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Sword Fighting: An Introduction to the Single-Handed Sword and Buckler
Herbert Schmidt
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Description for Sword Fighting: An Introduction to the Single-Handed Sword and Buckler
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 934 colour photos. BIC Classification: WSTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1474.
In the sequel to the first volume, which introduced the long sword, Herbert Schmidt explains single-handed sword fighting techniques with a buckler, or small shield. Single-handed sword here refers to the sword wielded in one hand, as used throughout almost the entire Middle Ages. This book analyzes historical evidence, taken mainly from the 13th-century German combat manual Manuscript I:33, or Tower Manuscript, the oldest and most widely trusted European sword fighting manual in existence. Find information on binds, posture, footwork, free fighting, and individual plays taken from the writings of fencing masters Hans Talhoffer, Andre Lignitzer, ... Read more
In the sequel to the first volume, which introduced the long sword, Herbert Schmidt explains single-handed sword fighting techniques with a buckler, or small shield. Single-handed sword here refers to the sword wielded in one hand, as used throughout almost the entire Middle Ages. This book analyzes historical evidence, taken mainly from the 13th-century German combat manual Manuscript I:33, or Tower Manuscript, the oldest and most widely trusted European sword fighting manual in existence. Find information on binds, posture, footwork, free fighting, and individual plays taken from the writings of fencing masters Hans Talhoffer, Andre Lignitzer, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Weight
1528 g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764348266
SKU
V9780764348266
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About Herbert Schmidt
Herbert Schmidt is the leader of Ars Gladii, the Austrian swordfighting club, and is part of an international research community which is reconstructing historical European swordfighting and awakening it to new life. He is acknowledged as an expert far beyond the borders of Austria.
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