The first-ever presentation in English of the martial art voted in 2004 as the most effective stick art at the Congress of International Stick Combatives. It is also the only native Portuguese martial art, one that has challenged Brazalian practitioners of Copiera. Jogo do Pau, a traditional form of self-defense in Portugal, uses the long staff and shorter batons for defense against one or more opponents. Drawing on the combat traditions passed down from the Middle Ages, the art has been modernized to include full-contact fighting with full body armor but remains a potent form of self-defense. Luis Preto, holder of the black sash from the Lisbon Academy and a sports training professional, brings the first-ever technical description of the art together with complete photographs, allowing the novice or intermediate combatant an important guide from which training can begin. This book wil be of interest to those who practice any martial arts--but particularly stick arts--as its superb body kinesthetic offers refinements and insights to all.

Jogo do Pau: The Ancient Art and Modern Science of Portuguese Stick Fighting

Sports & Outdoors

Windsor, Guy

Preto, Luis

Individual Sports

Chivalry Bookshelf

A modern training manual for the 17th century rapier, lavishly illustrated with over 400 photographs, the Duellist's Companion is a complete training system for rapier, the Queen of Weapons. Guy Windsor, author of the popular longsword text The Swordsmans' Companion, has triumphed in this work, which guides the beginner through the rapier, based on the world of Capo Ferro's 1610 masterpiece, Gran Simulacro.Italian rapier dominated Europe from the 17th - 19th centuries. This book demonstrates convincingly why it was so successful.

The Duellists Companion: A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier

Arts & Photography

How was the medieval sword used? Although many books have been released detailing techniques of the medieval swordmasters, none of them can really be termed easily interpreted manuals of technique. For the beginner, they are hard to decipher and interpret.The well-respected founder of the prestigious Helsinki School of European Swordsmanship, Mr. Windsor has offered a nuts-and-bolts approach to teaching Italian historical swordsmanship through drills, exercises. Based on the systems of Fiore dei Liberi, Fillipo Vadi, and others, this work should be one of the first books acquired by anyone wishing to explore swordsmanship as a practical art.

The Swordman's Companion: A Manual for Training With the Medieval Longsword

History

World

The term "medieval martial arts" conjures images of armoured knights wielding sword, lance, and axe. While the image is correct, at the foundation of knightly combat was a sophisticated form of close quarter combat, centered on fighting with-and against-the dagger, a deadly weapon of both self-defense and last resort.In Mastering the Art of Arms, Volume One: The Medieval Dagger, Guy Windsor presents a complete guide to the principles and practice of Italian dagger combat, as set down in Il Fior di Battaglia a manuscript written in 1410. Readers are guided step-by-step through the process of mastering this six hundred year old art, from choosing a dagger to striking with it; from guard positions to steps and turns; from disarms to locks and takedowns; from safe falling practice to formal drills, and finally pressure testing their skills with sparring.Both a primer on the art and a methodology for on-going training, this book will give the complete novice a solid starting point, while providing useful drills and ideas for advanced martial artists. Those who study other traditional knife arts, and modern military combatives, will find many familiar techniques present in this ancient system.

The Medieval Dagger (Mastering the Art of Arms)

Europe

Freelance Academy Press

The Swordsman's Companion

A complete beginner's guide to training in medieval Italian longsword. This book covers everything from choosing a sword, to warming up, to fencing. Full of set drills and clear descriptions, this book has been the standard work on the subject since it first came out in 2004. As a technical manual it has been largely superceded by The Medieval Longsword, which came out in 2014, but it is unsurpassed as a general guide to how and why you should train swordsmanship.

The Swordsman's Companion: A modern training manual for Medieval Longsword

Swordschool Ltd

A complete training guide to 17th century Italian rapier fencing, and a thorough interpretation of the style of legendary swordsman Ridolfo Capoferro, author of the most famous fencing book in history, his Gran Simulacro, published in 1610. First published in 2006, this guide is the standard work on the subject.

The Duellist's Companion: A training manual for 17th century Italian rapier

“Useful, helpful, absorbing, entertaining. Whether you are interested in weaponry or, like me, researching details for a novel, this is the book for you.” Helen Hollick, Amazon customer. Your search for a book that will feed your passion for and deepen your knowledge of swordsmanship ends here. Guy Windsor’s Swordfighting offers insight into this magnificent historical European martial art: you will find answers to your burning questions about swordsmanship, its theory and practice.  This carefully crafted book provides essential information on diverse topics with piercing clarity.  “Whether you are a writer or game-maker seeking the kind of information I sought while writing The Baroque Cycle, or just a general reader with an interest in the arts to which Guy Windsor has dedicated his career, you should find much that is rewarding in these pages.” From the foreword by Neal Stephenson, New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning author. Made up of a selection of Guy’s essays and articles, with a great deal of brand new material, this engaging and revealing book makes this complex subject accessible, enabling you to deep-dive into —  Benefits of training Types of weapons Sword fighting principles Historical accuracy  If you are an actor, writer or games designer creating or writing fight scenes, this book provides cutting-edge research on our European martial arts heritage. You will also discover the dos and don’ts of producing a stunningly realistic sword fight.  Swordfighting is not a training manual. For technical instruction on specific swordsmanship styles, you should buy The Medieval Longsword and The Duellist's Companion.

Swordfighting, for Writers, Game Designers, and Martial Artists

Computers & Technology

Games & Strategy Guides

A complete beginner's guide to training in medieval Italian longsword. This book covers everything from choosing a sword, to warming up, to fencing. Full of set drills and clear descriptions, this book has been the standard work on the subject since it first came out in 2004. The second edition has been updated and revised.

Advanced Longsword: Form and Function

This book builds on the foundation laid in The Medieval Longsword, and teaches you how to train Fiore dei Liberi's Art of Arms, as shown in his 1410 manuscript ll Fior di Battaglia. Renowned swordsman and author Guy Windsor explains three of the longsword forms that are used every day in The School of European Swordsmanship: • The Cutting Drill • The Farfalla di Ferro • THe Longsword Syllabus Form. Each form is explained step by step and application by application, with abundant photographs and images from Fiore's manuscript. Guy takes you through each step first as a pair drill, then as part of the form, then as a starting point for further training, or for further research into Il Fior di Battaglia. Within these pages you will find in-depth instructions and analysis, dozens of tips for how to improve your skills, and enough material for years of study. Guy Windsor has been training martial arts for 30 years, and teaching professionally since he founded The School of European Swordsmanship in 2001. The School has branches and study groups all over the world. Guy's other books include The Swordsman's Companion, The Duellist's Companion, Veni Vadi Vici, Mastering the Art of Arms volume 1: The Medieval Dagger, and Mastering the Art of Arms volume 2: The Medieval Longsword. You can find him online at guywindsor.com, and on Facebook and Twitter.

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Jogo do Pau: The Ancient Art and Modern Science of Portuguese Stick Fighting

The Duellists Companion: A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier

The Swordman's Companion: A Manual for Training With the Medieval Longsword

The Medieval Dagger (Mastering the Art of Arms)

The Swordsman's Companion: A modern training manual for Medieval Longsword

The Duellist's Companion: A training manual for 17th century Italian rapier

Swordfighting, for Writers, Game Designers, and Martial Artists

Swordfighting, for Writers, Game Designers, and Martial Artists

The Swordsman's Companion

Advanced Longsword: Form and Function