Author Archives: JESTER

So I picked up competitive knife throwing for a few years. I originally saw Joe Darrah compete at the Atlanta Blade Show in June 2004 and wanted to try it out. Joe gave me a handmade Mountain man Knife and some great pointers and I practiced in my back yard for a month. Thanks to Joe Darrah, Mike Bainton and Scott Gracia for all the tips the day before my first tournament.

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2004 YEAR 1:

WWAC/IKTHOF Championship
Netcong, NJ – July 2004
3rd Place Knife

Central US Knife Throwing Championships
Austin, Tx – September 05, 2004
1st Place Intermediate Knife (150)
1st Place Overall Intermediate
1st Place Long Distance Open (I won $100 and a Tru-Bal Model 1)
Hawk score (45)

AKTA
South Carolina – October 2004
2nd Place Knife 18 foot
11th Place Knife 12 foot
2nd Place Overall Knife and Hawk

Thanksgiving Challenge Mountain Man Throw
Fredericksburg, Texas – November 2004
3rd place Amateur Hawk
Tied for 1st Amateur Knife (lost throw off to Ron Thomas)
2nd place Overall Amateur

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2005 YEAR 2:

WWAC Championships
Claremore, OK – April 2005
11th qualifying 12 foot (see AKTA 2004 for the irony)
Couldn’t compete.

WWAC/IKTHOF Championship
Netcong, NJ – July 2005
1st Place Knife

Central US Knife Throwing Championships
Austin, TX September 3-5, 2005
(New Orleans Flood)
8th Place Pro Knife (157)
10th Place Expert Tomahawk (51)
Overall 11th Place (208)

Thanksgiving Challenge Mountain Man Throw
Fredericksburg, Texas – November 2005
?th Place Professional Men’s Knife

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2006 YEAR 3:

Southern US Knife Throwing Championship
Atlanta – February 4th and 5th 2006
1st Place Intermediate Knife
1st Place Overall Intermediate
7th place knife (144)
6th place hawk (51)
6th place overall (195)

2006 Che Che White Cloud World Knife Throwing Championship
Claremore, OK – April 19th – 22nd, 2006
7th Place Expert Knife (156)
6th Place Hawk (63)
3rd Place World Championship Knife Obstacle Course
3rd Place World Championship Knife Fast Draw

That was my last tournament.