Sword Fighting, 9780764347924
Hardcover
Master the blade: unlock historical European sword fighting secrets.

Sword Fighting

an introduction to handling a long sword

$80.18

  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    28 November 2014

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Summary

A comprehensive introduction to the subject of sword fighting: Herbert Schmidt explains the fundamentals of fighting with the long sword, the guards, cuts and Master Cuts, as well as advanced techniques and tactics for practical fighting. These also include wrestling at the sword. Typical combat sequences, equipment tips, cutting tests, training and free fighting, plus an extensive glossary round out this new standard work. Its modern approach and numerous photos make this book a valuable tex…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780764347924
ISBN-10:0764347926
Author:Herbert Schmidt
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:28 November 2014
Weight:962g
Dimensions:279mm x 216mm
About The Author

Herbert Schmidt

Herbert Schmidt is the leader of Ars Gladii, the Austrian swordfighting club, and is part of an international research community that is reconstructing historical European swordfighting and awakening it to new life.

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