The English Master of Defence: Or, The Gentleman's Al-a-mode Accomplishment
Author : Zacharias Wylde
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Page : 54 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 1711
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Author : Zacharias Wylde
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Page : 54 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 1711
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Author : Zach Wylde
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 12,38 MB
Release : 2010-11-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1446693708
A reformatted reproduction of Zack Wylde's 1711 book containing his true art of Single-Rapier, or Small-Sword; all the guards of Broadsword and Quarter-Staff and the exact rules of Wrestling
Author : Walter Armstrong
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Page : 416 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 1889
Category : Wrestling
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Author : Walter Herries Pollock
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Page : 408 pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Boxing
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Author : Markku Peltonen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 12,17 MB
Release : 2003-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1139436694
Arguments about the place and practice of the duel in early modern England were widespread. The distinguished intellectual historian Markku Peltonen examines this debate, and show how the moral and ideological status of duelling was discussed within a much larger cultural context of courtesy, civility and politeness. The advocates of the duel, following Italian and French examples, contended that it maintained and enhanced politeness; its critics by contrast increasingly severed duelling from civility, and this separation became part of a vigorous attempt in the late seventeenth century and beyond to redefine civility, politeness and indeed the nature and evolution of Englishness. To understand the duel is to understand much more fully some crucial issues in the cultural and ideological history of Stuart England, and Markku Peltonen's study will thus engage the attention of a very wide audience of historians and cultural and literary scholars.
Author : Egerton Castle
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Page : 352 pages
File Size : 33,65 MB
Release : 1885
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Author : Egerton Castle
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Page : 348 pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Fencing
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Author : Egerton Castle
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Page : 490 pages
File Size : 24,58 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Fencing
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Author : Cis van Heertum
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Page : 394 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Misogyny
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Author : Paul Wagner
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,18 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781581604245
George Silver's Paradoxes of Defence (1599) and Brief Instructions upon my Paradoxes of Defence (ca. 1605) are probably the most important works ever written on the Western martial tradition. Silver straddles the medieval and Renaissance worlds, summing up the collective experience of centuries of European warcraft, while presenting a fighting style that ensures victory in the urban battlefield of single combat, street brawls and honorable duels. Silver presents a complete integrated fencing system applicable to a wide variety of weapons, but more importantly provides a theoretical framework of universal principles by which to judge any technique, theory or strategy. He teaches how to identify the flaws of any enemy's fighting style, exploit his weaknesses and overcome him while remaining secure and safe, using the traditional "True Fight" of the English knightly class. In addition to presenting Silver's original works, author Paul Wagner and other scholars examine Silver's contributions, putting the Master and his legacy in context. Master of Defence is a necessity for any student of Western fencing or swordsmanship, Western or Asian martial arts, Shakespearean or Renaissance studies, English military history, medieval re-enactment or professional fight choreography. photos and illustrations