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Detailed, easy to read, great descriptions and informative pictures to help.
Ken does a nice job with the visuals of this book (often modern fencing books struggle with clear images), breaks things down i... Read More
Teaching a class, there is often a temptation to try different forms or different texts, but as any long term fencer will know,... Read More
Along with that, there are a large number of two person drills that the teacher can use to help the student through the concept... Read More
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historic, modern, nice, good and different. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 8 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 17 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Where the book really shines is the myriad amount of drills he presents
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If youre a rapier purist youll probably balk at some of the more classical and modern sports fencing terms or methods presented in the book
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i think what the book offers far outweighs these changesadditions
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Teaching a class there is often a temptation to try different forms or different texts but as any long term fencer will know there needs to be a basic form on which more advanced forms can build
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The book is aimed at all students of historic fencing such as the sca and hema and while it discusses the differences does not hold one school above the others allowing the reader to make the choice
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This book does not however spend much time on the use of a secondary weapon like a dagger there is a chapter on the use of the dagger but it is not a main focus of the work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However as the singe sword is the basis for all other forms this is hardly a weakness
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