ENGLISH

Medieval Swordsmanship: Illustrated Methods and Techniques

By John Clements

Book information

Publisher
Paladin Press
Year
1998
ISBN
9781581600049, 1581600046
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4101048 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
346\346
Topic
History
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Wow. This book is going to get someone hurt. Bad. In looking at his little stick figures, two things I find:

1) It is difficult to figure what exactly is supposed to be happening here in each "technique",
2)In the sword training that I received (not saying I'm a master, now), in the Kukishinden ryu, sword fights happen in 3 dimensions, not one, and that is where I feel Clements makes his biggest and most dangerous mistake: all I have ever seen him move in is one dimension: back and forth. This book reflects this.
This trash belongs on the trash heap, where it won't get anyone hurt.

P.S. this review may not mean a thing as the Kukishinden ryu of swordplay is for the battlefield. It is actual combat with a sword. This book suggests dueling.

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