I am a founder member of the UK Knife, Axe and Tomahawk Throwing Association and heavily involved with many other sport throwing organisations around the world. For many years I have represented North American throwing organisations in Europe and Asia and European throwing organisations in North America.
I am a Certified Sport Throwing Instructor (IKTHOF and KATTA UK) and am proud to say I have introduced many hundreds of people to the sport, and taught throwers who have gone on to compete and win nationally and internationally.
In October 2010, I became the number 1 ranked IKTHOF knife thrower in the world and set a new World Record with a score of 262! (Subsequently thrashed, but it held for a couple of years).
In November 2011, I won the IKTHOF Tomahawk Throwing World Championship, set another new World Record with a score of 232 and became the number 1 ranked IKTHOF tomahawk thrower in the world too! Sadly, in November 2013, this score was beaten too.
In December 2013, JP Devlin of BBC Radio 4 fame recorded me throwing and talking about throwing for Saturday Live. You can hear it here, about 13 mins in.
Knife Throwing Resume
2008 IKTHOF World Championships, Austin, Texas, USA (incorporating Frontiersman Events at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX)
2009 IKTHOF NE United States Regional Tournament, Port Republic, New Jersey, USA
2nd Place Int Knife | 2nd Place Int Hawk | 3rd Place Mountain Man
2009 Eurothrowers Big Meet, Villeflambeau, France
3rd Place 7m Knife
2009 IKTHOF World Championships, Austin, Texas, USA
Attained Expert class Knife | 1st Place Int Hawk
2010 IKTHOF NE United States Regional Tournament, Port Republic, New Jersey, USA
1st Place Expert Hawk (and 2nd highest score in the world) | Long Distance Knife Throw Champion
2010 1st UK KATTA Tournament, Pontefract, UK
Overall winner
2010 Cold Steel Challenge, Ventura, California, USA
2nd Place Knife | 3rd Place Throwing Shovel | 4th Place Hawk
2010 IKTHOF World Championships, Austin, Texas, USA
4th Place Knife | 4th Place Hawk | Long Distance Hawk Throw Champion | No 1 Ranked IKTHOF Knife Thrower | Inducted into the Hall Of Fame for International Competitor of the Year
2011 2nd UK KATTA Tournament, Pontefract, UK
Overall Winner
2011 Eurothrowers Big Meet, Herrischried, Germany
2011 IKTHOF World Championships, Austin, Texas, USA
1st Place Tomahawk (World Record score) | Finalist in Tomahawk Gold Cup | No 1 Ranked IKTHOF Tomahawk Thrower
2012 3rd UK KATTA Tournament, Pontefract, UK
1st Place Tomahawk | 1st Place Mountain Man
2012 Eurothrowers Big Meet, Forni Avoltri, Italy
2012 IKTHOF World Championships, Blanco, Texas, USA
2nd Place Tomahawk | Finalist in Tomahawk Gold Cup
2013 International Martial Arts Olympics, St Petersburg, Russia
Silver Medal 5m Knife
2013 4th UK KATTA Tournament, Pontefract, UK
Overall Winner | 1st Place Mountain Man
2013 Eurothrowers Big Meet, Nivnice, Czech Republic
2013 IKTHOF World Championships, Blanco, Texas, USA
3rd Place Tomahawk | 3rd Place Long Distance Tomahawk | 3rd Place Bell Ring (Whip Tournament) | Knife Tournament PB
2014 5th UK KATTA Tournament
2014 Eurothrowers World Championships, Callac, France
Qualified for World Championship Axe
2015 6th UK KATTA Tournament, Pontefract, UK
Overall Winner | 1st Place Mountain Man
2015 Eurothrowers World Championships, Huthwaite, UK
This was a very special event because it was the first World Championship event held in and organised by the UK. Very hard work but something John and I had been working towards since the beginning of Knife Club. Qualified for World Championship Axe and Team GB came 3rd overall!
