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This is the most thorough work ever about historical swordsmanship. It is both a general reference and an instructional guide for advanced and beginning sword enthusiasts, students of military history and martial artists. Includes rare historical info and 100 original drawings.
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Our Formidable Western Martial Heritage
When it comes to our Western martial heritage there is a high degree of common myth, misconception, and error. This is the case particularly in reference to Renaissance martial arts and its forms of historical swordsmanship. During the Renaissance there arose in Europe a distinction between those swords intended for war and those for personal self-defense. It is a myth that Renaissance fighting arts used entirely a brutal, artless approach. Examination of the historical texts and artwork of the period clearly dismisses this prejudice. Swordsmanship at the time was a systematic and highly dynamic art, far from being uniform. Understanding the weapons Renaissance fighters were using is key to studying the progression of their concepts and techniques of their fighting skills. Yet, today we are bombarded with inaccurate and silly notions derived from theatrical performances and the near irrelevance of the modern forms of sport fencing. Modern sport fencing is so far removed from its martial origins in the renaissance as to not qualify as a true martial art. The emphasis of my work is therefore necessarily not on rule-bound games or fantasy role-playing or on pretend performance, but on sound hands-on experience with accurate replica weaponry by studying the manuals of the historical masters. This book makes a substantial leap forward in the effort to reconstruct and replicate the formidable fighting arts of our Western martial heritage. It is a must for anyone serious about pursuing skill in historical swordsmanship today.
When it comes to our Western martial heritage there is a high degree of common myth, misconception, and error. This is the case particularly in reference to Renaissance martial arts and its forms of historical swordsmanship. During the Renaissance there arose in Europe a distinction between those swords intended for war and those for personal self-defense. It is a myth that Renaissance fighting arts used entirely a brutal, artless approach. Examination of the historical texts and artwork of the period clearly dismisses this prejudice. Swordsmanship at the time was a systematic and highly dynamic art, far from being uniform. Understanding the weapons Renaissance fighters were using is key to studying the progression of their concepts and techniques of their fighting skills. Yet, today we are bombarded with inaccurate and silly notions derived from theatrical performances and the near irrelevance of the modern forms of sport fencing. Modern sport fencing is so far removed from its martial origins in the renaissance as to not qualify as a true martial art. The emphasis of my work is therefore necessarily not on rule-bound games or fantasy role-playing or on pretend performance, but on sound hands-on experience with accurate replica weaponry by studying the manuals of the historical masters. This book makes a substantial leap forward in the effort to reconstruct and replicate the formidable fighting arts of our Western martial heritage. It is a must for anyone serious about pursuing skill in historical swordsmanship today.
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