In 1999 when the EDC knives was born out of The Academy of Fighting Arts in San Francisco. The Academy of Fighting Arts worked a defensive knife training as part of their martial arts regimen. They got serious when they got started learning a Filipino stick fighting Grandmaster Rick Alemany. After that, they met H. Arthur Gitlin and began blade training regularly at the Gitlin Defensive Academy in Alameda, California.
Since the knives is essential to a daily tool, they focus has been locating the highest quality handmade and production knives available and matching the needs of their customers. They are direct to the Benchmade Knife Company dealer, they are a fast track on ordering and receiving knives from them and also a limited edition items that other dealers may not get.
EDC Knives represents a wide range of US and international knifemakers such as Charles Marlowe Knives, Tom Mayo Knives, Fre Perrin, Ikoma Handmade Knives, Korth Cutlery, Dobruski, Terry Guinn, Jens Anso Knives, Burchtree Bladeworks, D.B. Fraley, Todd Begg, Emerson Specwar Knives, Willumsen Knives, Rick Hinderer Knives, Mark Terrell, Warren Thomas, 29 Knives and a growing list of established and up-and-coming knife makers. They buy, trade, and sell a fair number of knives every month.
