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 Birger "Werewolf" Delrue
near Ostend , W-Flanders
Started throwing two years ago, with kitchen knives :-). About half a year ago I started throwing some real throwing knives, wich proved much much easier. I learned how to throw from the  Throwzini website. I prefer the knives from the German company Herbertz, witch are of real good quality and reasonable prize. I currently own 9 knives of different sizes, but my collection is growing fast.
 Jef Verachtert
Antwerp
Hi all, I started throwing knives in 2002, after I bought a MueLa Tornado. At first I looked on the internet to find some info on techniques and doing so I came across this website. I try to throw as often as possible and find it very relaxing.
Respect to all throwers out there!
 Davor Aslanovski
Zagreb
I speak Croatian, English, French, and some German.
If anyone in my extended geographical area would like to practice together, or exchange thoughts, please e-mail me. I'm into throwing anything from sharpened carpentry nails to axes, but mostly stick to knives.
 Fery Olbort
Kacice
Involved with the NAJA club.
I speak Czech and Russian.
I started throwing back in 1965, and for the last ten years I have been competing at tournaments in knife- and tomahawk throwing. I'm on stage with a show where I throw various things like cutlery, needles, scissors, screwdrivers and others.
 Jean Ascher
Copenhagen
We from the ChangHigh Circus throw all kinds of knives, axes, torpedoes, spears, and tomahawks.
We travel around fairs, festivals and playgrounds and practice and teach throwing to young and old.
We are a little circus, with unicycles, juggling, archery, knifethrowing.
We perform, teach and give workshops.
We participate in medieval fairs and festivals all over Europe.
 Pasi Hyvärinen
Tervola
I was born in 1983. I started knife throwing in Summer 2001 and I just can't keep myself away from knives! Feel free to come for visit and throw some knives with me!
 Kari Salonius
Vantaa
My knives and axes
I speak English, Suomi, and Svenska
Howdy, my name is Kari Salonius and I live in the city of Vantaa in
Finland. I started throwing knives and axes back in 1961, I believe. I`m 54
years old now and still love this sport as much as I loved it 40 odd
years ago. Mostly I throw knives and axes I`ve made myself, but have also
a couple of Bob Karp knives (thanks Bob), some Blazing Arrows and
buckskinner type knives. Now I have about 80 or 90 knives, gotta get
more.
Let`s get together, Let`s feel the steel.
 Frank Salonius
Helsinki
Homepage about Plains Indians and other famous Old West characters
I speak English and Suomi
I´m Frank Salonius, was born in 1975 in Finland and still live there. I´ve been throwing knives since I don´t even remember when but what can I say, it´s the sport of the kings and anyone who says anything else about it doesn´t know what the hell he or she is talking about. I also believe that every thrower should learn to throw knives from different distances and also all the different kinds of knives, so it wouldn´t matter what you throw and from where you throw it...
It´s all in the wrist...
Good to notice that I´m not the only weirdo on the planet who´s hooked to this magnificent sport.
Love and respect for you all.
 Ari Lauanne
Alastaro
My knife throwing show
I have been interested in knife and tomahawk throwing from the early years of my childhood. The first real throwing knives I found when I was adult.
Little by little my hobby began to develop as a product of my entertainment business. Under my alias "Whiper Jones" I do some whipcracking and knife throwing for my customers, even in my medieval themed "executioner"-role!
It`s wonderful to be able to work for fun! :-))
 Philippe Catania
Corsica
Blog Maitre Lanceur
I speak Francais, and quite some Deutsch and English.
I live in Corsica, in the middle of nowhere. I started out with screwdrivers but switched to real knives about a year ago. I would like to find somebody else to throw with!
If any thrower plans a visit to Corsica, he can contact me!
See my knives and read my full story. Et visizez mon site web "Les armes de jet".
 Claude Lalyre
Paris
Interested in martial arts and action movies...
 Michel Dujay
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
I speak Francais only. / Je parle seulement le français.
My show / Mon spectacle "Bison fou"
My knives / Mes couteaux
Throwing knives for more than 30 years now, it became one of my dearest hobbies. I am the author of the only French video cassette on knife throwing.
 Simon Benjamin
Normandie
I speak Francais and a little bit of English. / Je parle le français et un peut d'anglais.
Like many others, I have been brought to the passion of knife throwing by comic strips and films. Not finding any information on that topic on the Internet in French language, I made my own site. A good way to develop in the sport.
