Bowie Knife Fighting Techniques From a LEGEND | Master At Arms James Keating | Tutorial
Published: 1 month ago
Tactical Tavern traveled to train and document legendary martial artist and blade instructor James Keating as he teaches 3 fundamental Bowie knife fighting techniques rooted in historical combat and real-world combatives.
If you would like to learn from James Keating he offers group classes, private one on one instruction and seminars. Call 541-938-3451 or email here: comtech@bmi.net or message me on Facebook. Group classes held Every Saturday at 10am in Milton Freewater, Oregon (Call for details). For downloadable Home Training videos by James Keating please have a look here: https://jameskeatingscomtech.gumroad.com/
This documentary-style episode explores the mindset, mechanics, and brutal efficiency behind classic Bowie knife fighting systems that influenced generations of martial artists, self-defense practitioners, and tactical instructors.
From edge alignment and close quarters movement to timing, positioning, and power generation, James Keating breaks down foundational Bowie knife concepts that still apply today.
Whether you’re into:
• Bowie knife fighting
• martial arts
• self defense
• tactical training
• knife combat
• combatives
• historical fighting systems
• Filipino martial arts
• HEMA
• edged weapon defense
• close quarters combat
• survival training
• EDC culture
• weapons history
• tactical gear
…this series is built for you.
James Keating is widely respected for preserving historical blade systems and teaching practical combat concepts through decades of martial arts experience and research.
This is more than a tutorial.
This is preserving a legacy.
⚔️ Subscribe to Tactical Tavern for martial arts documentaries, tactical gear reviews, knife content, self-defense training, and exclusive combat instruction.
If you would like to learn from James Keating he offers group classes, private one on one instruction and seminars. Call 541-938-3451 or email here: comtech@bmi.net or message me on Facebook. Group classes held Every Saturday at 10am in Milton Freewater, Oregon (Call for details). For downloadable Home Training videos by James Keating please have a look here: https://jameskeatingscomtech.gumroad.com/
This documentary-style episode explores the mindset, mechanics, and brutal efficiency behind classic Bowie knife fighting systems that influenced generations of martial artists, self-defense practitioners, and tactical instructors.
From edge alignment and close quarters movement to timing, positioning, and power generation, James Keating breaks down foundational Bowie knife concepts that still apply today.
Whether you’re into:
• Bowie knife fighting
• martial arts
• self defense
• tactical training
• knife combat
• combatives
• historical fighting systems
• Filipino martial arts
• HEMA
• edged weapon defense
• close quarters combat
• survival training
• EDC culture
• weapons history
• tactical gear
…this series is built for you.
James Keating is widely respected for preserving historical blade systems and teaching practical combat concepts through decades of martial arts experience and research.
This is more than a tutorial.
This is preserving a legacy.
⚔️ Subscribe to Tactical Tavern for martial arts documentaries, tactical gear reviews, knife content, self-defense training, and exclusive combat instruction.