Sword Fighting: An Introduction to the Single-Handed Sword and Buckler

Inthesequeltothefirstvolume,whichintroducedthelongsword,HerbertSchmidtexplainssingle-handedswordfightingtechniqueswithabuckler,orsmallshield.Single-handedsword'herereferstotheswordwieldedinonehand,asusedthroughoutalmosttheentireMiddleAges.Thisbookanalyzeshistoricalevidence,takenmainlyfromthe13th-centuryGermancombatmanualManuscriptI:33,orTowerManuscript,'theoldestandmostwidelytrustedEuropeanswordfightingmanualinexistence.Findinformationonbinds,posture,footwork,freefighting,andindividualplaystakenfromthewritingsoffencingmastersHansTalhoffer,AndreLignitzer,andPaulusKalinthismoderntextbookthatallowsanyoneinterested-whetherbeginneroradvanced-toworkandimprovehissingle-handedswordfightingskills.