Short Bio. of John Bailey

 

John Bailey    as   Lash & Steel        

  240 E. Bahama Road, Winter Springs, FL 32708

(407) 696-7255    E-mail: bahamajohn@sprintmail.com  

                                Web page: www.lashandsteel

Licensed Evangelist

 

Primary:                               Knife Thrower & Bullwhip Specialist

 

Performance data:                50 knives and 12 Tomahawks, thrown around an assistant from a variety of

                                               distances, 12  Items cut from the assistants' hands in Bullwhip routines.

                                               (Shows 10- 30 minutes) 

 

Film                                        Florida State University Graduate Film:

                                               "Expiration Date", 2003 as "Hench the Knife Thrower

                                                                                   

Stage Performances              Astoria Palace, Estonia (Europe)

                                                Decota , Estonia (Europe)

                                                Convention Show, The Exchange Co. Fl.

International Corporate Convention Show, Solingen Germany

                                                Annual host for:  Blade Magazine/WKTG Knife Show, Knife

                                                Throwing Championship

                                                Variety of Churches, Sportsman Dinners, Store openings, etc..

 

TV Appearances:                   CBS Channel TV 6, Orlando, FL. - Dec. 2002

                                                Fox Channel TV 35-2001

                                                "Estonia At Night", the top rated late night talk show-2001

                                               

                                               

Print Media                            Orlando Sentinel (Exposé)

                                                SL-Ohtuleht News (Performing at the Astoria Palace)

                                                Business Journal (Entrepreneur Success)

                                                Blade Magazine feature 4 page, (Throwing Knife Targets

                                                Construction).

                                                American Survival Guide feature 3 page (Combat knife Throwing)

                                                Boker Catalog (Throwing knife designer for the Company 5 years )

                                                Western Stage Prop Catalog (Video production)

                                                WWAC Rope-Line Publication, (article on performance in Estonia)

 

Video, Book                            Produced and Directed "Recreational Knife Throwing Video I " and

                                                "Advanced Knife Throwing Video II"

                                                  Book, "Throw and Stick Any Knife"

 

Credentials                            1st Place World Quick Draw Knife Throwing 2007 and 2006

1st Place Speed & Accuracy Bull Whip 2007 and broke the 2007 Guiness World

Record-this is in the Aug. issue

2nd Place Speed & Accuracy Bull Whip 2006 and 2003

International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame (Instructor of the Year) 2003

1st Place Champion Speed & Accuracy Whip Cutting 2003

2003 Speed Throwing record. 17 knives in 20 seconds

2nd PKT Long Distance Conventional Thrower 2002

                                                2nd Place PKT Tomahawk Throwing event-2001 & 2002

                                                1st Place Champion IKTA Long Distance record 2000

                                               

Designer:                                Primary Throwing knife designer for Boker, Germany

                                    Name of Knives:  TanKri, Starlight, Mini BoKri, Beil-AX and Zeil throwing knife

 

President and founder:          World Knife Throwers Guild, Inc. (W.K.T.G.)

Charter, board member:        International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame

Charter Member:                  American Knife Throwers Association (A.K.T.A. (Old Guard))           

Member:                                International Knife Thrower Alliance (I.K.T.A.)

Member:                                Pacific Knife Throwers (P.K.T.)          

Member:                                Wild West Arts Club (W.W.A.C.)

 

Insurance:                              Entertainment Liability Insurance