"For here is an instrument adapted to knife-fighting
as an art. Unfortunately, literature has in the
past erroneously represented the knife-fighter as
casual, blood-thirsty, drawing his weapon in the
darkness of night against his unsuspecting victim
- with an amateur's overhand stroke. Whereas in
truth, in the era of the Bowie Knife, men who desired
to master their weapon went to school... The matter
was serious; the Knifeman must study to merit his
knife."
~from Bowie Knife, by Raymond W. Thorp
Throughout time all warrior cultures have understood
the value of the short sword. In the land of the
ancient Greeks it was the bronze kopis that was
found in the hand of the Spartan King Leonidas as
he and the three hundred defended the gates at Thermopolis.
During the reign of the Roman Empire the legionnaire’s
weapon of choice was the iron gladius. In the ninteenth
century of the American Southeast and West the short
sword took the form of the Bowie Knife. Six to twelve
inches of cold, hard, sharpened steel became the
final word when chambers were empty or when powder
was wet. By the end of the 1800s schools had sprung
up from New Orleans to the Carolinas teaching the
use of the big blade for self defense and the settling
of affairs when words would no longer suffice.
To the twenty first century American the study
of the Bowie knife is not necessarily about self
defense, although it has proven itself more than
capable in that regard; instead it is about connecting
with our American martial heritage as well as gaining
a deeper understanding of the movement of the human
body in relation to the geometry of all Martial
arts, Eastern and Western.
Now is your chance to become a part of this unique
martial tradition. M.A.C.K. has developed a comprehensive
curriculum that will teach you to use this most
iconic of American blades. Through M.A.C.K.’s
Bowie and big blades program you will learn why,
next to his six gun, when the chips were down, a
man’s best friend was his Bowie.
Street Kali
The new M.A.C.K. Street-Kali Folding Knife Program
(tm) is what you need! This is bare bones self defense
with a folding knife. No katas. No "flow drills".
No mysticism. No B.S. Just good tactics, smart planning,
and even smarter training.
We have relentlessly proof tested and refined this
program to bring forth what we believe to be not
only the best program of its type but also one of
the fastest methods around for attaining true edged
weapons self defense proficiency.
Street-Kali has been designed from the ground
up with "Joe Average" in mind but even
advanced practitioners can and will benefit greatly
from this program. For the beginner this program
will build a solid cross-platform foundation for
personal protection. For the experienced martial
artist it will shed light on the reality of edged
weapon use and will blend well with any prior training
. Contact us now for seminar information and training
opportunities.
Have a few friends or family that need to quickly
learn to protect themselves? Then ask about our
group package rates and set up an Authorized M.A.C.K.
Training Group in your hometown!
