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Pages: 482
Authors: Hans Lecküchner
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English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords.
The Art of Sword Combat
Language: en
Pages: 143
Authors: Joachim Meyer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-31 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers

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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 tra
Medieval Swordsmanship
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: John Clements
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-11 - Publisher:

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From the author of Renaissance Swordsmanship comes the most comprehensive and historically accurate view ever of the lost fighting arts of Medieval knights, war
Zen and Confucius in the Art of Swordsmanship
Language: en
Pages: 129
Authors: Reinhard Kammer
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-05 - Publisher: Routledge

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The sword has played an important role in the Japanese consciousness since ancient times. The earliest swords, made of bronze or stone, were clearly, by their d
Armed Martial Arts of Japan
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: G Hurst I
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-07-11 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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This unique history of Japanese armed martial arts--the only comprehensive treatment of the subject in English--focuses on traditions of swordsmanship and arche