Tutorial: Skanf No-Spin Knife Throwing (Part 2/3 - The Elbow Mechanism)

Disclaimer: Due to the dangers and potential injuries associated with knife throwing, any of your attempts to perform actions demonstrated in this video are done at your own risk. What is presented here is barely the tip of the iceberg. For proper instruction and training, it is highly suggested to reach out to a certified instructor such as my teacher Mikhail Belyaev. If pricing is not within your budget, discuss with him possible monthly payments. The full curriculum is for one year that will include: regular no-spin and halfspin. reverse grip no-spin and halfspin. shadow throw variant spontaneous table/ground pickup and throw throw from any angle/position. Once properly trained, you'll find it becomes simpler to pick up anything and throw it pretty quickly, with less time having to figure out and adjust your throw based on your tools. For full lessons/instructions, you can reach out to Mikhail Belyaev. Facebook: shorturl.at/vCEI3 IG: www.instagram.com/mikhail.belyayev/ ---------------------------------------------------- The tutorial has been broken down into 3 phases, each intended to be made over time. This is phase 2. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:29 What is Phase 1? 0:42 What is Phase 2? 0:52 What is phase 3? 1:14 Understand Phase 1 to build to Phase 2 1:21 Insight 1: Rotation at the shoulder 2:29 Insight 2: Two Waves 3:55 Insight 3: The Launching Point 5:22 Phase 2 - Lock the Elbow, Rotation at Elbow. 6:12 Closing Phase 1 Video Link:    • Tutorial:  Skanf No-Spin Knife Throwing (T...   ---------------------------------------------------- TutorialObjective: In this tutorial, insights are provided to help refine the skills explained in Phase one. Phase 2 builds up on phase 1 by adding on to the foundational basics and emphasizing some key points. Phase 2 is simply exercised by redefining the catapult analogy where the catapult now consists of the hips and the elbow together while the rock/boulder/ammo is made up of the forearm, the wrist and the knife. Keep in mind that for the most part, your arms should be nice and relaxed but still in control. If you skipped Phase 1 and go straight to Phase 2, be prepared that you may end up stressing your arm more so than you should be. Phase 1 was originally intended to help build the foundation of body mechanics so that when you go to Phase 2, there is less to think about. ---------------------------------------------------- Fellow knife thrower and maker Louis Prince of Prince Steel Knives has a video on generating the waves which may provide an additional insight:    • The wave in Wave Style throwing   ---------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND: What is Skanf knife throwing? It is a method. A style that focuses on efficiently launching the knife, appearing effortless and at times unbelievable that such power could be generated from so little body movement. Its foundations are based on waves, using centrifugal forces to generate such energy. Skanf is neither superior nor inferior to other styles of no-spin throwing. It is simply different. How effective it is depends on you, your training discipline, and your ability to adapt it to fit your own movements. This tutorial/demonstration is based on my understanding of Skanf and uses the side-arm variation of the throw. Please keep in mind Skanf has overhand, underhand, backhand, from the table, from the ground, and from behind variations of throwing... and that's just the tip of the iceberg. As with any sport or activity, stop practicing and take a rest if you feel any pain, especially in your joints. They might say "no pain, no gain" but injuries also are indicators you may be doing something incorrectly such as using bad form. ---------------------------------------------------- Music from Zatsplat.com and from VN Video Editor.