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The Art of Sword Combat
Author | : Joachim Meyer |
Publsiher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2016-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781473876774 |
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This sixteenth-century German guide to sword fighting and combat training is a crucial source for understanding medieval swordplay techniques. Following his translation of Joachim Meyer’s The Art of Combat, Jeffrey L. Forgeng was alerted to an earlier version of Meyer’s text, discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced in Strasbourg around 1568, is illustrated with thirty watercolor images and seven ink diagrams. The text covers combat with the longsword (hand-and-a-half sword), dusack (a one-handed practice weapon comparable to a sabre), and rapier. The manuscript’s theoretical discussion of guards sheds significant light on this key feature of the historical practice, not just in relation to Meyer but in relation to medieval combat systems in general. The Art of Sword Combat also offers an extensive repertoire of training drills for both the dusack and the rapier, a feature largely lacking in treatises of the period and critical to modern reconstructions of the practice. Forgeng’s translation also includes a biography of Meyer, much of which has only recently come to light, as well as technical terminology and other essential information for understanding and contextualizing the work.
Medieval Combat
Author | : Hans Talhoffer |
Publsiher | : Frontline Books |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2014-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781473835177 |
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“[A] remarkable how-to . . . offers freeze-frame instructions on medieval martial arts using swords, shields, poleaxes, daggers and wrestling” (Publishers Weekly). Written by German fencing master Hans Talhoffer in 1467, this book illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the “judicial duel” (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword’s inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. These skills were supplemented with techniques for grappling, wrestling, kicking and throwing the opponent, as well as disarming him by seizing his weapon. Every attack contained a defense and every defense a counterattack. Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmored fighting with the long sword, poleaxe, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. This is one of the most popular and influential manuals of its kind. “This superb treatise, amply illustrated, provides valuable insight into the real world of medieval combat. Magnificent!” —Books Monthly
Sword Fighting
Author | : Keith Ducklin,John Waller |
Publsiher | : Applause Theatre & Cinema |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : UCSC:32106011395560 |
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SWORD FIGHTING: A MANUAL FOR ACTORS & DIRECTORS
Sigmund Ringeck s Knightly Arts Of Combat
Author | : David Lindholm,Peter Svard |
Publsiher | : Paladin Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2006-04-01 |
Genre | : Fencing |
ISBN | : 1581604998 |
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The lessons of influential 15th-century fencing master Sigmund Ringeck are brought to life once again by David Lindholm and Peter Svärd, the duo behind Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword. This lavishly illustrated companion to Longsword examines Ringeck's instruction on fighting with the sword and buckler, fighting in armor with longsword and spear, and wrestling. These disciplines and more are fully explained both by Ringeck's text (offered in the original old German as well as the authors' English translation) and detailed captions for the step-by-step illustrations. The timeless works of Ringeck, who is best known for his interpretations of the teachings of grand master Johannes Liechtenauer, offer a rare opportunity to experience a firsthand account of this important period in the development of the Western martial arts. This book will be treasured by aficionados of the medieval arts of combat for generations to come. Foreword by John Clements.
The Art of Sword Fighting in Earnest
Author | : Guy Windsor,Philippo Vadi |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2018-04-23 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9527157374 |
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Full colour facsimile of Philippo Vadi's important fifteenth century manuscript on knightly commentary, with a detailed introduction, accurate translation and practical commentary from world-renowned swordsmanship instructor and researcher Dr. Guy Windsor.
The Knightly Art of Battle
Author | : Ken Mondschein |
Publsiher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781606060766 |
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This is an extravagantly illustrated and engrossing exploration of the art of medieval fighting. The book features some of the most interesting selections from a manuscript by the renowned Italian fencing master Fiore dei Liberi depicting the knightly arts of fighting with swords, daggers, and polearms, both on foot and on horseback.
Summary of Joachim Meyer s The Art of Sword Combat
Author | : Everest Media, |
Publsiher | : Everest Media LLC |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 2022-05-25T22:59:00Z |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9798822522633 |
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The well-born lord, Lord Otto Count von Solms, lord of Münzenberg and Sonnenwalde, was my gracious lord. He had a particular charm in the chivalric liberal art of combat, and he greatly loved and promoted it. #2 The Before and After are two stages of every attack combination. The Before is when you drive your opponent with your techniques so that he cannot achieve his intent, but confines himself to parrying your techniques and counter and bar them. The After is when you are rushed upon by your opponent and you immediately counter him with suitable work. #3 The sword is first divided into two parts, from the haft to the middle of the blade, which is the forte, then the middle to the tip is the foible. The sword is further divided into four parts as indicated in the illustration. #4 The five master cuts are Wrath, Crooked, Thwart, Squinter, and Scalper. The six secret cuts are Blind, Rebound, Short, Wrist, Clashing, and Winding.
The Art of Swordsmanship
Author | : Hans Lecküchner |
Publsiher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Fencing |
ISBN | : 9781783270286 |
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English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords.