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| Title: | Teaching & Interpreting Historical Swordsmanship
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| Author: | Brian R Price (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1891448463 : 9781891448461 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 190 |
| Weight: | .416 Kg. |
| Published: | Midpoint Trade Books (Chivalry Bookshelf) - November 2005 |
| List Price: | 13.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Fencing |
Brian R Price, the founder of the Schola Saint George and activist in the development of the historical swordsmanship community, has collected a series of essays by the key instructors leading the study of European martial arts. Each of the 22 included instructors writes on some aspect of interpreting and teaching from the historical styles of swordsmanship that have seen a resurgence over the last ten years. This book will whet the appetite of newcomers to the Historical Swordsmanship community and offers insights for those already teaching.
The One True Way; The Notion of Martial Culture; Historical European Martial Arts: What's So Martial About This Art?; Getting Started in Historical Swordsmanship; The Importance of Principles Over Techniques; Mental Aspects in Historical Swordsmanship; Martial Arts - It's About People!; "Seven-Iron, Please!": Tools for Skills Development in Historical Swordsmanship; Importance of Skill Progressions in Studying Western Martial Arts; Teaching Historical Fencing in the Salle: The Use of the Group Lesson; Between the Verses: Researching & Teaching the Art of Johannes Liechtenauer; Versetzen: The First Method of Defense with the Longsword in the Art of Johannes Liechtenauer; Researching and Teaching Historical Fencing; In a Few Pages: Fighting Between the Poste of Fiore dei Liberi; Brief Instructions Upon Sir William Hope's New, Short, and Easy Method of Fencing; Schools of Historical Swordsmanship.
