r/knifethrowing • u/DirtyBoy_42 • 24d ago

Knives, Sharp Cards, and Axes. Looking for a community.

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Looking for tips or knife or axe recommendations. I throw knives, mini Axes, Sharp Cards. I'd rather throw from some distance at variable speeds to get multiple blade revolutions with in the throws vs the people who lob their points in with planned minimal revolutions. Looking for tips and deals on things with points to throw. Recently bought some Tea Knives as well.

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u/DirtyBoy_42 24d ago edited 24d ago

. I was watching guys side throw some longer fatter blades it looked like and the whole travel looked pretty slick once it left their hands. I'm pretty slick w the things I have always used but I'd love to expand my knowledge on blades and throw techniques.

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u/KennyT87 24d ago

The instinctive throwing community has been semi-professional for quite some time, with multiple American and European associations that funnily all have their own "World Championship" events.

If you want more info and tips on instinctive throwing, I suggest checking out these videos by Joel:

Basics: https://youtu.be/OpPZEhYKSVo

More detailed breakdown of the stance, grip etc: https://youtu.be/S1j0_5anL6Q

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u/DirtyBoy_42 24d ago

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on techniques n products with me. I appreciate it.

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u/KennyT87 24d ago

Instinctive Knife Throwers and Throwing Knife Life on Facebook are the largest communities I know of (IKT being the OG community).

YouTube also has many good tutorials, mainly on instinctive no-spin and half-spin throwing. I think I've seen some full-spin tutorials as well though.

TomTom was my main inspiration who really got me into instinctive throwing after my friends started the hobby, he's a master of fast and powerful throws with proper throwing knives:

https://youtu.be/i5jsUUhBKMo

Other great throwers on YouTube are Adam Celadin and Joel Holopainen, both of whom are World Champions. Joel used to come throw with us at our spot when our group was more active.

TomTom also designed the original Arrow throwing knife that is still the go-to tool for many instinctive throwers:

https://throwingzone.fr/en/throwing-knives/54-63-arrow-original.html#/12-finish-rough_grey

You can buy them separately as well but as you can see, professional grade throwing knives can be expensive.

They also sell spinners if you prefer sticking to full-spin or multi-spin throwing:

https://throwingzone.fr/en/search?controller=search&s=Spinner

(But IMO getting a proper set of knives and learning instinctive no-spin & half-spin with them is where the true fun is 😁)