The Fighting Tomahawk, Volume II: Further Studies in the Combat Use of the Early American Tomahawk Paperback – January 9, 2018

Great bookk lots of drill on tomahawk,plus using knife in reverse grip plus regular grip while using tomahawk ,throwing punching with left hand ,some kicks ,even eye gouges

As Volume II is, as the author explains, expanding on Volume I rather than adding to it, my review will expand on my review of Volume I. I have issues with common martial arts training. A lot of situations you train for are contrived, unrealistic, and in most cases, downright silly. Some martial arts are truly nothing more than a sport. A large amount of it bears no useful preparation for getting through an actual FIGHT. Been there, done that. Having said all that, there are good things about martial arts that an astute practitioner can focus on. This author's excellent books assume you have SOME martial arts background, and the material he presents is meant to be added to your "skillset" and used in the context of your styles of choice. It won't, by itself, make you a good fighter. If you have some background and experience in such matters, it can add tools to your arsenal to make you a better fighter. Of all the martial arts I've studied since my formal training, this author does a much better job of realism in the training than most. One must also realize that there is a lot more historical perspective to these books than most others, which I find enjoyable. As with my other review, I feel the author should at least make mention than these techniques can apply (with some tweaking) to ubiquitous modern objects like hammers. If one is to get the most practical use out of training and study of these arts, it must be applicable to not-ideal settings and use whatever resources are available at the time. Otherwise, you're back to the more silly aspects of martial arts and adherence to picture-perfect nonsense that applies until you put your shoes on and walk out the door.Oh, and did I mention that swinging around tomahawk-like objects is a heck of a lot of fun?

My husband is very happy with quality and content. Good buy

Full of good detail and excellent points.

I own a few tomahawks, so I picked up this book to learn more about them and to learn some techniques for (potentially) using them. This book was great. I accidentally ordered this book instead of the first volume, but I found it useful and easy to follow. I've never studied martial arts or sword fighting, and even though this book contained elements of both, it was easy to understand. There are lots of diagrams and step-by-step instructions for techniques, concepts, and practice drills. It may take a few minutes to understand the drawn diagrams, but most people will figure them out pretty quickly. Also, this is not one of those systems where you have to follow each technique 100 percent and get every tiny aspect perfect. For example, the section on footwork emphasizes the reader's ability to stay stable and balanced in doing the moves rather than studying the footwork diagrams and having to recreate them precisely each time. The moves feel pretty natural and make sense; the author would rather have you rely on that feeling instead of over thinking what you're doing. The author gives great advice and techniques, but doesn't get fanatical about it. There are sections on basic attack moves and angles, footwork, training, sparring, and using the off hand for open-handed moves or counter strikes with a knife. If you're looking to find out more about how to fight with a tomahawk (and what to do with your other hand) this book is great.

Very well written and useful for learning basic fighting techniques. I am very much enjoying all of Mac's books. Highly recoomend it and vol 1 as well.

I bought this for my husband, and he just loves it. It has a lot of detail and pictures; so much information is in this book.

I bought this book to learn more about the tomahawk in close quarters combat. At the time of my purchase (2013), the only written information on this subject was a Cold Steel article by Lynn Thompson ([...]), and "The Fighting Tomahawk."McLemore clearly put more time and thought into writing and excellent illustrations--it's high quality in its presentation. He is a very talented artist and it helps to put the reader into the situation.However, a lot of the information is a retread from "The Fighting Tomahawk." I wish I had not bothered with Volume I. Volume II adds more information (as it should), but it does meander around quite a bit, some of it has nothing to do with tomahawks ("eye gouges" and footwook, etc.). I am disappointed that it barely touches upon the use of the spike tomahawk, which is surprising given it prevalence (in the past, and in the current tomahawk market).If you REALLY want to study how to fight with a tomahawk, especially the spike tomahawk, then definitely read Bradak's "Combat Applications of the Tactical Tomahawk" . . . that came out in 2014. It is by far the superior text. I learned something new on just about every page of Bradak's book. A MUCH denser text than both of McLemore's tomahawk books. And as of this review it is much cheaper ($22).

this is insightful book

Simple et clair. Pas de clés impossibles à réaliser, pas de techniques réservés au forces spéciales. Des superbes dessins et un anglais très simple. Je recommande !

366 Seiten gespickt mit Information, Tips und Tricks. Auch historische Abrisse kommen nicht zu kurz. M.E. das Standardwerk fürs tomahawk fighting. Ausführlicher als Vol. 1 , doch setzt es in den basics ebendieses voraus.Man muß auch nicht unbedingt ein Englisch-Experte sein, um dieses Buch lesen zu können.Daher wenn kaufen, dann Vol.1 + Vol.2.Details siehe auch meine Rezension ü/ Vol.1Kaufempfehlung!

A great second book in the series about the combat use of the tomahawk. Great for historians. martial artist and reenactors.The big glaring problem with this, is it has no bibliography , Which is a very important element of any book. Good to check sources and further reading. I know there is a bibliography, but for some reason it did not come in this book.The problem is the book was printed at amazon at their GTA facility. They must have a print on demand data base of books. There is some kind of glitch in the system, so the whole book is not printed. I called amazon to see if they could remedy the problem. The customer care person said that they could refund me or send me a new book, but she could not guarantee that the new copy would have a bibliography. I did not want to take the gamble, so I kept the book. Very annoying indeed.If there is anyone out there who has this book with a bibliography. I would be grateful if you could make a copy and send it to me , Thanks.

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