Paladin Press - Bullseyes Don't Shoot Back

Bullseyes Don't Shoot Back

The Complete Textbook of Point Shooting for Close Quarters Combat

by Colonel Rex Applegate and Michael D Janich

SKU BULLS

Softcover
978-0-87364-957-5
120 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
photos

DESCRIPTION

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.

AUTHOR BIO

The late Colonel Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.

Michael D. Janich is one of the foremost modern authorities on handgun point shooting and one of the few contemporary instructors to have personally trained with the late close-combat legend Col. Rex Applegate. In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.

CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) Why Point Shooting? 
2) Circumstances of the Typical Gunfight and Practical Gunfighting Technique 
3) Combat Shooting, Distance, and Time 
4) The Body Point 
5) Point Shooting 
6) Two-Handed Point Shooting 
7) Two-Handed Sighted Fire 
8) Shooting from the Draw 
9) Point Shooting vs. the State of the Art 
10) Training Tips 
11) The Rediscovery of Point Shooting by Law Enforcement by Steve Barron, Hocking College, Ohio 
12) Suggestions for Further Study

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Paladin Press - Tactical Point Shooting

Tactical Point Shooting

The Lost Knowledge of Point Shooting

with Jim Wilson, John McSweeney, Pat Cascio, and Col. Rex Applegate

805966 067834
30 minutes

DESCRIPTION

Tactical Point Shooting contains valuable shooting knowledge that has been either lost or underappreciated for years. The three techniques shown, explained, and practiced by Sheriff Jim Wilson, John McSweeney, and Pat Cascio in this video were valuable contributions to Col. Rex Applegate's instinctive point shooting technique. Each demonstrating his aptly named move, Wilson (The Punch), McSwseeney (The Swing), and Cascio (The Lift) show you three options for firing instantly when there is no time for aiming at the attacker. Tying it all together, Col. Rex Applegate shares his thoughts about instinctive point shooting, including why a gun owner must prepare for situations where an aiming stance is impossible or not the best choice. Don't miss your opportunity to learn this forgotten wisdom about point shooting from these four exceptional shooters. 

Tactical Point Shooting was extracted from the same archive that yielded Rex Applegate—The Lost Tapes . Viewers can thank Pat Cascio for safeguarding this invaluable historical footage. A well-known martial artist and gunman in his own right, Cascio helped document and preserve the contributions of Col. Rex Applegate through the videos he shot and edited through the years. For information purposes only.

CHAPTER LIST

DVD CHAPTER LIST 1) The Punch 2) The Swing 3) The Lift 4) Colonel Applegate's Comments

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Paladin Press - Point Shooting

Crash Course Volume 29: Point Shooting

Battle-Proven Methods of Combat Handgunning

with an Introduction by Col. Rex Applegate

SKU PSDVD-P

805966 055633
30 minutes

DESCRIPTION

Learn combat shooting the way the members of the legendary OSS did. This black & white video presents U.S. Army Film Bulletin 152, a previously classified training film featuring shooting methods that were developed and refined in actual behind-the-lines combat during WWII. Includes an introduction by OSS legend Col. Rex Applegate.

AUTHOR BIO

The late Colonel Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.


CHAPTER LIST

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Paladin Press - Rex Applegate: The Lost Tapes

Rex Applegate: The Lost Tapes

The Historical Evolution of Knife and Handgun Tactical Response Through Fairbairn-Sykes Techniques

with col. Rex Applegate

SKU RALTDVD-P

805966 067735
103 minutes

DESCRIPTION

Recently discovered in a stack of old tapes, this 1992 video contains rare footage of Colonel Rex Applegate in his later years. In it, the late Colonel reveals little-known anecdotes from his career and covers timeless elements of combat fighting. Heeding his own adage that "there are no gentlemen in combat situations," Colonel Applegate made it his life's work to equip combatants with the right knowledge and tools to prevail in a fight. 

In this vintage video, Applegate describes his shooting background, which began early in his boyhood, and the combat shooting experience he gained during World War II, especially during his collaboration with British combatives specialists William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes. Of special interest to shooting enthusiasts is the method of combat shooting Applegate helped develop during the war, which he demonstrates in the video. Based on the point shooting technique, Applegate's instinctive shooting method was crucial to the war effort because it could be quickly learned and retained with minimum practice. 

In the last part of this unique video memoir, Applegate reveals the evolution of combat knife fighting and how double-edged knives entered the scene. From an in-depth comparison of different knife fighting techniques, based on the type of blade, to the creation and development of modern fighting knives, Applegate explains in great detail how the design of his classic Applegate-Fairbairn Fighting Knife was influenced by real-life fights, as well as by experiments with blindfolded fighters! 

Rex Applegate—The Lost Tapes is must-see footage for anyone who is interested in the evolution of combatives as recounted by one of its early practitioners. But its importance is not just historical; it also imparts valuable lessons for today's martialists. Paladin Press is proud to help preserve the lasting legacy of Colonel Applegate by making this keepsake available to the public. For information purposes only.

