Blade Show 2013 – touted as the largest show for edged weapons in the world.

It will be taking Place at the Cobb Galleria in Marietta, Georgia (a few minutes outside Atlanta).

Dates: May 31 – June 2, 2013.

https://www.bladeshow.com

There will be knife displays, sales, seminars, demonstrations, and of course the Blade Sports World Cutting Championship.

The show is also combined with the Living Ready Expo – a survival and preparedness show geared toward urban survival.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS/SEMINARS

SATURDAY, JUNE 1
10:00 a.m. 30-Minute Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction—Jot Singh Khalsa, Room 104
10:00 a.m. How To Throw Knives & Tomahawks—Bobby Branton, The Courtyard
10:00 a.m. ABS Auction, Room 103
11:15 a.m. Fundamentals of Sword Handling in Historical Swordplay—John Clements, The Courtyard
11:30 a.m. Bladesmithing For Kids—Wes Byrd, Joe Keeslar and Tim Potier, Room 109
12:00 p.m. Buck Collectors Club—Room 103
12:30 p.m. European Historical Swordplay Techniques—Reinhardt Legacy Fight Team, The Courtyard
1:00 p.m. Fight Like A Madman—Ernest Emerson, Room 104
1:45 p.m. Japanese Sword Demonstration—James Williams, The Courtyard
2:00 p.m. Knives That Survived on the Frontier—Ed Fowler, Room 104
3:00 p.m. Meet Larry “The Hammer” Harley of TV’s Lords of War, Room 104
4:00 p.m. You, Your EDC and The Police—Chris Conte, NRA Institute for Legislative Action, Room 109
4:00 p.m. How To Photograph a Knife—Eric Eggly, Point Seven Studios, Room 104
4:15 p.m. 11th Annual BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition—BladeSports International, The Courtyard

LIVING READY SEMINARS ON June 1
11:00 a.m. Venison: Enhancing That Wild Flavor—Stacy Harris, Room 104
12:00 p.m. Disaster Prep 101: Seeing the Solutions Around You— Paul Purcell, Room 104
1:00 p.m. The Importance of Survival Every Day Carry (EDC)— Creek Stewart, Room 109
2:00 p.m. Prepper’s Home Defense: What’s It Going To Cost?—Jim Cobb, Room 109
3:00 p.m. How to Grow 2,000 Pounds of Food in Your Subdivision Backyard—Lucinda Bailey, Room 109

SUNDAY, JUNE 2
8:00 a.m. Worship Service—The Rev. W.D. Pease, Room 103
8:00 a.m. BladeSports International Meeting, Room 109
10:00 a.m. 30-Minute Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction—Jot Singh Khalsa, Room 104
10 a.m. Asian Historical Swordplay Techniques—Reinhardt Legacy Fight Team, The Courtyard
11:00 a.m. How To Make a Steampunk Tanto—Wally Hayes, Room 103
11:00 a.m. The How and Why of Innovations In Knives—the CKCA’s James R. Cook, Robert Kaufmann and Elizabeth Loerchner, Room 104
11:00 a.m. SharpKidz: A Cool Knife Club For Kids—Pete Cohan, Room 109