The Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists series gives the martial arts interested person a solid background on the importance of the knife as a combat weapon, inspires the reader about the benefits of knife training, and provides detailed step-by-step instruction in how to manipulate and defend against a knife with speed, proficiency, and confidence.Almost any martial art, traditional or modern, can be adapted to knife offense and defense without changing the basic principles of the art. Since the knife is a relatively small and lightweight weapon, many of the same moves and movement patterns you use in your empty-hand art are easily transferable to your knife techniques, and vice versa. The practical lessons you learn by adding knife training to your arsenal include quick reaction skills, physical and mental control, footwork and evasion tactics, distance control, and target precision.Knife training gives you a decided physical and mental edge and opens new dimensions that will deepen your understanding of the martial arts. Knife and Empty-Hand Defenses Compared, the ninth book in the series, demonstrates how most empty-hand and knife techniques are interchangeable, or nearly so, with only minor adjustments. The knife can thus be used as an enhancement tool to build speed and precision in your empty-hand techniques. Moreover, should you find yourself in a self-defense situation where you have access to a knife, the muscle memory you have developed by practicing the techniques in your empty-hand martial art will be easily transferable to a large arsenal of knife techniques.More books will be published in the Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists series. Look for more titles in the near future. To date the series comprises the following books:1. Knife Anatomy2. Knife Carry and Deployment3. Knife Grip and Manipulation4. Knife Attacks and Targets5. Knife Fighting Stance, Footwork, and Dynamics of Motion6. Knife Defense Basics7. Knife Defense Dynamics8. Knife-on-Knife and Multiple Opponent Knife Defense Strategies9. Knife and Empty-Hand Defenses ComparedSave by purchasing the first five books in the series in a single volume. Look for Knife Offense (Five Books in One), by Martina Sprague.