The White Shadow Dojo is a Martial Arts school run by Gwynne and David in western New York. This blog features information on our book "The Rhythm of One", our class offerings, a calendar of events, an edged weapons forum, articles on knife design, and a community space for the research and dissemination of Martial Arts. "Sometimes irreverant, often opinionated, always brutally honest."

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sale Items

Just a quick note to let you know that since we closed out the old White Shadow website I am selling off the remaining inventory. This includes many fine fighting knives new and used as well as several new Hanwei Katanas at very reasonable prices! If you would like a price list with photos please send me an email at ghdave2@hotmail.com Here are a few examples of kninves for sale.







See something you lke? Send me an email.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Commando Dagger






The quintessential killing knife. Designed for use by the British Commandos in WW-II. Here is a photo or two of a superb reproduction British Commando knife made by my good friends Peter Parkinson and Brent Sandow of Auckland NZ. Unlike any original first pattern F~S knife, this one has a beautiful damascus blade and guard. The guard is also unique in that it has thumb reliefs ground in the guard (by my request) for proper hand placement in the dark.



The handle is a knurled bronze that has developed a wonderful patina over the last few years. This is a fully functional combat-ready knife with a traditional sheath. It will never be mistaken for an original WW-II knife, but in many ways it is superior to some of the late war knives that were produced. There is a unique beauty to any first or second pattern Fairbairn Sykes knife that is due in part to its pure form and symmetry, surely the ultimate example of form following function. I hope you enjoy this pristine replica of one of the world's most renowned fighting knives.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Occupy Gone Wrong

I want to add a note here. As opposed as I am to the use of violence in a peaceful protest, there is no way to absolve the police from using violence to remove peaceful, lawful protestors. The video of the stupid cop spraying those kids with pepper spray shows just how out of control things are getting on both sides. His actions are symptomatic of a growing police state. How long before we have another Kent State on our hands? That would play right into the president's plan.
Well a few weeks ago I pulled down my controversial blog about the Occupy movment. One of my followers said he thought it waas an unfair assessment of the movement. He believed that they were only voicing legitimate concerns, and I agreed with that in principal. He also commented that he did not know where it would end. Well I did, When socialists, anarchists and union thugs are allowed to co-opt (a popular term today) a movement, the only end can be VIOLENCE. Violence is their modus operandi. Innocent merchants, tired workers, private property owners, and tourists are having all of their "rights" interrupted/co-opted by a small unlawful minority. This is not the way to represent a democratic movement by denying the rights of everyone else. They say they don't want any confrontation with the police. Well that is no surprise. But they want to be allowed to break the laws under the guise of exercising their first ammendment rights.

Wait a minute! So its rights for some but not for others? "Four legs good, two legs bad." Do you know where that saying came from? Google it! There is a reason why our progressive, liberal education system doesn't teach history. These types of movements have always ended badly and led to chaos and the eventual subjugation of the commmon man to tyranny. Don't understand? Check out life under Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Lenin, Kruschev, Castro, Chavez, Idi Amin, Sadaam Hussein, go ahead, pick the dictator of your choice, they were all "revolutionaries," and "visionaries" for freedom before they became bloody murderers, cruel despots. And these are your heroes? These are the policies and methods you believe will lead to equality! This is where you want to take America! God help us!

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