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Martial Blade Concepts - The Enhanced Version

MARTIAL BLADE CONCEPTS - THE ENHANCED VERSION
A Crash Course in Defensive Knife Tactics

What do you really need to know to defend yourself effectively with a knife? World-renowned edged-weapons expert Michael Janich hears that question a lot. And this video is his answer.

Completely revised and updated, this step-by-step instructional DVD features all the information that made the original Martial Blade Concepts title one of the best selling videos of its kind. Janich explains the irrefutable logic of his Martial Blade Concepts (MBC) system and clearly demonstrates how concealable, legally carried knives and an intimate knowledge of the vulnerabilities of human anatomy can be used to quickly and reliably stop any armed attacker. He then leads you step by step through the simple, easily learned critical skills of the MBC curriculum and teaches you how to perfect them through progressive reflex training drills.

Nearly 50% longer that the original version, this enhanced video also features never-before-seen bonus material in which Janich explains the latest advances of MBC tactics and reveals the secrets of MBC solo training methods, both with and without apparatus.

If you're serious about developing real defensive knife skills, this is the training resource you've been waiting for.
For academic study only. Color, 1 hour 23 minutes.

Standard and Widescreen Letterbox Format

DVD Price: $29.95

 

Practical Unarmed Combatives Volume 1

PRACTICAL UNARMED COMBATIVES VOLUME 1
Critical Skills Of Damithurt Silat

Damithurt Silat is not an esoteric Asian martial art. Literally pronounced “Damn, it hurts a lot!” it is Michael Janich’s brutally practical and unapologetically irreverent system of modern self-defense. The result of more than 30 years of training, research, and analysis of the world’s most effective fighting arts, Janich’s curriculum does the homework for you—boiling empty-hand tactics down to the critical skills that you really need to survive a violent encounter.

Practical Unarmed Combatives Volume 1 lays the groundwork for your self-protection skills by teaching you a single combative sequence that can be used both preemptively and defensively to counter dozens of the most common street attacks. It also reveals the secret of “physiological potential,” a concept that allows you to harness the full power of every body motion and apply it as a spontaneous combative technique. You’ll also learn the dynamic power of “cycling,” devastating low-line knees and kicks, and sure-fire defensive tactics like the “shoulder stop” that take advantage of your body’s natural mechanics and intuitive responses to enable you to fight the way you were meant to fight.

If you’re looking for a truly practical guide to developing logical, functional unarmed fighting skill, this is it.

For academic study only. Color, approx. 1 Hour 11 Minutes
Widescreen Letterbox Format

DVD Price $29.95

 

Practical Unarmed Combatives Volume 1

PRACTICAL UNARMED COMBATIVES VOLUME 2
Critical Skills Of Damithurt Silat

Practical Unarmed Combatives Volume 2 continues your education in the combative logic of Damithurt Silat. Building on the knowledge of Volume 1, this video teaches you the secrets of the most effective defensive tactic you could ever learn. Common to all functional fighting arts, this movement, known as hubud in the Filipino systems, can be the key to defeating dozens of common street attacks, if you understand and master its full potential. Janich's detailed explanation of the science behind this tactic and the secrets of integrating it into your hardwired reflexes will give you that understanding.

Janich also reveals his simple but highly effective methods of limb control and head control that will enable you to instantly shut down your attacker and remain safe while you finish the fight on your terms. These unique methods include passes, slap-downs, and wraps, as well as the incredible "Bela Lugosi" a sure-fire defense against the hardest punches that you can learn in a matter of minutes.

Finally, this video shows you how to round out your skills with the tactics of high-speed joint locks, wrenches, and breaks. These savage tactics literally demolish your attackers limbs on contact and will give you a life-saving edge in any street encounter.

