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Illustrated Methods and Techniques John Clements Ato by Johm Clemente: Rewsissaace Swordsraanship: The Mkstated Use of Rapiers and ‘Culcand-Thrus! Swords phe lence: Coppel by Jobe Clears ISN Lse10.006 rho’ acne in Pobeaon {ravies be Outi ok Im} RSS IER TR nim ise? Ganeass 230 PALADIN, PALADIN FRESS adhe ee” de orion of hicbonk way he ered an ms iho he egret ttn pv oh pic ‘Srihertbe actceor dhe pbb asrtes ny eps a tse ve ma aoe ea tri a) wea bye Contents Antroduction .. - Chapter 1: The Medichal Combat Hnbironment ..... 2.02... r Chaptoe 2: Medichal Fighting Manuals .- 2.00... eee AL Chapter 3: Medietal Smords - Chopter 4: The Making of Mediebal Swords... 2. az Chapter 5: Sioords against Plate Arma Chapter 6: The Hate of the Mediebal Simard 2.22.0... 2 eee 37 Chapter 7: Darme of the Medivoxl Siaard - Ghapter & Mediebul Shields .. 2.2... 2-222. 87 Chapter 8: Boword & Shield 2.22. eee eee eee 1g Chapter 10: Dye Long-Btword . cee eee eee eee 1a Whapter Li: Practice and Sparcing .-.---. 222-2 eee eee eee 2a5t Adbice tu the Render 2.0.2.0. 2 eee eee eee eee 258 Alterinord 020.022 eee eee eee cee eee eee eee ee 264 Appendix A: On Obtaining x Real Sioord . Appendix B: The Problem of Stage-Condnt Appendix C: HMethods of Weapon-Sparring - Appendix B: Rist Steel aud Plate Armor Sparring... 202... 285 Appendix E: Medical Fantasy and“ Boffer” Appendix A: The Importance of the Full-Leg Target in Menpore Sparring - Appendix G: Brmsling Datos in Weapau-Syarcing Rules 2... J 299 Appendix H: Menpon- Sparring in Martial Arte - Appendix DI: Understanding Stomde amd Martial Arts in Americr ...309 Bibliography 2.2.2... eee eee eee ee 313 ether the publisher noc aur of ts wrk will he het responsible in any way sehatsnever for any physical injury ve damage of ay sort tha may ooeur es u recut reading a fellowing the advice instmietions herein, Before atempting ay pluyscal activites deerihed in this book, the reader should congule with 2 qualiied physician, tn any Torr of weapon spurring always use safety equipment and remember, nee: svike ata person witha sharpened Blade vii Acknofuledgments rtd for hr ep wih hi west & {inthe membus ofthe HMoral Ard En Arscatin HAGA stderr for clase nd sonia andl yo Ned Bating Cub meres overt seas ute Tut nat Andy Ch han Pain. las bare Mat Mikes Rsk cl Poe Pet UL Tam, a ec god rend En sping patie, Td ole rade ml reve my don Snk Bua fret i ora i ansrgcand ae Sor eupiar Paladin Press. Tien EXrowledge ny deh othe many iw slur feeder aound the wri Stn have rresyendesinldlng Crh enogee ater of The Sars ich of he Scored vecstener Ml alas Stet ik, Steen Mar ant Poser Suey Sg fie ja vry le lof ny tan oie thsi ecient giao Sin aera Gea, aly. Tr espa und petition the sere on Rest of Msc Repl Cite fons ea ould nd an reign met thc a es Ten vlad my mes pl dearest Pamela, Finally, must acknovsledge al my Fellow Medicvalists and hoplologists (students of secs dnd armor), whoever they aay be, she have ‘onnmiasa thomielsce an worked so Dard to explore tem Western sartal heritage, particularly dhe fertovined authority Ewart Oakeshott whom ‘wo wuld all be yuite bewildered. ‘ter many years of smdving eaning, and teaching, my motivavion for producing this wrk is threefold: eruine love of Oh craft, aneere desire tn educate, and Festeation af the dstnrbing lack of ‘asic understanding Ieuctty encommtered. Study ‘of Medieval swotds and Weaponry 1s an mtllectu and physicul challenge, fn nek oP this magia there are bourd fo be arors. Often our mnforralivn is ‘nya goo us auc sees and eroas-reforences. Te those who Find Ealualerzors in tis werk, | spologize, Fundzer, whenever we av éealing with archaic terminology from languages we ars not proficient in, there are bound tobe ties when ‘words get hutchered. ‘My intrest inthis srk is min egugiatig the available histovien! texts verbatim, and this book is nora point-ry-painc analysis ef all the maj ‘swordemeship manuals fra the Mile Ages. Not every fehnigne ox prmerple strated here as a MEDIEVAL SWORDSMANSHID reference ina specific mamul or specific histsical Master Instead to reaicially present the evra famre of the weapans and the nature of thoi use, ths bock distils ana pressmrsaseernable, pragmatic, and ‘very ceal ebaiques and concepts fein the historical manuals. The bisis uf uy perspective is years of ‘casing with and handling of historical cams and ‘many years of earn sparring and study. Naturally therefore, this book does nol follow an avaesni. sebololy approach alone bul more oF les 3 rarliah ‘ne, stich the subject dernands. The stuly of a rue ‘martial sts nt a erary pursuit i isa practval re. You cnt “armchute™ i. Anycne whi has studied s martial oft in depth kaw that Jest 60 perecat of it can never be pot into any book. This ‘much is obvious with eezud io Medieval ot KRenaisnnce fighting methods; besides, the works of the histurical Masters are hardly vorplete wr comprehensive. whivh is also obvious. Thave ao doubt his work ll evoke considerate controversy among members of certain Medieval Societies, f¢ ehationists, and wnarcigl ass. To thace ‘who disagree with my presentation and findings, | ‘welcome comments, Historically. exponcats of «liffeenl schools ad stvles disagreed vehemently and rarely endorsed cme anoikes But although ‘pricttioners are free to make any claim thy wish ‘about handling and sing bisorial aris, io the end they must be prepared lo pruve tet case ia the “ecurtmoin of cembat—in athe: sors, tewug) sfemonsration snd serioux cuniact-sparing Ferthe mast part, this work presents what are the ‘established and accepted theories uboul Western ‘sword hiss, My addtional speculation and ‘ennjecture are teattive opinions and hele, but ‘opiions ad belts based on almost reo decals of peesonal hands-on sty traning, and ‘expivimemtation inthe nse of all manners of swords sand weaponry, We mst always he prepared iw ceept oat shings historical as temporary, pending further investigation, They are rary certain beyond all, oubt. All We can hove for is farce confieralion » ‘arifiation and that we haven‘ cepeated infusion that has been fond the incorrect. Martial knavsledge wtself must in part ey remain theory, and somstimer we must follow our instincts. This i wcciscly why neither historical research nov mati