Comme beaucoup d'autres, c'est en regardant des bandes dessinées et des films que je me suis pris pour passion de lancer les couteaux. Ne trouvant rien à se sujet en français sur Internet, j'ai réalisé un site. Une bonne façon d'évoluer dans se sport.
 Pascal Boucreux
Saint-Mars-la-Brière, Sarthe 72
I speak French only. / Je parle le français seulement.
I started throwing at the age of 15 in the forest behind our house, trying to imitate Davy Crocket. Now I am member of a group of passionate knife and axe throwers.
J'ai commencé a lancer des couteaux à l'age de 15, dans la forêt qui borde ma maison, cherchant à imiter Davy Crocket. Depuis quelques mois nous sommes une groupe de passionnés à lancer la hache et les couteaux.
 Christian Thiel
South Germany
I speak English, Deutsch and Francais.
I started throwing back in 1998, with nobody to teach me. Then I read some books, webpages, and finally met other throwers. Now I am constantly getting better, and put up this website so that people can share their knowledge. I prefer knives with no sharp edges around 200g or a bit heavier.
 "Red Indian" Christian Prestin
Müncheberg, near Berlin
I speak English, Deutsch and Russian
Started throwing as a child, till all kitchen knives were lost or broken. Then, ten years ago, I revived that to do some shows. Because I didn`t know anybody, I made my own knives and axes and taught myself how to throw. Now I met other throwers, read on the Internet and thus improve my throwing. I throw very different knives and axes, preferably tomahawks.
Since 2001, we hold an annual big throwers meeting here on our ranch.
 Peter Kramer
Kamp-Lintfort
I speak Deutsch, Francais (plus ou moins), English, Spanish
My Messer-Pete homepage
Actually I have been throwing for more than 25 years without even knowing about the plenty of fools like me, who too like this kind of sport. I have practised on beaches or forests, but now I have built up lots of targets in my garden. Until now,
I have taken part in several competitions and, as time passes by, my results are getting better an better. I have made lots of good friends in the throwing scene I do not want to miss anymore.
Apart from this I have won the European Highdiving Competition last year (2007, 10-m
Platform Diving, Men 40-44 Years.). Think I like to see things rotating, if it´s my
knives or my body, - no difference - .
Some French throwers have called me "La Machine" this year because of my way of throwing knives. I don't mind.
Let´s get together!
 Gabriela Beckmann
Maintal
I speak Deutsch and English
Happy-end of a little odyssey: Finally I have found a garden for knife throwing and my kettlebell training. It´s very beautiful here, especially in the early morning. If you like, you can write in English or German.
 Marcel Müller
South Germany
I speak Deutsch and English
After some quiet years, I started throwing again for serious.
Greece
Ireland
More Italian knife throwers at the rome-based club Associazione Lanciatori Sportivi Italia A.L.S.I..
 Marco Boatta
Roma
Self taught, I am writing a little book in Italian about knife throwing.
 Stefano Cristini
Poggio Mirteto
I was born in Rome, but since 1981 I'm living in on the country near Poggio Mirteto (Rieti). I've been praticing the sport of throwing knives and axes with great passion since I was a boy and now as a grandfather I still train everyday. I developed Italian rules for this sport and am able to teach it to anybody interested in throwing.
 Anton Chiseliov
I speak English, Russian, Romanian
My homepage
I like knifethrowing! I started when I was 13 and now, 8 years later with daily practice, I'm almost a master. Throwing from distances of 1.5m to 11m. My favourite throw is a half-spin technique. Sometimes I also throw axes, shuriken, screw drivers, shovels...
 Jos Scherders
Tilburg
I started throwing knives back in 1996-1997 when I lived in the USA. They have several organisations out there and each one organizes a tournament about once a year, always enjoyed those tournaments indeed. I also like to collect throwing knives and enjoy throwing pretty much everyone of them, I have about 40-50 now.
Too bad the dutch government and the dutch weather gods don't like knife throwing so I don't get to practise a lot during most of the year.
 Piotrek Stachera
Warsaw
I speak Polish, English, and a little bit of Deutsch.
I'm throwing knives for about 2 years now (started in early 2005), about a year ago I bought myself a kukri and really enjoy throwing it. If sombody wants to chat about knives, throwing them or about anything else mail me.
Piotr Urban
Warsaw
I speak Polish, English, and a little bit of Russian.
I have just started throwing knives (exactly holidays 2007). In my opinion it's the most wonderful sport in the world. I prefer heavy knives, especially one from Finland (thank you Mr. Salonius). If someone wants to talk about knives, just send a mail to me.
