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Author Title Publication Price (US) Tim Valentine Contemporary American Knife and Tomahawk Tournament Throwing: The Culture, the Environment, the People, and the Game Self Published - 2002 no ISBN US Customers $17.50 US Foreign Customers $22.50 US includes shipping and sales tax Table of Contents Safety Disclaimer ix Observe The Law ix Publication Content x Content Organization x Correctness of Information xi Chapter One: Introduction 1 Short History of the Sport 2 Current State of the Sport 2 Subject Matter Experts 4 David R. Adamovich 4 Chuck Fogarty 4 John Bailey 5 Bobby Branton 5 Larry Czekaj 6 Scott Gracia 6 Mike Kolisch 7 Rick Lemberg 8 Author - Tim Valentine 9 Mark Zalesky 9 Chapter Two: The World of Tournament Knife and Tomahawk Throwing 11 Hobby Throwing for Fun 11 Tournament Throwing for Competition 12 A Familiar First-time Situation 12 The Reality of Competition 14 The Participants and Culture of Tournament Throwing 16 Chapter Three: The Basics of Throwing The Knife and Tomahawk 19 Throwing Knives 19 Choosing a Throwing Knife for Competition 19 The Basics of Throwing a Knife 22 Knife Throwing Method Variations 24 Throwing Tomahawks 25 Choosing a Throwing Tomahawk for Competition 27 The Basics of Throwing a Tomahawk 29 Tomahawk Throwing Method Variations 31 The Basics of Throwing 32 The Grip 33 The Stance 34 The Windup 35 The Throw 36 The Follow Through 37 Chapter Four: Targets for Practice and Competition 39 Standard Competition Targets 40 Standardized American Knife Thrower Alliance/Pacific Knife Throwers Target 40 Standardized International Knife Throwers Alliance Target 40 Standardized Rendezvous/Re-enactment Target 41 Standardized Society for Creative Anachronism Target 41 Modular Target Design 42 Chapter Five: Starting a Local Throwing Organization 47 Organizational Guidelines or "The rules, man" 47 Kick-starting The Club 49 Promote, Promote, Promote 49 Facilities, Resources, Information 49 Conducting the Regular Meeting 50 Chapter Six: Hosting a Competitive Throwing Event 51 Organizing a Competition 51 Competition Safety 51 Competition Awards 52 Promoting a Competition 54 Chapter Seven: Expertise, Advice, Comments and Notes on Competitive Throwing 57 On Age 57 On Getting Started 57 On Throwing/Accuracy Improvement 57 On Safety 58 On Competitions 58 On Backyard/Hobby Throwing 59 On The 'Zen' of Throwing 59 On Social Content 59 Chapter Eight: Humorous Stuff 61 Cartoons 61