Customer Review: There were some good bits and pieces in here, and may be historically interesting, but was too confusing to be an improvement over other texts from the last half of the nineteenth century. To their credit, the authors understood that awareness of one's surroundings is more important to personal... more info
Customer Review: David Lindholm and Peter Svärd have done a fine job of putting this book together. I rank this right up there with Tobler and Wagner. Well done.
Customer Review: Guy Windsor teaches at the fencing school he founded in Helsinki, Finland (School of European Swordsmanship). In this manual, he introduces us to the two-handed longsword, one of the primary close-quarter weapons of the Middle-ages and Renaissance, a weapon highly prevalent in many ancient European... more info
Customer Review: One of the great challenges of studying medieval forms of the martial arts is the fact that there is no school anywhere that preserves the actual fighting techniques of this era intact. While some of the techniques have survived, the decline of the necessity for a gentleman post Renaissance to be a... more info
Customer Review: I purchased this book after watching the documentary, Reclaiming the Blade, and Fighting with the German Longsword by Christian Henry Tobler has far exceeded my expectations. Not only is this a wonderful training guide for Western martial arts, this book is also filled with loads of history. As for... more info
Customer Review: This book gives an introduction and brief history of English Schooles of Defense. The history was a fun read. The practical sections, which contain reconstructions of various CQC techniques as the records indicate they were taught, are presented in a clear pictorial format which makes them easy to... more info
Customer Review: My boyfriend asked for this book for Xmas (the only place I had seen it was the Renaissance faire near us). I was very happy to find it on amazon. This book makes a great gift for anyone who loves swordfighting, medieval history, or unique books. It's full of drawings depicting everything you need!
Customer Review: It's a shame that every rat in the publishing industry is taking PUBLIC DOMAIN books and publishing then as their own-Mr Hutton's estate will never see a penny from these "money mad thieves".Think about that when you buy your next fencing book (many of them are public domain-free for the stealing).
Customer Review: "English Swordsmanship" is a brilliant, practical, interpretation of George Silver's works on fencing. It is pretty specific to the use of the broad- or back-sword, but somewhat applicable to classical sabre. The techniques described may seem insanely risky to a sport fencer, but a modern foil,... more info
