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Post by whiteshield on Dec 24, 2018 5:10:07 GMT
I have a claymore, a longsword, and a few gladius swords.
What books would be good to buy for each style?
There are quite a few on longswords on amazon but i dont know which to buy.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Dec 24, 2018 16:33:13 GMT
The book Sword Fighting : An Introduction to Handling a Longsword by Herbert Schmidt would be a good start. He also has another book An Introduction to Single-handed Sword and Buckler. With a name like Herbert you know you have to grow up tough. A good DVD on sword fighting techniques can be very helpful as well.
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Post by profkum on Dec 25, 2018 16:28:07 GMT
I recently bought and read a few books on longsword and sword fights in general. I would recommend these:
An Introduction to the Art & Science of Johannes Liechtenauer’s Medieval German Longsword Grades 1&2, author Stride, Chris
The Knightly Art of Battle, author Ken Mondschein
The Swordsman's Companion: A Modern Training Manual for the Medieval Longsword, author Guy Windsor
The Art of Sword Combat: A 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship by Joachim Meyer
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Post by JakeH on Dec 25, 2018 18:59:56 GMT
Do you mean a claymore or a Scottish 2-handed sword?
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Post by Razor on Dec 25, 2018 23:12:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2018 1:35:04 GMT
Knightly Art of Battle doesn't really get into technique or mechanics. I don't regret having it whatsoever, but it is not a how-to in any sense.
Get Tobler's Fighting with the German Longsword. Great general resource with info that will serve you in any context. It's very approachable from a beginner standpoint.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Dec 26, 2018 11:21:12 GMT
Herberts book is ok but rather old and a bit outdated. I recommend Keith Farrel's "Longsword study Guide" regarding usage of longsword and Claymore.
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Post by Dalin Caulder on Jan 16, 2019 16:41:35 GMT
For Longsword I would definitely reccomend these two
The Swordsman's Companion: A Modern Training Manual for the Medieval Longsword, author Guy Windsor
The Art of Sword Combat: A 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship by Joachim Meyer
Also perhaps look into (if your referring to 2 handed sword) claymore fighting; you might look into stuff written by Christopher Scott Thompson. Scorners of Death: Fighting Skills of the Medieval Gaelic Warrior is supposed to be good. He also does alot on 18th-19th century broadsword
Though manuals on the ancient traditions of the scots/britons are usually piecemeal and there really isn't a single manual (as writing was not common) manual. Its more bits and pieces and best guesses.
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