Sword Play

Author : Clayton Emery
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 9780786904921
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sword Play written by Clayton Emery and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 1996 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold barbarian warrior becomes the unwitting pawn of quarreling archmages in the first volume of a new trilogy set against the backdrop of the Arcane Age of Netheril, the most powerful magical empire in the history of the Forgotten Realms. Original.

Author : John Waller
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557834591
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sword Fighting written by John Waller and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). SWORD FIGHTING; A MANUAL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS is a comprehensive new work on the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for theatre, film and TV. This book is the product of thirty years research and experimentation into traditional European martial arts by acclaimed fight director John Waller and his associates, and possibly the most wide-ranging and practical book on stage combat ever published.

Author : Charles B. Stilson
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1434477886
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sword Play written by Charles B. Stilson and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486419510
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Sword Play written by Alfred Hutton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive, detailed instruction in the use of the two-hand sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword and buckler, rapier and cloak, and dagger and cloak, along with 59 illustrations, including diagrams and rare woodcuts, of classic fencing positions. Valuable information for scholars, sword-play enthusiasts, general readers and anyone interested in this age-old form of self-defense.

Author : Fred Gilbert Blakeslee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sword Play for Actors written by Fred Gilbert Blakeslee and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Craig Turner
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809382156
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Methods and Practice of Elizabethan Swordplay written by Craig Turner and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring period drawings and prints of swordplay, this book examines and compares three Elizabethan fencing manuals written in English before 1600: Giacomo Di Grassi’s His True Arte of Defense (1594), Vincentio Saviolo’s His Practice in Two Bookes (1595), and George Silver’s Paradoxes of Defence and Bref Instructions upon My Paradoxes of Defence (1599). More than a technical manual on swordplay, this book explores the influence of a new form of violence introduced into Elizabethan culture by the invention of the rapier. The authors examine the rapier’s influence on the various social classes, the clash between the traditional English fencing masters and those embracing the new style, the growing concern with unregulated dueling, and the frequent references to rapier play in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. As producer Joseph Papp notes in his foreword, this is a book that "makes a difference in performance."

Author : Nick Jamilla
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786451793
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sword Fighting in the Star Wars Universe written by Nick Jamilla and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike most makers of modern or futuristic films, George Lucas turned away from the standard special operatives or secret agents when he created the heroes for his epic Star Wars saga. Part knight, part monk, the Jedi Knights were an order of swordsmen that helped rule the universe in accordance with law and lofty principles of justice and honor. Without the Jedi, there could be no Star Wars, and without the lightsaber sword, there could be no Jedi. This examination of the Jedi Knights, their adversaries the Sith and their lightsaber swordplay throughout all six episodes of the franchise evaluates the ways in which Lucas blended science fiction with the most ancient and epic tales of traditional samurai and Western swordsmen. It presents swordsmanship as a way to better understand the Jedi Knights, focusing on the human movement and activity surrounding the weapon and the ways in which traditional Japanese martial arts were adapted for use in the films. Topics of discussion include the powerful effects of the master-apprentice relationship; the technical choreography used in the lightsaber scenes of the Star Wars films; and the historical precedents for the Jedi order, including the Sohei fighting monks of Japan, the Janissaries and Mamelukes of Islam, and the knights of the Templar, Hospitaller and Teutonic orders.

Author : Tim Rivera
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1937439364
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iberian Swordplay written by Tim Rivera and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1599, during the period when the Portuguese crown was united to the crowns of Castile and Aragon, a Portuguese master-at-arms called Domingo Luis Godinho wrote a manuscript in Spanish entitled Arte de Esgrima (The Art of Fencing). Although Godinho's live is largely a mystery and his text was never published, today his manuscript of utmost relevance in the study of Renaissance Iberian fencing, since it is the only complete treatise discovered so far describing the "e;Common"e; or "e;Vulgar"e; style of Iberian fencing, first documented in the 15th century, but by Godinho's day, displaced by the new system of La Verdadera Destreza.The work includes instructions for the single sword, a long-bladed, cut & thrust weapon taught alone and with the use of the shield, buckler, dagger, and cape, as well as paired with a second sword. Godinho's instructions also includes the longest known text on the use of the montante, or two-handed sword, a devastating weapon that was used by soldiers and body-guards, in duels and battlefields, in crowded streets and aboard galleys. Translator Tim Rivera provides a detailed introduction that explains Godinho's relationship to earlier masters of the "e;Common School"e; of swordsmanship, and a short primer on the various weapons, guards, parries, footwork and terminology of the tradition.

Author : Denise Little
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1101060115
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swordplay written by Denise Little and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen rapier-sharp stories of swordplay, magic, and adventure... From a samurai's sword to an assassin's blade, from Custer's cavalry sword to D'Artagnan's deadly weapon, from the sword of Damocles to the legendary Excalibur, these all-new spellbinding tales get straight to the point. Whether it's a sword bespelled to crave blood, cold steel that magicks its wielder into a video game, or a dwarf-crafted blade meant to slay a dragon, these weapons each come sheathed in their own fascinating story that cuts right to the heart of fantasy adventure.

Author : Dr. Guy Windsor
Publisher : Spada Press
ISBN 13 : 9527157390
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Sword Fighting in Earnest written by Dr. Guy Windsor and published by Spada Press. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Guy has the rare talent of making this material accessible” -Neal Stephenson (from his Foreword to Swordfighting) “Guy Windsor's greatest gift to WMA/HEMA is his marvellous ability to translate period language into a meaningful experience for modern WMA/HEMA practitioners and he has once more shown his ability to do exactly that.” - Adam (review of Veni Vadi Vici) NOTE: THIS EDITION DOES NOT INCLUDE A FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPT From the late fifteenth century comes a detailed manuscript on knightly combat, written by Philippo Vadi. Dedicated to one of the most famous Italian condottiere of the age, Guidobaldo, Duke of Urbino, this book covers the theory of combat with the longsword, as well as dozens of techniques of the sword, the spear, the pollax, and the dagger. The Art of Sword Fighting in Earnest includes a detailed introduction, setting Vadi and his combat style in their historical context, a complete translation of the manuscript, and a detailed commentary from the perspective of the practising martial artist. Please note it does not include a facsimile of the manuscript, but that may be downloaded from a link provided in the text. This volume is the second edition of Dr. Windsor’s earlier work, Veni Vadi Vici, updating the translation and the introduction. This is essential reading for any practitioner of knightly combat, academic historian, or enthusiast for the quattrocento period of Italian history.