Ringeck's invaluable 15th-century compilation of the lessons of German fencing master Johannes Liechtenauer is given new life by two modern students of the sword. The original text is presented with extensive interpretations and detailed, instructive drawings to capture the medieval swordsman's art.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Book: Art of the Long Sword:
Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of The long Sword was a great addition to our library, since we teach a medieval sword program at our martial arts studio.
Excellent Starting Point for Ringeck, Longsword Fighting:
The Good *Side-by-side transcription and translation of material
*Decent interpretation of source material to get beginners started
*Appendices on sword care, sword typology The Bad *Although the landscape book format is slightly easier to use in a practice situation than others, I do wish that future Renaissance martial arts authors would develop a book that is "practice friendly." This text in particular begs to be used as a live classroom aid. Some desirable features: lies... more info
just Great!:
It opens up your mind... to the range of movements available for the longsword (some of them you'd never thought possible), to what swordplay was... The things I've learned from it so far helped me greatly in improving my stage combat performance, even if the book doesn't contain specific stage swordplay techniques (quite the opposite, I'd say).
The best book for describing longsword technique:
I am a "newbie" to the longsword. For the last six months I have been studying on my own. I have used other books and publications to try to understand the guard and strike positions. These sources use "static" drawings or photos. This approach makes it difficult to visualize the full movement of a maneuver. The authors of "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword" converted photos to drawings. The drawings include arrows that represent the flow of the maneuver. It is much easier to get a... more info
