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Fighting with the German Longsword: Revised and Expanded Edition
bu Christian Henry Tobler
Paperback
Recorded
over six centuries ago, the teachings of the 14th-century
Master-at-Arms Johannes Liechtenauer have been given new life by a
world-wide community of modern swordsmen and women, fascinated by the
elegance, efficiency and depth of his unique martial art.
Christian
Henry Tobler was one of the pioneers in reviving the medieval Master’s
art, creating the first, published syllabus for training with the
two-handed longsword back in 2004. This fully rewritten, revised and
expanded edition brings to bear a decade of refinement, creating a
definitive, “how to” guide for students. Beginning with a short
historical overview of the art, Mr. Tobler teaches stance, footwork,
methods for gripping the sword, and step-by-step instructions for
executing the core techniques of the Liechtenauer tradition. Additional
chapters introduce students to wrestling, spear and armoured combat;
demonstrating the art’s depth and breadth. Heavily photo-illustrated,
the book also makes use of decision-trees and training drills to aid in
learning.
Used as a complete, self-contained course, or a primer
for studying the original medieval works themselves, this unique book
will be invaluable to martial artists, reenactors, medieval historians,
or anyone who has ever wondered “how did knights fight?”
Interview with Christian Tobler
Format: Paperback
Pages: 331
Publisher: Freelance Academy Press
Date: November 15, 2015
Dimensions: 10" x 7" x 1"
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About the Author
Christian Henry Tobler has been a longtime student of
swordsmanship, focused on the study of medieval Fechtbücher (fight
books) since the late 1990s. Now with five books, two instructional DVDs
and a growing number of published articles and essays to his credit, he
was the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for
Historical European Martial Arts in 2013. Mr. Tobler is the current
Grand Master of the Order of Selohaar, an eclectic order of chivalry
that he co-founded in 1979, and serves as Principal Instructor for its
associated school of swordsmanship, the Selohaar Fechtschule. He lives
with his wife in the United States, in rural Oxford, Connecticut, where
he teaches a weekly class on medieval German combat, surrounded by far
too many books and pieces of arms and armour for the size house that
they live in.
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