Art of Throwing: Practical Instructions for Better Techniques

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The ultimate book on how to throw knives and eleven other objects. Concise and informative, The Art of Throwing covers everything from grips and stances to targets and charting your progress with accurate instructions. Athletes, martial artists, and knife throwers alike will benefit from learning new techniques on hurling knives and spears, as well as the Japanese shuriken and shaken, the Chinese flying olive, the western dart and the boomerang, among eleven others.

Amante P. Marinas, Sr. holds black belts in Shorin-Ryu karate and aikido. He has authored nine books including Pananandata Knife Fighting, Pananandata Rope Fighting, Pananandata Guide to Knife Throwing, and Pananandata: Its History and Techniques.

"The author's innovative instructional comments, his use of learning curves, and even his suggestions for suitable target materials, are all quite practical. Much of the material he presents is not available elsewhere."—Journal of Asian Martial Arts