For academic study only. Color, approx. 1 Hour 36 Minutes
Widescreen Letterbox Format

DVD Price: $29.95

 

Forever Armed

FOREVER ARMED
A Combative Guide To The Practical Use Of Improvised Weapons

Most self-defense programs recognize the tremendous potential of improvised weapons as viable defensive tools. Unfortunately, much of what is taught concerning their use is either incomplete or misguided, untested theory. To really employ improvised weapons in personal defense, you need more than James Bond-style tricks; you need sound tactics, planning and preparation, environmental awareness, and a solid training methodology. Renowned personal-protection instructor Michael Janich presents just such a plan in FOREVER ARMED.

For acedemic study only. Color, approx. 1 hour 50 minutes
Widescreen Letterbox Format

DVD Price:$39.95

 

Fighting Folders

FIGHTING FOLDERS
The Definitive Guide to Personal Defense with Tactical Folding Knives

In this DVD veteran knife instructor Michael Janich shatters the commonly held illusions regarding folders and their reliability and reveals little-known secrets of knife selection, carry methods, proper grip and split-second one-handed openings. He then presents a comprehensive hands-on course in folding knife tactics, including cutting and thrusting methods, defensive responses, reflex training drills, secrets of high-speed combination cutting and the realities of knife stopping power. Janich also shows you how to combine empty-hand skills, rapid deployment techniques and knife tactics to make the folder an invaluable ally in close-quarter combat. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 75 min. total.

DVD Price: $39.95

 

Advanced Fighting Folders

ADVANCED FIGHTING FOLDERS
State-of-the -Art Training and Tactics for the Defensive Use of Tactical Folding Knives

Michael Janich takes his no-nonsense, get-home-alive folding knife tactics to the next level in this instructive two-DVD video production from Paladin Press. Building on the foundation of technique established with his best-selling Fighting Folders, Janich continues your education through step-by-step instruction in knife fighting footwork, live-hand tactics, high-speed disarms and advanced reflex training drills. Janich teaches you how to turn theory into application, revealing the secrets of combat knife draws, tactical folder defenses from disadvantaged positions and the tactics of “Speed Stops” – lightning-fast defenses that immediately disable an attacker upon contact. Hone your defensive skills as sharp as your blade with this ultimate guide to the tactical folding knife. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 150 min. total

DVD Price: $89.95

 

Mastering Fighting Folders

MASTERING FIGHTING FOLDERS
Secrets of Reverse-Grip Knife Fighting and Advanced Folding Knife Tactics

Recognized edged-weapon expert Michael Janich continues his best-selling Fighting Folders video series with this comprehensive course in reverse-grip knife tactics. Building upon the foundation of the first two volumes in the series, Janich first shows you how to adapt standard-grip knife skills to the body dynamics of reverse grip. He then presents step-by-step instruction in his combat-oriented variations of the classic Filipino reverse-grip training drills, including “Trap and Roll,” “Cover and Slash,” palisut and hubud. More importantly, he teaches you how to extract the appropriate skills from each of these drills so you can instantly and reflexively respond with the most effective technique in a defensive situation. Finally, he reveals the secrets of getting “up close and impersonal” with your knife work, integrating never-before-seen instruction in pentjak silat footwork and throwing technique with all the skills of the Fighting Folders series to create an unstoppable edged-weapon fighting system.

Combining Janich’s proven instructional style, multiple camera angles and spectacular digital slow motion, this video sets a new standard in edged-weapon training videos. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 150 min.

DVD Price: $79.95

 

Mastering Fighting Folders

COUNTER-BLADE CONCEPTS
Realistic Empty-Hand Tactics Against Edged-Weapon Attacks

Counter-Blade Concepts (CBC) is a true system of defensive tactics designed to maximize your chances of survival against real edged-weapon attacks. It is based on more than 30 years of research and training in the world’s best knife and counter-knife arts, as well as a critical analysis of actual edged-weapon attacks.

Renowned edged-weapon expert Michael Janich begins by teaching you how to minimize injury to yourself while quickly disabling your attacker to make your escape or draw your own weapon. If immediate escape isn’t possible, Janich shows you how to control and destroy the attacking limb while you bring a swift and decisive end to the fight, including methods of turning the blade back against your attacker. Finally, he shows you how to integrate these tactics into a comprehensive system designed to defeat knives, screwdrivers, box cutters and other edged weapons and the thugs who wield them. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 150 minutes.

