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The Swordman's Companion: A Modern Training Manual for the Medieval Longsword
  For those who are interested in Italian styles of longsword
fighting, specifically Fiore and Vadi, this is an excellent resource. Guy Windsor
writes this book aiming directly at the beginning practitioner, who has little or
no experience.
He starts with an overview of the different perspectives from which one can discover” or use WMA,
including LARPS, SCA, other re-creationists, and the pure martial arts. This is a great overview,
because he does not criticise or compare any group at all. He merely gives a perspective on how they
can use WMA in their own hobbies. He also gives a quick overview of the masters, the
weapon, and some of the principles of “fencing”, and then some on the equipment and safety. Each
of these chapters reads well, and is a good overview for any swordsman.
Thereafter Windsor writes a bit about unarmed combat and gives a few exercises. This is useful in
the context of this book, because he concentrates on footwork, which is also used in weapons (sword)
fighting. He shows the Italian use of a backstance (which isn't shown in any German work that I've seen). Having taken a workshop with Guy, I see the usefulness of this guard/stance, and its application in Western Longsword. Very cool!
The final three chapters are about drills and freeplay. The drill chapters, covering individual and
pair drills, are longer than the other chapters, as these are the meat of the book. The photos are
great, and without them, the explanations would not be complete. He gives several exercises that are
useful at any level. The freeplay chapter is very short, but gives a really good overview.
All-in-all I would say this is a great book for any swordsman!
Rating: A+
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Review Copyright
© 2007, Johanus Haidner.
Sword Gloves
Made from leather, with extra reinforcement on the palm, full padding on the backs of the fingers and the entiore wrist, these sword gloves are extremely well made for European Swordsmanship.
Available in blue or black. sizes small, medium, large, and XL.
You will be contacted by e-mail after ordering, at which point you can specify size and colour, shipping will be billed at this time.
Sword Pants
Based on Renaissance design, these pants are a little more modern, allowing you to move freely and comfortable in your sword practise.
You will be contacted by e-mail after ordering, at which point you can specify size; shipping will be billed at this time.
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