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Welcome to piperknife.com. My name is Hans-Erik Petermann, a Master Guardian of the Piper knife system. My intention in creating this website on knife fighting is to further increase the awareness of martial artists worldwide with regards to the Piper system, as structured by Piper creator Nigel February.
I have been a martial arts student for 37 of my 45 years, have traveled all over the world, both studying and teaching martial arts and bodywork and have had the privilege of meeting some amazing teachers and seeing some superb martial arts systems. As far as the use of the knife in combat is concerned, I have never seen anything that struck me as quite as nasty and vicious as Piper.
Now nasty and vicious are not usually the qualities I would be looking for in people, pets or restaurant food, but when it comes to survival in the crime-ridden streets of my beloved Cape Town, nasty and vicious is exactly what I am looking for.
This website has an “articles” section, to which I will contribute new articles as time and inspiration may allow me. There will be a page on the “Piper Challenge”, an idea based on both the “Gracie Challenge” and the “Dog Brothers Gatherings”. There will be reviews of books and DVD’s that I have found to be of interest. Finally, I will be marketing one or several e-books dealing with the basic principles, techniques and drills of Piper. The purpose of this site is thus to be an information resource. I hope that it will be of use to you in your growth as a martial artist.
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