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Lessons of the Broadsword Masters

By Christopher Scott Thompson
Lessons of the Broadsword Masters by Christopher Scott Thompson
About Lessons of the Broadsword Masters

The most comprehensive book ever written on the art of fencing with the basket-hilted Highland broadsword, including every major technique and concept from broadsword and backsword masters Donald McBane (1728), Thomas Page (1746), Andrew Lonnergan (1771), Captain G. Sinclair (1790), Archibald MacGregor (1791), Henry Angelo (1799), John Taylor (1804), and Thomas Mathewson (1805). Includes: ¥ Fundamental Skills ¥ Plain Playing ¥ Timing ¥ Slipping the Leg ¥ Slipping the Body ¥ Double Attacks ¥ The Feint ¥ The Invitation ¥ Actions on the Blade ¥ Disarms ¥ Counter-Disarms ¥ Set Play ¥ Loose Play ¥ The Grounds of the Sword ¥ Traversing Footwork ¥ Double Weapons (sword and targe, sword and buckler, sword and dagger, etc.) ¥ The style of the stage gladiators ¥ The style of the Highland Regiments ¥ The training curriculum of the Cateran Society ¥ The history of broadsword and backsword fencing ¥ Nearly 500 separate training exercises

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780359139637
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • October 5, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 301x588x13 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 730 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: January 1, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Lessons of the Broadsword Masters

The most comprehensive book ever written on the art of fencing with the basket-hilted Highland broadsword, including every major technique and concept from broadsword and backsword masters Donald McBane (1728), Thomas Page (1746), Andrew Lonnergan (1771), Captain G. Sinclair (1790), Archibald MacGregor (1791), Henry Angelo (1799), John Taylor (1804), and Thomas Mathewson (1805).
Includes:
¥ Fundamental Skills
¥ Plain Playing
¥ Timing
¥ Slipping the Leg
¥ Slipping the Body
¥ Double Attacks
¥ The Feint
¥ The Invitation
¥ Actions on the Blade
¥ Disarms
¥ Counter-Disarms
¥ Set Play
¥ Loose Play
¥ The Grounds of the Sword
¥ Traversing Footwork
¥ Double Weapons (sword and targe, sword and buckler, sword and dagger, etc.)
¥ The style of the stage gladiators
¥ The style of the Highland Regiments
¥ The training curriculum of the Cateran Society
¥ The history of broadsword and backsword fencing
¥ Nearly 500 separate training exercises

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