Sword Fighting 2: An Introduction to the Single-Handed Sword and Buckler - Hardcover
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, and Paulus Kal in this modern textbook that allows anyone interestedawhether beginner or advancedato work and improve his single-handed sword fighting skills.
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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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- PublisherSchiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0764348264
- ISBN 13 9780764348266
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
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