A knife designed by the "martial monk" KODO III

We present you a new product from our Dachs Knives workshop, a knife called KODO III. This knife was designed by the " martial monk" Josef Mádl - Jikan KODO . He tried to implement his lifelong experience in the field of martial arts into the knife while maintaining the simplicity and beauty of simple and graceful lines. I believe that he will find his admirers among you. The knife is currently only available on order, as the produced series sold out before publication. Thank you for your understanding.

Description of the knife from KODO Handle:

Now for the knife. It also includes an instructional video that I will start filming as soon as my first pieces arrive. When designing it, I tried to keep the exterior design as simple as possible to make the knife look ordinary. And again, it's like when Maybach/Mercedes put its insides into an old Volga... The parameters of the knife contain almost everything that one could wish for from a knife for "wet work"... (Of course, not only for attack, but also for defense. The working part of the blade is a TANTO, as a real Tanto should look like and not that weak-minded attempt to make an exotic chisel. It has the parameters of a REAL Tanto. That means: It is shamelessly poisonously pointed, for easy penetration even through a thick layer of clothing. The rise of the point further into the blade ensures that not only a stab with the energy of the boom, but also a slow pressure, when there is no room for anything else but the knife, for example, to push in the hold, is designed to really pass through without the need to exert excessive force. This is all due to the fact that the blade design is, as it is called for Japanese swords and TANTO, "HIRA ZUKURI", i.e. wedge-shaped, without a rib... After all, the rib is a design element that is necessary especially for longer blades. Or for blades that require leverage, hard cuts into bones... For example, hunting fangs, bayonets, etc. Due to the less favorable grinding angle, knives with a rib must either have a hollow grind if they are to be truly sharp, or a larger and steeper bevel...

However, this "HIRA ZUKURI" is provided with a so-called "HIRANIKU" which means it is convex over the entire surface in the vertical plane. This strengthens the entire architecture of the blade, because a clean, straight wedge at the blade threatens to break.

For the handles, we chose the G10 material, which I generally prefer, with an "Obsidian" finish, which ensures good adhesion when holding, but does not prevent smooth transitions from AITE to SAKATE (this will be explained in detail to knife owners and participants of my knife fighting courses, both in the video, at the camp and in the courses.

And finally, on the back is what I call 鮫鼻 Samebana, aka "Nutcracker for skulls"... anyone who hasn't experienced me hitting him with the end of a knife like that in the Koraken - the sensitive spot between the heads of the shoulder muscle, or something else, can smile a little. When they experience it, they will certainly not miss a change of underwear.

The knife deserves a leather sheath, and if you want, you can also buy one - order one, but the time demands a KYDEX sheath... The knife is securely seated in it and can be pulled out with one hand, when the fingers hold the handle and pull and the thumb rests on the upper back of the sheath and by pressing the thumb and pulling the fingers together, the knife can be carefully released and pulled out. In no case do not have your other hand in places where the sheath opens from the blade side. This is the surest way to cut yourself. Unfortunately, thanks to the huge number of idiotic films in which incompetent advisors do not know how to deal with even the most skillful actors, the impression has been created that swords from the sheath should be pulled out by holding the sword in front of you at eye level, the left or non-dominant hand holds the sheath and the dominant hand holds the handle, or tsuku of the sword. And the mutual pull apart will pull the sword out of the scabbard… NEVER DO THAT!!! WHITNEY HUSTON HAD A BLUNT SWORD IN THAT MOVIE… Pulling out the sword like that is the surest way to get cut or stabbed… I only explain the reasons to my clients and students. Cut hands of clumsy civilians outside my circle of charges are exactly what I can do nothing about and hand surgery clinics, after a few months of work, can teach a patient to work a little with stumps of fingers or half of a palm, so c'mon.