DVD Price: $79.95

 

Martial Cane Concepts

Martial Cane Concepts
A Realistic System of Walking Stick Self-Defense

Using a "keep it practical" approach, veteran instructor Michael Janich has developed Martial Cane Concepts, a self-defense system specifically geared toward people with physical limitations. In other words, Martial Cane Concepts, is not for the expert stick fighter or martial artist; it's for the 65-year-old man or woman who may actually need to fight for his or her life against a punk prowling for an easy target.

After observing that traditional stick-fighting methods require physical training and abilities beyond the grasp of most people who carry a cane out of need, Janich came up with two uncomplicated sequences of techniques that can be applied to many different situations. This approach also makes the system perfect for the non-martial artist who's interested in protecting him- or herself.

Martial Cane Concepts teaches a self-defense system that is:

To round out this instruction, Janich also includes material for personal protection minded people with solid physical attributes who choose to carry a cane as the ultimate PC weapon.

There is no fancy stuff in Martial Cane Concepts no throws, flips or locks. Just solid information on choosing the best cane for your needs and then using it to strike, thrust and block to protect yourself from harm. For academic study only. Color, approx. 70 min.

DVD Price: $39.95

 

Fighting Folders

CONTEMPORARY KNIFE TARGETING
Modern Science vs. W.E. Fairbairn's Timetable of Death

by Christopher Grosz and Michael D. Janich

William E. Fairbairn’s Timetable of Death—a section in Fairbairn’s book All-In Fighting that identifies the major arteries of the human body and lists the amount of time it would take to bleed to unconsciousness or death when any of these blood vessels are severed—has been used for years as a standard reference tool by students of edged-weapon tactics. But when Colorado police officer Christopher Grosz began studying the timetable to validate its use as a reference for law-enforcement responses to edged-weapon attacks, he made a surprising discovery: the information in it was flawed.

Grosz began a thorough analysis of Fairbairn’s work, human anatomy, and the realities of effective knife targeting and later teamed up with knife expert Michael Janich to document it all in Contemporary Knife Targeting. The research in this book was conducted with the help of recognized experts in both the medical and tactical fields. It takes full advantage of state-of-the-art medical studies directly related to the effects of edged weapons on the human body. It also reveals the real purpose behind Fairbairn’s original Timetable and expands its scope to include the full spectrum of targets on the human body that are vulnerable to knife attacks. The result is a modern, medically accurate version of Fairbairn’s original timetable—plus contemporary self-defense applications of the updated data—that will become the new definitive resource for all students of edged-weapon tactics. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, 152 pp.

Book Price: $24.95

This book is dedicated to one of its authors, Christopher Grosz. Chris was a decorated officer of the Littleton, Colorado police department, a defensive tactics master instructor, a life-long martial artist, a dedicated father and husband, and the truest of friends. The inspiration for this book, the countless hours of research behind the information it presents, and the commitment to provide his brother officers and defense-minded citizens with the best, most technically accurate information available, were all his. Although I had the honor to help put it into words, this book is Chris’s work.

Tragically, Chris passed away during the early stages of the work on this book. To honor him and the family he left behind, I completed the project and did my best to make it everything he wanted it to be. In doing so, I sincerely hope that I have helped create a fitting and enduring tribute to a great man and a great friend.

I miss you brother.

Michael D. Janich
June 2006

 

Blowguns

BLOWGUNS
The Breath of Death

The blowgun is a mysterious tool of silent death. In this book, blowgun expert Michael Janich reveals the many secrets of its capabilities and uses: how to buy or make your own blowgun and darts (including "special" projectiles), shoot the weapon, devise custom targets and customize, maintain and store your gun. This is the best book on this fascinating and deadly device. For information purposes only. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, illus., 88 pp.

