressed with the product that the Sharkee knife has become the standard training blade for all new students here at Alliance. They have several advantages for the new student of the fighting arts, as I will explain here.

First off, the Sharkee knives are made from a slightly flexible yet incredibly strong injection-molded plastic. Unlike wood or metal, there is no chance of the blade getting nicks or splinters from contact which can be dangerous to other students. Imagine having a big splinter rammed into your arm by a damaged wooden knife - not fun, and I have seen it happen!

Using cord to wrap the handle is a simple touch you can add
to improve grip and easily identify your training knife! Lanyard is optional.

Being injection molded plastic, the Sharkee blades are practically indestructible and you will not have to worry about abusing them in training. They can take whatever you dish out. Unless you lose it, this will be the last training knife you will ever need to buy. (Of course, like most of us, you probably ENJOY having a variety of training blades available, so it won't stop you there!)

The Sharkee knives are 11" long, and have 1/2" thick blades with very rounded edges. There are no sharp corners to be found anywhere on these knives! This mean extra safety for you and your partner when doing high-speed drills where you make contact, like in Cover & Slash where the arms are targeted for slashing attacks. At only 4 ounces in weight, they are very light and don't end up acting like little clubs on the bones of your arms the way a heavy wood or metal trainer can.

A close up of this very simple and traditional twisted pattern

Practicing knife disarms with the Sharkee knives is more realistic than practicing with the commonly used wooden dowel or other round training weapon since the Sharkee knives have definite edges to them. This is important, since when performing a disarm it is vitally important that you apply pressure to the weapon's flat and not the weapon's edge. Since the Sharkee knife is plastic, you also won't have to worry about breaking mirrors or windows when doing strip-and-send style disarms that cause the knife to rocket out of the attackers hand.

Finally, these training knives are very economical compared to wood or metal. The standard "wooden tanto" used in most dojos (and hardly better than a wooden dowel) costs almost as much as one of these, and comparable sized metal training knives cost easily 3-5 times more. I think the Sharkee knives have one of the best bang-for-the-buck ratios in this department.

Bottom line? We use them here at Alliance. They are a required item for training. What more can I say?

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