He created a history some time ago about a pair of shoes he left for repairing Before WWII and that he went back to catch in our days, and I believed in Every word, if he did not write me saying that it was just a creation of his Limey brain I would keep believing on it untill now!
Will be great to hear how he started, throwing at German Messerchmitts, etc.
Regards!
Dalmo
royhutchison <royhutchy2000@...> escreveu:
Ralph
No problem, I have plenty of time.
Roy ----- Original Message ----- From: "eralphthorn" <eralphthorn@...> To: <TheBladeThrower@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:19 AM Subject: [TheBladeThrower] Interview with Roy?
> Roy, > > I agree with
Bobby, I think we really need something up about the > blade throw on the combat knife throwing site, and who better to do it > than the master himself? How about this: I'll come up with a bunch of > questions for you, and you can answer them (here or by private e-mail, > whatever you prefer, then I'll rework it to put in some of my own > observations about learning the blade throw. That will make it easier > on you; you won't have to write a whole article, just answer > questions. Do you think you'll find the time to do that sometime soon? > If so I'll start thinking about the questions... > > > ert > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >
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Ralph
No problem, I have plenty of time.
Roy
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Hi, Ralph, Roy is a Pretty Good writer! He created a history some time ago about a pair of shoes he left for repairing Before WWII and that he went back to...
Good thinking, Dalmo. You've given me a good jumping off place to start. Roy, when did you start throwing knives, what gave you the idea to use the blade...
Ralph, I will start over the weekend. Roy ... From: Ralph Thorn To: TheBladeThrower@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:59 PM Subject: Re:...
Just cant wait. Roy, think youre sitted with us in a Pub, or a Brazilian bar, and tell us your histories! abraços for you and Ralph Dalmo royhutchison...
When did I first start throwing knives-------I think I was about 11 years old, and had just aquired my first penknife. I used to throw it into the ground and...
Great, great, great! When I was a kid, we used to make small knives out of little wood blade saws, and throw at the ground ( or at the floor of the schools...
New members should check out combatknifethrowing.com. It has video that loads very quickly and information about our type of throwing. If anybody is interested...
In a message dated 3/14/2006 8:40:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eralphthorn@... writes: New members should check out combatknifethrowing.com. It has...
Roy, If you ever get a chance, it would be great to have at least one good video clip of you up on the combat knife throwing site. I think our vision of the...
In a message dated 3/14/2006 10:10:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eralphthorn@... writes: Roy, If you ever get a chance, it would be great to have at...
Dalmo The reason I say self defense with a thrown knife would be difficult is because you would probably be in a life or death situation to have the need to...
There's no doubt in my mind that I can easily hit someone hard enough to do massive damage inside of, say, twelve feet with a sidearm spinless throw, whether...
Ralph I shall be doing a DVD this year before I get too old. I will only be doing my half spins, but might include some hatchet throwing showing how the...
Ralph
Thats gonna be the most difficult. The trouble is its an aquired knack
to control all and any knife or pointed objects flight path, and it takes a...
Ralph
Your right, people have been throwing things as weapons since the year dot, but how many hits, and or kills, is anyones guess, but if you need a hit...
Roy, I have done experiments using soft throwing objects, against a guy the same age as me. He had zero chance of dodging the things I threw from 12 feet or...
Hi, Ralph and Roy, nice points of view. My idea, Roy, was not to throw a knife from 12 feet or so, but from 8 or Even 6 feet, rigth at the limit of an opponets...
Ralph Yes, I read all your points, and they sound good in theory, but just like martial arts, in practice they are not so easy, especially under stress. I will...
Roy, No, there's certainly never a guarantee of an injury. Nothing is ever guaranteed in practice. But you can practically guarantee a hit -- the hit may or...
In a message dated 3/17/2006 6:48:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eralphthorn@... writes: We also used to have wars by throwing pine cones at each other....
Ralph Throwing soft balls and pine cones is not the same as throwing one to two pound weight knives. Also who would stand 12 feet away and not move until the...
Roy, That is great! I thought and thought about how to show myself hitting a moving target, and I finally hit on exactly the idea you describe. Attach a big...
Hi, Ralph - I believe you can make your moving target a bit more safer if you put a "wall"of boards behind it, and even two "side boards" a bit further from...
Ralph AH, throwing a knife at someone who dosent expect it is different than throwing at someone who is waiting for it. However enough of that subject for...
Hi, Roy, I never tried to throw at a moving target with a pistol or a revolver, but did it Pretty well with .12 rifles, throwing at flying dishes (dont know...
Dalmo Its called "clay pigeon shooting" with shotguns. I love it. Roy ... From: dalmo mariano da silva junior To: TheBladeThrower@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hey, Roy , untill mid 80s rich people here used to throw at Living Pidgeons, they cutted theyr tails for making them fly randomnly. But the governme forbided...
Incidentally, today I tried throwing my knives on swinging bag made from old pant's leg stuffed with rags. At first, I threw at unmoving bag, just to see what...