Book Price: $15.00

 

The Breath of Death

THE BREATH OF DEATH
The Blowgun Video

The blowgun is the ultimate weapon of stealth, delivering a wide variety of projectiles with deadly accuracy and in total silence. Michael Janich is recognized as one of the world's leading experts on this amazing weapon and has demonstrated his blowgun skills on the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" television show. In this video he presents a comprehensive guide to this amazing weapon and includes little-known information on buying, constructing, modifying and shooting blowguns. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 75 min.

DVD Price: $29.95

 

Bullseyes

BULLSEYES DON'T SHOOT BACK
The Complete Textbook of Point Shooting by Col. Rex Applegate & Michael D. Janich

Learn why point shooting is the most practical technique for aiming and shooting a handgun in a real gunfight. This instructional guide teaches you how and when to use point shooting, compares it to two-handed sighted fire and tells how a major police training facility is teaching point shooting with stunning results. For information purposes only. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, 120 pp.

Book Price: $22.00

 

Knife Fighting

KNIFE FIGHTING
A Practical Course

This book provides detailed instruction in the core elements of Michael Janich's MBC curriculum, focusing on the combative applications of the movements. This book is an ideal written reference for all MBC students and an excellent introduction to the hard-core application of MBC principles. For information purposes only. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, 108 pp.

Book Price: $20.00

 

 

Making It Stick

MAKING IT STICK
How to Throw Edged and Improvised Weapons for Sport and Self-Defense

With the help of ultra-slow-motion photography and computer animation, knife expert Michael Janich teaches you the secrets of weapon balance, spin and throwing distance and shows you how to apply them to accurately throw and consistently stick knives, tomahawks, axes and a variety of other purpose-designed throwing weapons. Janich demonstrates both blade and handle throwing methods and shows you the intricacies of half-spin, full-spin, one-and-a-half and double-spin throws. He then teaches you how to apply these same principles to common, everyday objects to turn scissors, screwdrivers, chisels, tire irons and even ballpoint pens into potent improvised throwing weapons. This is the most complete instructional video on weapon throwing ever produced and the only video to realistically address the use of throwing weapons in self-defense situations. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 60 min.

DVD Price: $39.95

 

Mastering the Balisong

MASTERING THE BALISONG KNIFE
Revised and Updated

Now you can master the lightning-fast techniques of the balisong knife. Completely revised and updated using state-of-the-art digital equipment, multiple camera angles and crystal-clear slow-motion, this groundbreaking video production featuring balisong master Michael Janich will teach you an impressive array of balisong techniques ranging from the simplest of openings to the actual deployment of the butterfly knife in combat.

Janich begins with a set of basic, reverse-grip and intermediate openings and closings that will increase your dexterity and familiarity with the balisong. From there, he progresses to the more visually impressive techniques, such as the helicopter spin, the finger roll, and grip and hand changes. Then, building on the foundation of skill imparted in the previous movements, he teaches the aerial techniques: tossing your knife into the air and catching it in the open, ready position.

Whether you’re a simple hobbyist or an experienced knife fighter, this video will open your eyes as to what the balisong knife can really do. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 140 min.
DVD version includes an additional 25 min. of instruction..

DVD Price: $49.95

 

Silat Concepts

SILAT CONCEPTS FORM AND FUNCTION
Jurus 1-6 and their Combat Applications by Joseph Simonet and Michael Janich

See how the original fighting spirit and combat focus of the Indonesian tribal arts has evolved with this remarkable training manual. Silat Concepts – an easily learned program of self-defense that breathes new life into the brutally effective fighting techniques of pencak silat – was created by renowned martial artist Joseph Simonet after years of studying the Indonesian arts.
Simonet realized that the versatile, highly effective moves of pencak silat could only be used to their devastating full potential if they were liberated from the rigid interpretations that had frozen this art in place. He also knew that the secret to doing this was not in the specific combinations of movement but in the concept and method behind the movement.
With the help of co-author Michael Janich, he shows you how to harness the fierce power and fluid motion of the first six of the 18 jurus (upper-body forms) of Silat Concepts and demonstrates how to apply them in 50 fight-stopping close-combat techniques.
With simple text and hundreds of step-by-step photos, you will learn the mechanics of the jurus as solo forms and how to use them to destroy any attacker. For information purposes only. 11 x 8 1/2, softcover, 576 photos, 120 pp.

