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Battle Axe Fighting and Jeff Cooper's Story
58:17 - 1:04:45 (06:28)
The article shares the story of Jeff Cooper, who after winning a battle axe as an award, decided to create a modern science of battle axe fighting. It also includes the tragic event of his canceled trip to fight in El Salvador due to one of his own mercenary's accidental shooting, resulting in his death.
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Jeff Cooper, a writer for Soldier of Fortune, received a hand-forged Norse battle axe as an award but could not find any contemporary manuals on how to fight with it.
58:17 - 59:49 (01:32)
Summary
Jeff Cooper, a writer for Soldier of Fortune, received a hand-forged Norse battle axe as an award but could not find any contemporary manuals on how to fight with it. Along with a friend, he spent an afternoon inventing a modern science of battle axe fighting by jabbing vaguely at hay bales in an empty field.
ChapterBattle Axe Fighting and Jeff Cooper's Story
EpisodeSoldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with David X. Cohen)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In this segment of the podcast, the speaker describes a battle and a demonstration on how to destroy a bale of hay with a Norse axe.
59:49 - 1:00:51 (01:02)
Summary
In this segment of the podcast, the speaker describes a battle and a demonstration on how to destroy a bale of hay with a Norse axe. He also mentions a new safe business venture.
ChapterBattle Axe Fighting and Jeff Cooper's Story
EpisodeSoldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with David X. Cohen)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Robert Brown's second planned trip to El Salvador was abruptly canceled after he was accidentally shot by one of his own mercenaries while they were at a lake.
1:00:51 - 1:04:45 (03:54)
Summary
Robert Brown's second planned trip to El Salvador was abruptly canceled after he was accidentally shot by one of his own mercenaries while they were at a lake.