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    Knife throwing is an art, sport, or combat skill that involves throwing knives at a target. It requires accuracy and an understanding of mechanics like rotation, distance, and body positioning. As a sport, competitions involve throwing knives at wooden or foam targets from a set distance to score points by hitting the bullseye or rings. Knife throwing was also used in some martial arts and by warriors as a weapon, though it risks being disarmed.

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    Knife throwing
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Knife throwing is an art, sport, combat skill, or variously an


    entertainment technique, involving an artist skilled in the art of throwing
    knives, the weapons thrown, and a target.

    Contents
    ◾ 1 Basic principles
    ◾ 2 Sport
    ◾ 3 Martial arts
    ◾ 4 Representations
    ◾ 5 See also
    ◾ 6 Notes and references
    Knife throwing show
    ◾ 7 Sources

    Basic principles
    Knife throwing, whether in a martial or sport application, involves the same basic principles of
    mechanics. The objective in each case is for the point to stick into the target with a sufficient amount of
    force. For this to be successful, accuracy, distance, number of rotations and placement of the body all
    must be taken into account.

    If the thrower uses a spin technique, the knife will rotate during flight.[1] This means that the thrower,
    assuming they are throwing the same way every time, must either choose a specific distance for each
    type of throw or, more practically, make slight adjustments to the placement of the knife in the hand or
    to the throwing movement.[2] Another adjustment that can be made is the way the knife is held. If it is
    held at the blade when it is thrown, this makes it spin half, whereas if it is held by the handle, this
    makes a full spin. So if the thrower estimates he needs one and a half spins for the point to hit the
    target, he would hold the knife from the blade when it is thrown. If he feels he needs two full spins for
    it to hit the target point-first, then it would be held by the handle.

    With the much more intricate no spin throwing techniques, the throwing motion is made as linear as
    possible, the knife's rotation being slowed down even more by an index finger on the spine during
    release.[3] Thrown no spin, knives will make no revolution or only a quarter spin before reaching the
    target (point first), but the no spin throws are not as accurate or stable in flight as the spin techniques.

    Sport
    In the USA and in Europe, there are communities of people pursuing knife throwing as a sport, similar

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    to archery.

    The competition itself consists, in the most common form, of a series of


    straight throws aimed at a set of standard wooden targets or in some
    cases foam. Similar to an archery target, competition knife throwing
    targets have a bullseye surrounded by one or more rings. A sticking
    knife scores points. The thrower must be standing at least a set distance
    away from the target, with higher distances for more challenging events. Knife throwing competition
    IKTHOF keeps a ranking of its members based on their performance
    during these sponsored competitions. The scores achieved at
    Eurothrowers events can be examined at the meetings' reports.

    Martial arts
    Although it was popularized in America in the late 19th century by traveling acts such as the Barnum
    & Bailey Circus, the history of knife throwing dates much further back. The art of knife throwing was
    first used in martial arts or hunting applications. It has been incorporated into the martial disciplines of
    the Japanese as well as some African and Native American tribes. In such cases, throwing a weapon
    when fighting is generally thought of as a risk. If unsuccessful, it can leave the thrower without a
    weapon and arm his attacker. However, many warriors traditionally carried two or more weapons at the
    same time.

    Representations
    The opera Queen of Knives, which premiered in Portland, Oregon on May 7, 2010 tells the story of a
    brother and sister knife throwing act in the midst of the student protests in Birmingham in the early
    1960s.[4]

    See also
    ◾ Impalement arts

    Notes and references


    1. "Physics of knife throwing". Retrieved 8 July 2013.
    2. "Knife throwing training". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
    3. "No spin knife throwing". Retrieved 28 October 2014.
    4. McQuillen, James, Opera review: "Portland's Vagabond Opera's 'Queen of Knives' is one sharp
    show" (http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2010/05/portlands_vagabond_operas_quee.html),
    The Oregonian, May 11, 2010

    Sources

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    ◾ Collins, Blackie. Knife Throwing-Sport – Survival – Defense. Knife World Publications, 1978.
    (ISBN 0-940362-03-1)
    ◾ Echanis, Michael D. Knife Fighting: Knife Throwing for Combat. Ohara Publications, 1978.
    (ISBN 0-8975-0058-X)
    ◾ Hibben, Gil. The Complete Gil Hibben Knife Throwing Guide. United Cutlery Corp., 1994.
    (ASIN-B0006FAV9E)
    ◾ Madden, James W. The Art of Throwing Weapons. Patrick Publications, 1991. (ISBN 0-9628825-
    3-4)
    ◾ McEvoy, Harry K. Knife Throwing: A Practical Guide. Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., 1973.
    (ISBN 0-8048-1099-0)
    ◾ McEvoy, Harry K. Knife and Tomahawk Throwing. Knife World Publications, 1985. (ISBN
    0-940362-10-4)
    ◾ McEvoy, Harry K. Knife & Tomahawk Throwing-Art of the Experts. Charles E. Tuttle Company,
    Inc., 1988. (ISBN 0-8048-1542-9)
    ◾ Moeller, Harald. Knifethrowing: The Viper Story. Lynclif Publishing, 1988. (ISBN 0-921444-
    00-1)

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