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Lynn C. Thompson is the founder and President of Cold Steel but apart from the multiple videos of him putting his company’s blades through some amazing testing (boot full of meat anyone?) he is also a highly trained martial artist.
He has extensively trained in Wing Chun, Jun Fan Gung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Savate, Silat, Shooto, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Kickboxing as well as Western, Japanese and Filipino bladed arts for several decades.
He is also the Chief Instructor at Cold Steel – training is in his blood. It will come as no surprise then that Cold Steel have a large selection of training tools, incluidng medieval weopanry, guns and knives.
Here is an overview of some of the training knives manufactured and supplied by Cold Steel.
The problem with training with such a knife, or any knife, is that there is the risk of serious injury and death – playing with knives is not a good idea! A misstep here, being slightly late there and you;re in a world of hurt.
This is where training knives come into their own. Being able to train with a safer weapon that greatly minimises these risks is absolutely necessary – whether it’s for military training or martial arts.
Cold Steel Leatherneck-SF Trainer
The original Cold Steel Leatherneck SF is a tough looking knife beloved by US military personnel. With it’s solid steel guard, deeply checkered Griv-Ex handle, distinctive black D2 steel blade it’s easy to see why it’d be a military fave.
The Leatherneck SF trainer is designed to be used to mimic the original Leatherneck SF with minimised risk of injury. It’s made of tough and flexible Santoprene, which is a kind hardened rubber, giving it a substantial feeling in the hand and allowing the trainee to become familiar with the feel and shape of the knife.
It’s isn’t an exact copy of the original – it’s slightly longer and considerably lighter but is close enough to be a realistic interpretation of how the knife handles.
Cold Steel Karambit Trainer
The Cold Steel Karambit Trainer is designed to replicate the Cold Steel Karambit in relative safely. The curved blade of the Karambit requires a different skill set to normal knife usage, so this handy training knife allows a trainee to become familiar with the shape and style of this curved knife in controlled conditions. The normally sharp point of the Krambit is made even safer on the training knife by being replaced with a solid sphere of Santoprene.
Cold Steel Kukri Trainer
The Cold Steel Kukri Trainer is designed to replicate the Cold Steel Kukri – a machete originating from the Indian subcontinent and especially associated with the Gurkhas of Nepal and India.
This training knife replicates the distinctive shape of the Cold Steel Kukri so a trainee can become completely familiar with this unusually shaped blade.
Cold Steel Peace Keeper Trainer
The Cold Steel Peace Keeper Trainer is designed to replicate the original Peace Keeper.
This training knife replicates the distinctive shape of the Cold Steel Peace Keeper so a trainee can become completely familiar with using and defending against a dagger style knife.
Cold Steel Rubber Training Military Classic
This training knife was designed to replicate a classic knife shape that most people would be familiar with.
Cold Steel Rubber Training Black Bear Classic
The Black Bear Classic Rubber Trainer, from Cold Steel knives, is a training version of the Black Bear Classic Cold Steel knife that has been fashioned to look as realistic as possible: for effective use in practice, training drills, disarming drills, and demonstrations.
The 8 1/8″ Santoprene rubber blade is soft enough to prevent most injuries to the body, but has a level of firmness that could cause injury to the face or the eyes. The use of appropriate eye and face protection is recommended. The Santoprene handle is deeply checkered for sure grip, and has a lanyard hole. The overall length of the Cold Steel Black Bear Classic rubber training knife is 13 1/8″, and it weighs in at 3.7 ounces.
Cold Steel Rubber Training Laredo Bowie
The Cold Steel Rubber Training Laredo Bowie has been carefully fashioned to look as realistic as possible so it can be effectively used in solo practice, training drills, disarm drills, and demonstrations and any other activity where you want a reasonably close approximation of realism but not the extreme danger and risk associated with an actual knife.
Cold Steel Rubber Training Recon Tanto
The Cold Steel Rubber Training Recon Tanto is a training version of the Cold Steel Recon Tanto.
The Cold Steel Recon Tanto was designed for today’s modern warriors. A much loved and appreciated knife by the Military and Law Enforcement Special Units, it was developed to withstand the harshest abuse and the toughest possible conditions.
Important:
The Santoprene rubber blades are soft enough to prevent the likelihood of most bodily injury.
They do however, have a level of firmness that might cause injury to the face or the eyes, so it is recommended that appropriate eye protection or a fencing mask is utilized at all times when using a Cold Steel training knife.