AUTHOR BIO

The late Colonel Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.


CHAPTER LIST

DVD CHAPTER LIST 1) World War II: Beginnings 2) Personal Background and Training 3) W.E. Fairbairn and E.A. Sykes 4) Shooting to Live and Kill or Get Killed 5) Office of Strategic Services: Close Combat Research 6) Basic Principles 7) Weaver Stance vs. Instinctive Pointing Method 8) Fairbairn-Sykes Knife 9) Applegate-Fairbairn Knife 10) Types of Combat Blades 11) The Smatchet 12) Combat Knives – Practical Application 13) Knife Tactics and Targets

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Paladin Press - The Close-Combat Files of Colonel Rex Applegate

The Close-Combat Files of Colonel Rex Applegate

by Colonel Rex Applegate and Major Chuck Melson

SKU CCF

Softcover
978-0-87364-998-8
208 pages, 8.5" x 11"
photos, illust.

DESCRIPTION

This is the remarkable story of how Col. Rex Applegate, William Fairbairn, Eric Sykes and Wild Bill Donovan trained and employed OSS and MID commandos during WWII. Includes the facts behind the development of point shooting, knife fighting, hand-to-hand combat and a staggering number of other fighting skills as taught by the top instructors of the era. Contains rare archival photos and the Colonel's graphic original lesson plans.

AUTHOR BIO

The late Colonel Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) What Did You Do in the War? 
2) With the Special Operations Executive 
3) From Coordinator of Information to Office of Strategic Services 
4) The Military Intelligence Division and Training Center (MITC) 
5) MITC: Quick or Dead 
6) MITC: Gutter Fighting 
7) MITC: Go for Those Family Jewels 
8) Since 1845

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Paladin Press - Kill or Get Killed (1976)

Kill or Get Killed

by Col. Rex Applegate

SKU KOGK2

Softcover
978-1-58160-558-7
436 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
photos

DESCRIPTION

This is the best- and longest-selling book on close combat in history. Reprinted and in current use by the U.S. Marine Corps as an official training manual, it details methods of self-defense, offensive close combat, combat shooting and crowd-control techniques in riot situations. This book by Colonel Rex Applegate is considered the standard by which all other books on the subject are judged.

AUTHOR BIO

The late Colonel Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.

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Paladin Press - Kill or Get Killed (1943)

Kill or Get Killed

by Maj. Rex Applegate

SKU KOGK43-P

978-1-58160-621-8
186 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
photos


DESCRIPTION

Kill or Get Killed by Col. Rex Applegate has always been considered one of the most influential books on close-quarters combat ever published. But most readers are familiar only with the revised 1976 edition, with the distinctive red cover. Few have had the opportunity to study the extremely rare 1943 edition, written as America and its Allies were fighting desperately across Europe and in the Pacific. Now, serious students of the evolution of modern battlefield skills have access to this combat classic. The original flap copy best captures the conception, spirit and intent of the book:

The grim reality of the present World War expressed in the title of this book is the best explanation for the fact that it has been written . . . Accepting as hard necessity the kind of war this is, there remains for us but one course: to be tougher and more dangerous than the enemy . . . This is not a book about "self-defense." It is a book about an increasingly important aspect of war as it exists today's offensive fighting at close quarters, with and without weapons. It is a book intended to be itself a weapon: a weapon to kill enemies and to save the lives of our own men that they may kill more enemies. That is what "total war" means: that is the challenge that our soldiers must meet.

When Kill or Get Killed was first released, British Army Capt. Eric A. Sykes - veteran of the Shanghai Municipal Police and one of Applegate's earliest instructors - wrote, "It is the first book, as far as my knowledge goes, to deal with the subject on sensible lines and without doubt will replace what I can only describe and always think of as peace-time methods."

AUTHOR BIO

The late Colonel Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) Unarmed Offense 
2) Disarming 
3) Attack with Miscellaneous Weapons 
4) Strangulations 
5) The Fighting Knife 
6) Hand Gun Offense 
7) Practical Ranges 
8) Practical Indoor Combat Course 
9) Jap Close Combat Tactics

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Inktober Day #10 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's In-Waist Band Carry

Killing 2 birds with 1 stone ... continuing my practice of 'gesture drawing' for the "Inktober" event where artists try to draw a picture a day in the month of October. Also, I researching/studying a little "knifefighting".

Today's blog is on the late Bob Kasper's favorite carry method. Kasper formalized his knifefighting studies and called it "Kni-Com".

My previous drawings/notes on Bob Kasper's Kni-Com in case you missed them: 

• Inktober Day #4 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's knifefighting stance
• Inktober Day #5 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-Com's "Passata Sotto"
• Inktober Day #12 - Bob Kasper's 'palm push'
• Inktober Day #13 - Bob Kasper's tiger claw entry
• Inktober Day #17 - Bob Kasper's 5th Principle of Knifefighting - "Stay in the box."

