Broadsword and Singlestick: With Chapters on Quarter-staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-stick, Umbrella, and Other Weapons of Self-defense

Allanson-winn, R. c.; Phillipps-wolley, C.

ISBN 10: 1581605129 / ISBN 13: 9781581605129

Published by Paladin Pr, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Broadsword and Singlestick: With Chapters on Quarter-staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-stick, Umbrella, and Other Weapons of Self-defense
• Publisher: Paladin Pr
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581605129
• ISBN 13: 9781581605129
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 6 ounces

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Synopsis

Published in England in 1890, this fascinating book may be one of the earliest ever to discuss the use of everyday items as weapons of self-defense for, in the words of the authors, "those 'tight places' where men care nothing for rules, but only want to make the most out of that weapon which the chance of the moment has put into their hands." It contains many useful insights into effective training in armed combat and how such training relates to real-world self-defense. A must-read for anyone interested in the arts of stick work, swordplay or the no-holds-barred use of any convenient weapon,"whether he has in his hand a single stick, a cutlass, or the leg of an old chair."

About the Author

Rowland George Allanson Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley, also known as Shaikh Rahmatullah al-Farooq, was an Irish peer and a prominent convert to Islam, who was also one of the leading members of the Woking Muslim Mission alongside Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din. He also presided over the British Muslim Society for some time. Born: January 19, 1855, London, United Kingdom Died: June 22, 1935, Codford, United Kingdom Education: Trinity College, Cambridge, Westminster School