The Art and Science of Sword Fighting: A Complete Instructional Guide (Martial Science)
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The best of both Eastern and Western Sword Fighting Techniques Sword fighting is a vigorous activity that develops strength, speed, and overall physical fitness. It also promotes mental acuity and quick thinking. Once you have developed the requisite skills to the point where you no longer have to think about them to perform them properly, you can focus your attention on out-witting your opponent in an exciting game of physical chess. The Art and Science of Sword Fighting takes an innovative, progressive approach to swordsmanship. Consisting of an eclectic collection of high-percentage sword fighting techniques borrowed from many diverse sources, these universal concepts can easily be applied to fighting with a wide variety of swords. The Art and Science of Sword Fighting is aimed at creating a formidable general practitioner, someone who is comfortable fighting with a variety of swords. This approach provides a solid foundation in the general art of sword fighting, a necessity for beginners and experts alike. Later, once you have determined what your strengths are and where your personal interests lie, you may choose to go on to specialize in a particular brand of swordsmanship. Regardless of what that style may be, this strong foundation will serve you well. By not focusing on the historical context of any particular style, advanced practitioners, regardless of personal style or affiliation, might transcend stylistic differences to come together as a swordsman or a swordswoman in order to discover the universal concepts that underlie all styles. Such collaborations serve to improve the collective understanding of sword fighting. The Art and Science of Sword Fighting is divided into two main sections. Part One focuses on wielding a one-handed sword. Subsections include offense, defense, fencing, and advanced techniques. Part Two focuses on wielding a two-handed sword. Subsections include offense, defense, fencing, and advanced techniques. This book takes a bold, progressive approach to the topic of next generation fencing. The condensed course of study is designed to teach you how to use just about any sword; an eclectic approach to the art of swordsmanship aimed at ferreting out the universal concepts common to wielding a sword. By taking this fresh, methodical approach to the topic, any student can quickly learn the Art and Science of Sword Fighting. Review: Heart of a warrior - Well put together, a nice addition to my carafe collection Review: A worthwhile guide to sword fighting - We purchased this as a gift for my son. He creates comics and stop-motion videos, and wanted a resource to help him more accurately portray sword fighting scenes. The detailed explanations, diagrams, and photos all have been a great help. As an added bonus, he has enjoyed the references and quotes from well known sword fighting scenes in movies.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 28 Reviews |
K**R
Heart of a warrior
Well put together, a nice addition to my carafe collection
S**T
A worthwhile guide to sword fighting
We purchased this as a gift for my son. He creates comics and stop-motion videos, and wanted a resource to help him more accurately portray sword fighting scenes. The detailed explanations, diagrams, and photos all have been a great help. As an added bonus, he has enjoyed the references and quotes from well known sword fighting scenes in movies.
S**E
Excellent book with tons of details and well laid out progression of lessons and drills
The book is really amazing, I've only had for a short bit and barely scratched the surface, but already amazed at the amount of material covered. There are enough exercises and drills that if using as a training guide every day and learning and practicing 3-4 new lessons/drill each day, would take you several months to cover them all .. and that would be at a fairly break neck pace. Easily could take a few years to really absorb all of the lessons laid out in this book The drills aren't presented as just rote description of moves or steps to memorize , or list of steps in a "kata" like many Martial Art books are; rather each section and drill is packed with tons of nuance and details that really go into the "why" of each technique, what is and is not effective, and theory of when/why you'd chose one technique over another. The material is very well laid out and you can tell how passionate the author is about the subject matter , and that he has given alot of time and thought into how to best lay out the sequential lessons in an easy and informative manner. Whether you are a beginner, solo practioner, or vetran Martial Artist I guarantee this book will help you improve your weapon skills with a sword.
C**L
Top Notch, Distilled Instruction
Straight-forward, no frills, leveled for anyone, I highly recommend this book. Like all of Joe Varady's books in the Art and Science series (Staff Fighting, Stick Fighting, and Self-Defense), this one follows a logical progression of skill sets, each building upon the one before. Well-written all around, and with well-considered pictures to go along with the text, there's plenty here to build upon from beginner- to expert-level training. Highly recommended! I would also highly recommend the DVD to accompany the book. Having the techniques demoed for you as you read gives perspective on angles and movements that you might otherwise miss from still photos.
A**3
A great book to have
If you’re looking for a good training manual, I suggest you buy this. It’s good if you want to learn just a little brief history on swords with how they differ and what type of stains you can use for.
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