Paul Sidelinger

Paul Sidelinger Quick Facts

Main Areas: Self Defense, Business, Self Improvement
Career Focus: Business Owner, Author
Affiliation: Knife Fighting Tips, Razor Sharp Knives

Thank you for visiting my page.  I want to take a few minutes to tell you about myself and how I came to this point in my life as well as how I came to write my knife fighting

I grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. Good ol "little rhody" as some
of the smarter fellows like to call it. If you ever come on over this
way you'll see why this state is made fun of so much. You can fire a 30
06 rifle at one end of the state and hit a deer in Connecticut! (Just
kidding). Plus with the worst roads, some of the highest taxes and
political corruption up the ying yang it's no wonder this state is at
the business end of so many jokes.

Anyways, even though I was raised in the city I've always had an
interest in the great outdoors. This is how my love of knives and their
many uses came to me. I learned great respect for firearms and knives
early on from my father. I would spend hours at my cousin’s house out
in the middle of nowhere honing my ever increasing shooting skills and
doing other adventurous things.

As much as I love getting away to the country I’m still a city slicker
at heart and this brings up yet another fantastic use of knives. Self
defense! Since the part of Providence I’m familiar with isn’t known as
the best place to raise your children it pays to know how to take care
of yourself. Getting a concealed carry permit for firearms is next to
impossible in liberal Rhode Island so the next best thing is carrying a
good tactical folder on you at all times.

 

I
learned quick that martial arts, while fun to train in, doesn't cut it
when someone truly wants to hurt you.  After seeing many friends
get beat up thinking martial arts would save them, I decided to follow
my instincts and observe the true tough guys.

They didn't
use fancy moves.  They simply had a never say die attitude and did
whatever was necessary to get out of violent encounters alive.

Fast forward a little bit in time and I find myself enlisted in the
U.S. Navy. After making it through boot camp I went to Pensacola,
Florida to learn the fine art of fixing electronic systems aboard the
mighty fighter jets that protect this great country of ours. Aviation
Electronics Technician was my formal job title. The rest of my time in
the navy was spent on a total of three aircraft carriers, USS Ronald
Reagan, USS Dwight D Eisenhower and USS Theodore Roosevelt. Aboard the
Roosevelt I took part in a six month deployment to the Mediterranean
Sea in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. To sum up what we did we
pretty much bombed the crap out of the sub humans called terrorists.
I'm extremely proud of my service in the Navy and always will be. If
you are or were in the uniformed services I salute you and hope other
people do as well. In my opinion we are an under appreciated group of
people who deserve a lot more respect.

After my honorable discharge from the navy I worked a few jobs that
were pretty much dead end. Since I still had my love of knives, along
with my desire to seek out real world knowledge for self defense, I
decided to start a business to share my down to earth, common sense,
knowledge on self defense as well as make a better living for myself.

My staff and I are committed to providing outstanding customer service
and, of course, the best information available that works in real life,
not fairytale land.

Please spread the word about http://www.knifefightingtips.com so everyone can learn the right way to approach a real life defense situation.

 

Thank you and stay safe!!

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