Book Price: $25.00

 

Mook Jong

MOOK JONG CONSTRUCTION MANUAL
Building Modern and Traditional Wooden Dummies on a Budget

The mook jong, or wooden dummy, is one of the most versatile and effective martial arts training devices ever developed. Unfortunately, commercially made wooden dummies usually cost anywhere from $500 to more than $1,000 - well beyond the reach of the average martial artist. Now, thanks to this new book anyone with some simple hand tools and a few hours to spare can make his own wooden dummy for well under $100. In this book, veteran martial artist Michael Janich takes you step by step through the process of building a traditional dummy that is proportionate to your height and reach as well as a variety of in-ground, wall-mounted and freestanding support platforms. Janich also teaches you how to build his innovative Human Response dummy, a modern spring-loaded variant of the traditional dummy that provides almost human movement and allows the realistic practice of virtually any martial arts technique. Want the perfect training partner? Build him yourself. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, illus., 72 pp.

Book Price: $20.00

 

Street Steel

STREET STEEL
Choosing and Carrying Self-Defense Knives

As gun control efforts mount, the knife has become the ideal self-defense weapon for many Americans. This book contains all the information you need to select and carry a knife that will conform to your style of dress, image and habits and thus serve you most effectively on the street. For information purposes only. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, 112 pp.

Book Price: $24.00

 

Homemade Martial Arts Equipment

HOMEMADE MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING EQUIPMENT
A Do-It-Yourself Guide

Learn how to fashion functional, durable martial arts training equipment at a fraction of the price of the commercial versions. This book takes you step-by-step through the construction of heavy bags, air shields, focus pads, training dummies, padded sparring weapons and even stretching machines. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, 112 pp.

Book Price: $20.00

 

Martial Markmanship

MARTIAL MARKSMANSHIP
A Fighter's Guide to Close-Quarters Handgunning

The controversy concerning point shooting versus sighted fire is over, and the winner is you. After years of meticulous research, sighted-fire expert Andy Stanford and point-shooting authority Michael Janich have combined their talents to show you not only how point shooting and sighted fire can coexist, but how they can be synthesized to yield a superior, state-of-the-art shooting technique. The authors first identify the basic skill set that enables shooters to get shots on target using skeletal and centerline alignment rather than muscular coordination. They then build upon this foundation, introducing the concepts of a coarse visual index and finally practical, combat-effective sighted fire. Throughout the process, they highlight the effects and dangers of the real-world threats you may face and teach you the difference between being a shooter, a gunfighter and a true fighter with a gun. This video includes rare archival footage and little-known insights into the history of modern combat shooting and is must viewing for all serious students of combative pistolcraft. Videos are non returnable. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 75 min.

Available from Paladin Press
DVD Price: $39.95

 

Homemade Martial Arts Equipment

SPEAK LIKE A NATIVE
Professional Secrets for Mastering Foreign Languages

This distillation of successful rules, tips and strategies used by the author and other professional linguists from the U.S. State Department, National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency and other U.S. and foreign government agencies is one of the most complete and logically structured guidebooks for language study ever assembled. In it you will get:

No matter what language you wish to learn or the level of fluency you need to attain, this book can help you learn to speak like a native. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, 136 pp.

Michael D. Janich is a two-time graduate with honors from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) in Monterey, California. After completing its basic one-year course in Chinese-Mandarin, he completed intermediate and advanced Chinese training through the National Security Agency, where he served as a political-military intelligence analyst and translator. During his second period of study at DLIFLC, he learned Vietnamese. He then worked as a POW/MIA Investigation Team Leader and an intelligence officer and served as interpreter for official negotiations between the U.S. and Vietnamese delegations.

Book Price: $20.00

 

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