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.
Some Jungle Projects May Blow but They Don’t Suck Video by Andy Tran, InnerBark Outdoors Yeah, it’s a pretty old video, but the opportunity to go down to the Amazon Jungle of Colombia—with m... Read more
The Jon Kelly Designs Scout is a Crafty Field Knife That Works Hard and Looks Good Doing It Story and Photos by Joshua Swanagon You may remember back in March of 2020 when I introduced Kelly... Read more
Angle Guided Sharpening Systems Take the Guess Work Out of Edge Maintenance Story and Photos by Joshua Swanagon Taking care of your knife is a vital part of ensuring that your knife will tak... Read more
Bobby Bushcraft Gets Candid with The Protectors Podcast Podcast by The Protector Life As fortune would have it, Knife & Gear Society recently added Bobby Bushcraft to the team, as the Di... Read more
Joe Price Finds Inner Peace Through a Reconciliation with Nature Video by Niklas Söderlund It is times such as these that can try a man’s soul. As we find ourselves at the precipice of compl... Read more
And a very Happy New Year! All of us here at Knife & Gear Society would like to thank you for all of your support throughout what has arguably been one of the weirdest years in recent me... Read more
The Spartan Blades SHF 3.25 is a Small Knife with a Big Presence Story and Photos by Joshua Swanagon I should probably preface this article by saying that I am a fan of Spartan Blades and ha... Read more
Make Sure to Get Them What They Really Want This Christmas Story by Joshua Swanagon, Photos by Manufacturers If you are anything like me your significant other has a very hard time shopping... Read more
Michael Zieba’s “Enlightenment” Dagger Beautifully Illustrates the Possibilities When You Believe Nothing is Impossible Story by Joshua SwanagonPhotos by Jim Cooper (SharpByCoop... Read more
We Will Never Forget Our Friend Mike Fuller and His Contributions to the Knife and Outdoors Community Story and Photos by Joshua Swanagon It is with great sadness that I report the loss of i... Read more