2016 2nd UK KATTA Spring Fling, Huthwaite, UK
1st Place Silhouette | 3rd Place Overall
2016 Eurothrowers World Championships, Maniago, Italy
4th Place 4m Axe | Qualified for World Championship Axe
2016 7th UK KATTA Tournament, Pontefract, UK
Overall Winner | 1st Place 4m Axe | 1st Place 5m Axe | 1st Place 7m Knife | 1st Place Mountain Man | 1st Place Long Distance Axe | 2nd Place Silhouette | 2nd Place 5m Knife | 3rd Place 7m Axe | 3rd Place Anything Throw
2016 Essex Backyard Throwers (KATTA) Tournament, Romford, UK
Placed in most events
2017 IKTHOF US Nationals, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
7th Conventional Knife | 4th Conventional Tomahawk
2017 1st UK National Tournament, Huthwaite, UK
2nd Place 7m Axe | 3rd Place Double-bit Axe
2017 Eurothrowers European Championships, Alsómocsolád, Hungary
2017 Essex Backyard Throwers (KATTA) Tournament, Romford, UK
1st Place Long Distance Axe | 2nd Place 5m No Spin | 2nd Place 7m Tomahawks | 2nd Place Long Distance Knife | 3rd Place No Spin Overall | 3rd Place Knives and Axes Combined | 3rd Place Lazy Mountain Man | 3rd Place Hawks Overall | 3rd Place 5m Tomahawks | 3rd Place 4m No Spin
2018 KATTA UK Double Bit Axe Tournament, Huthwaite, UK
2nd Place Silhouette (Axe) | 3rd Place Mountain Man
2018 Brokenfeather Palooza, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA
2nd Place Hawk
2018 IKTHOF Canadian National Tournament, Micksburg, Ontario, Canada
2nd Place Hawk Gold Cup | 3rd Place Conventional Hawk Pro | 3rd Place Quick Draw
2018 KATTA UK National Tournament, Huthwaite, UK
3rd Place 7m Knife | 3rd Place Overall Knife | 3rd Place ‘Doug Herod’ Memorial Mountain Man
2018 Eurothrowers World Championships, Rýmařov, Czech Republic
2018 Essex Backyard Throwers (KATTA) Tournament, UK
1st Place Snife | 2nd Place No Spin | 3rd Place Speed Throw | 3rd Place [Women’s 🙂 ] Long Distance Knife
2018 Indonesian Great Knife and Axe Thrownament, Jakarta, Indonesia
4th Place Pro Knife | No Spin Pro Personal Best
2019 Scottish Axe Throwing Open, Perth, Scotland
2019 KATTA UK National Tournament, Huthwaite, UK
2nd Place 5m Axe | 3rd Place No Spin | 2nd Place Snife
2019 IKTHOF Knife and Tomahawk World Championships, Micksburg, Ontario, Canada
3rd Place Pro Knife | 4th Place Pro Hawk
2019 Eurothrowers World Championships, Newark-on-Trent, UK
Co-organiser of KATTA UK’s second hosting of the World Championships
2019 Essex Backyard Throwers (KATTA) Tournament, UK
1st Place 7m Knife | 1st Place No Spin | 1st Place Mystery Throw | 3rd Place Speed Throw
2019 DangerFest #FullTangClan, Pierceton, Indiana, USA
3rd Place Pro Knife | 3rd Place Pro Hawk | No Spin Pro Personal Best
2021 KATTA UK National Tournament, Huthwaite, UK
1st Place 3m Knife | 2nd Place Silhouette | 3rd Place No Spin | 2nd Place Speed Throw
2021 Rusty Knifers Viking Day, Huddersfield, UK
Various
2021 Axemore Doublebit Competition, Ripon, UK
2022 Grizzly Bears Axe & Knife Throwing Competition, Louth, UK
1st Long Distance Knife (New UK Record) | 1st Place 7m Knife | 2nd Place Something | 3rd Place Something Else
2022 Norfolk Flingers Chuck In The Muck 2, Norwich, UK
1st Place or 2nd Place Plank (depending on how you score it)
2022 Pontefract Rendezvous, Pontefract, UK
1st Place Mountain Man | 1st Place Walkback Knife | 1st Place Long Distance Mountain Man | 2nd Place Walkback Axe
2022 Brokenfeather Palooza, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA
2nd Place Mountain Man | 3rd Place Hawk | 5th Place Overall (Knife + Hawk)
2022 KATTA UK National Tournament, Huthwaite, UK
1st Place Fast Draw/Duel Cup
2022 DangerFest #FullTangClan, Pierceton, Indiana, USA
5th Place Pro Knife | 5th Place Pro Hawk
2023 KATTA UK National Tournament, Louth, UK
3rd Place Hawk | 3rd Place Snaxe
2024 KATTA UK National Tournament, Louth, UK
3rd Place Men’s Walkback Knife | 3rd Place Long Distance No Spin Knife | 3rd Place Long Distance Knife
2024 UKAT World Championships, Louth, UK
1st Place Duel Cup | 3rd Place Mystery Throw (Axetanque)
2024 Game Of Throws, Missouri, USA
1st Place Pro Knife Walkback | 2nd Place Pro Axe Walkback | 2nd Place Quick Draw | 2nd Place Team (and highest scorer)
