Joshua Swanagon has studied survival in both urban and wilderness environments in Colorado and Michigan for most of his life, while also adding experience in harsher terrains abroad. He utilizes his experience and years of diverse martial arts and combatives training and real world application as a self-defense/combatives instructor, published freelance writer and Field Editor for various magazines in the fields of knives, survival, self-defense and tactical subject matters. Joshua also brings with him his years of experience as Editor of, and Subject Matter Expert for Knives Illustrated Magazine.
A Week at SHOT Show – the Year’s Biggest Gun, Knife and Gear Show Story and Photos by Joshua Swanagon What better way to head into the new year than at SHOT Show, the industry’s biggest show... Read more
Dreadnought Knife Shop Provides Designs That Harken Back to Our Frontier Heritage Story by Joshua Swanagon – Photos by Josh Wentz Coming into 2020 has me looking to our past and waxing nosta... Read more
The Bowie Remains a National Icon that Has Earned its Place in History Story by Joshua Swanagon, Photos by Jim Cooper (SharpByCoop Photography) Straight off the sandbar, I couldn’t think of... Read more
The Leatherman FREE K4 Builds on the Single Hand Operation of the FREE Line of Multi-Tools Story and Photos by Joshua Swanagon Like many others, I have been using Leatherman multi-tools for... Read more
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As a special bonus post this week I wanted to share a very cool story, written by a friend of mine, David C. Anderson, and posted on Knife Magazine’s website. I was at this same Blade... Read more
New Line, Same Brute Force Halfbreed BladesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hardcore Hardware Australia is pleased to introduce to you HALFBREED BLADES. As specialists in CAD design and injection... Read more
JBall Knives Offers an Eclectic Line That is Sure to Have Something for Everyone Story by Joshua Swanagon – Photos by Dirk Loots I am a sucker for a dramatic hamon. There is just something a... Read more
Customizing Your Knife Can Take Many Different Forms, But All Make Your Knife Your Own Story and Photos by Joshua Swanagon For many, a knife is nothing more than what it is intended to be –... Read more
If Santa Carried a Knife, What Do You Suppose He Would Carry? Story by Joshua Swanagon, Photos by Jim Cooper (SharpByCoop Photography) Tis the season, to channel our inner child. I will admi... Read more
