Advanced Longsword: Form and Function

What you will learn

It is very difficult to learn swordsmanship from a book that is 600 years old and written in Italian. In this book, I have drawn on 15 years of teaching the Art, and broken everything down and explained it so that you really can learn the Art of Swordsmanship. In this book will teach you:

• The theory and background of Fiore dei Liberi’s medieval longsword system.
• How to train safely, with and without a partner
• Footwork
• Blade handling skills
• Guards
• Defences
• Attacks
• Basic pair drills
• How to develop your skills from basic pair drills all the way up to freeplay.

The book is also supported by lots of free video, such as:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-zwVfTMOw

Who should read Advanced Longsword

This book is for you if:

• You like swords.
• You have read and liked The Medieval Longsword
• You have a basic understanding of Guy’s interpretation of Fiore.
• You want to master Fiore’s Art of Arms.

The table of contents will give you a pretty good idea of what’s in the book. Take a look!

Table of Contents:

Introduction to the Mastering the Art of Arms Collection

Introduction

•      Learning a physical art
•      Living with perfectionism
•      Run a diagnostic
•      How to create a form

Part One 

• The Cutting Drill
  • The Punta Falsa
  • Countering the Punta Falsa
• Farfalla di Ferro

Part Two 

• The Syllabus Form
• Drawing the Sword
• Sword Handling One
• Exchange the Thrust
  • Spear
• The Feint
• Break the Thrust, Backhand
• Break the Thrust, Forehand
  • The 17-20 Drill
  • The Pollax
• Parry and Strike, Forehand
• The Sword in One Hand
• Parry and Strike, Backhand
• Sword Handling Two
• The Punta Falsa
• The Sword in Armour
• Using Sottani
• The Counterattack
  • Creating Appearances
  • Control the Line
  • Extend the Line
  • The Stretto Form of First Drill
  • The Stretto Form of Second Drill
• The Colpo di Villano
• Blade Grab and Kick
  • Basic Kicking
  • The Front Kick
  • The Round Kick
  • The Side Kick
  • All Three Together
  • Kicking Targets
  • More Advanced Kicking
• Withdraw Under Cover

Part Three 

• Training with Sharps
  • Test Cutting
  • Sharp Swords
  • Sharpness and Sharpening
  • Why you should train with sharp swords and how to go
    about it without killing anyone
• Using the Form
  • Learning to Attack
  • The Syllabus Form Applications Drill
• Final Remarks

Bibliography

Indiegogo Campaign Contributors

Acknowledgments

About the Author