I bought a hardcopy of  Bob Kasper's "Sting of the Scorpion" (2009). I liked it so much, I also bought the PDF which I didn't recall I bought due to old man memory until I started thinking about rereading it for Inktober's sketch ideas.

Without further ado, my copy and paste of the relevant passages from pages 15-17 on the IWB carry below.

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In-Waistband Carry (IWB)

Of all the concealed-carry positions, I favor the IWB the most for the following reasons:

• It is comfortable.
• It can be worn all year-round.
• It is secured to the hips, minimizing weapon movement.
• It supports the most practical knife access.

THE CARRY

• The IWB rig can be finely adjusted (position on belt and angle of cant) to fit the individual needs of the wearer.
• The IWB can double as a high-ride sheath when worn under the belt but not in the pants.

There are many different positions along the waistband where the IWB sheath can be worn, but there is only one I think is practical: the abdominal rear cant (ARC) carry.

With the ARC carry, the IWB sheath is placed in the pants on the strong or knife-hand side, lying flat against the lower abdomen. The handle of the knife is canted to the rear so the sheath edge is lying in the crease of the body where the upper leg meets the torso. Here are some reasons why I favor this carry.

1. This concealed method of carry is extremely comfortable. You can accommodate up to a 7-inch blade fighter depending on torso length. Because of the rear cant, the sheath is in alignment with the joint-crease of the upper thigh. This allows total movement of the upper leg for sitting, squatting, and kicking when necessary.
2. The knife can be easily concealed and remain accessible with a simple cover garment such as a T-shirt in the summer or a short jacket in the winter.
3. A person will instinctively bring his hands forward toward the threat. The front carry keeps your hands up front where the action is.
4. The knife is in a fixed posi- tion and is extremely acces- sible to both hands. With minimal practice, weak-hand draws are just as fast and sure as strong-hand draws.
5. The knife can be easily drawn with either hand while standing at a urinal, sitting in a car, sitting on a toilet, or anywhere else that may seem like a difficult position. The front carry allows just a single direct movement of the knife hand/arm to bring the knife from sheath to retention.

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"Once a place has been decided upon, let the knife user carry it there constantly and practice its draw from that location, so that he will be able to use it with the greatest speed and with as much instinctive movement as possible."

~Col. Rex Applegate, July 1943

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My drawings for Inktober 2017 - drawing at least 1 pic each day in October:

• Inktober Day #1 - Taiji's "Snake creeps down"
• Inktober Day #2 - DBMA's Chupacabra knifefighting stance
• Inktober Day #3 - Peacock Pose/Mayurasana/Kujaku
• Inktober Day #4 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's knifefighting stance
• Inktober Day #5 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-Com's "Passata Sotto"
• Inktober Day #6 - "Grab & Stab" vs. "C" Grips
• Inktober Day #7 - Richard Ryan's/DCM's Knifefighting Stance
• Inktober Day #8 - Michael Janich's/MBC's Knifefighting Stance 
• Inktober Day #9 - Michael Janich's/MBC's "The Filipino Grip"
• Inktober Day #11- Trapping's "Pak Sao"
• Inktober Day #12 - Bob Kasper's 'palm push'
• Inktober Day #13 - Bob Kasper's tiger claw entry
• Inktober Day #14 - Michael Janich's Vascular Knife Targets
• Inktober Day #15 - John Styers' On-Guard Stance
• Inktober Day #16- "Box Theory" by Terry Trahan
• Inktober Day #17 - Bob Kasper's 5th Principle of Knifefighting - "Stay in the box."
• Inktober Day #18 - Dwight McLemore's/American Fighting Congress' "Window of Combat"
• Inktober Day #19 - Beware the hidden knife!
• Inktober Day #20 - Richard Ryan's Tactical Concealment/Deceptive Carry Methods
• Inktober Day #21 - Lee Morrison's/Urban Combatives' Body Language Cues
• Inktober Day #22 - Lee Morrison's/UC's The 3 Es
• Inktober Day #23 - John Styers' In-Quartata (or Out-of-Line)
• Inktober Day #24 - John Styers' Passato Sotto
• Inktober Day #25 - John Styers' Targets
• Inktober Day #26 - Amante Marinas'/Pananandata's 12 Targets
• Inktober Day #27 - Fernan Vargas'/Raven Combatives' Fairbairn Vital Template
• Inktober Day #28 - Bloody Brazilian Knife Fighting Techniques' Immobilizing Targets
• Inktober Day# 29 - Hank Reinhardt - Old fencing trick
• Inktober Day #30 - Michael Janich's/MBC's Abanico
• Inktober Day #31: Craig Douglas' Pikal: Some points and stance

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