Portugal
Andrei Cojacaru
Galati
I speak English and Francais.
I was born in 1978 and started throwing as a little boy. I love throwing! Greetings to all knife throwers.
There is a very active knife throwing community in Russia. At the central May 2008 event, organised by the Patriot club, more than 100 throwers competed. Some clubs, like the Moscow-based Hard hand (see picture below) train knife throwing only, others practice it as part of their fight sport oriented activities:
 The Russian Knife Throwing Club "Hard Hand" is based in Moscow. Co-founded in 2001 by the actor Muhtarbek Kantemirov, it is headed by Vladimir Kovrov, the well known knife maker who invented the Leader knife.
To find out more, visit their website, or contact Yury Ershov (see below) who speaks English well.
 Yury Ershov
Moscow
I speak Russian and English.
I give lessons in wave throwing.
My acquaintance with knife throwing started in 2004 when I met the most famous knife thrower in Russia - Muhtarbek Kantemirov. I started progressing and trained myself in wave throwing introduced by Yury Fedin.
I was glad to find such a society of European throwers here and with pleasure would meet everyone of them in Moscow to share the experience (email me or get contact details from Christian).
 Denis
Belgrad
I throw knives regularly, don't know when I started. I am planing to start a club here in Belgrade. Please email me if you are interested in knife throwing!
 Tomas "TomAnt" Antonic
Bratislava (capital city)
Since when do I throw, what, and how:
- Since my 6th birthday :) (Actually Im 25)
- Every knife I can lay my hands on
- I think good, good for me, but I know that I have to improve my style (still this "baseball throw problem").
Slovenia
 Thor Fogelberg Jensen (also know as Thorzini)
Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
I speak English, Spanish and a little bit of Deutsch.
Have been backyard throwing now for a couple of years, driving all non-throwers mad, but have collected a small posse of ardent fans, admirers and fellow throwers.... I need to meet more throwers for my ego to grow bigger and so allow me to throw even better! I have developed a game called "shivs'n daggers", it is a bit like snakes and ladders meets darts.
A final word from Thorzini: you are only as good
as you believe you are!!!
Yin Johansson
Stockholm
I got three throwing knives in February 2002 from my girlfriend; I prefer heavy knives, not too sharp though.
 Frech Dachs
Bern
I speak German, Francais and a little bit of English
I started throwing knives just for fun when I was 10 year old. At this time I had no technique and used the "intuitive style". I mostly used some Opinel knifes because I was too young to get throwers. With this equipment it was really hard to improve my skills, so I never seriously practised (it was, like I just said, just for fun).
Now I'm 15 years older, and some month ago I discovered Christian Thiel's webpage about knife throwing which explains the basics in very good manner. So I bought some knives that are balanced in the middle, because throwing knives (defined as blade-heavy knives) are forbidden here in Switzerland. Now I practice several times a week... Please respect the nature and never throw at trees!
Turkey
There is a Knife Throwing Club in Yorkshire operated by John Taylor.
In London and other towns, courses are available that give an Introduction to Western Skills.
 Roy Hutchison
London
My knives
Been throwing 53 years, using my all distance Half-spin, up to 30 feet (9m),depending on knife-type. I throw by instinct, at any distance. I am currently perfecting my No-spin technique, and can do 17feet (5m) at present. Details on my style are on Scott`s Throwzini site.
 John Taylor
Yorkshire
I speak English
My UK throwing club
I have always had an interest in knives and was fortunate enough to retire from work, now one of my hobbies is knife and axe throwing. I have a proper range and would welcome anyone to it, to talk, learn from each other or just throw.
I have a collection of knives in various sizes and weights but favour a longer knife with a bit of weight to it, for longer throws.
If anybody would like a trial throw or to just chat about knife throwing over here in England, please contact me.
Richard Eisinger (known as WIZ)
Carterton in Oxfordshire
I speak English
I have been throwing knives for about 25 years and have 21 actual throwing knives. I practice at least once a week and am getting more accurate every day.
Kane Saull-Hunt
Sedlescombe, East Sussex
I speak English
Have been throwing axes and knives for most of my life.
 Pongsak Srisomsup
Bangkok, Thailand
I speak Thai and English
Pictures of us throwing.
Knife discussions I often join.
I'm starting to learn how to throw from the Internet, but practice for 5 years already. We have a group of persons who love "Thaiblades". We throw knives, scissors, push daggers, Bo shuriken, mini Torpedos and folding knives. And the thai knife "E-nep".
If you like throwing, please add yourself to the list! Instructions see above.
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