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Summary: A good book!
Review: Mark Rector has put together an interesting volume that serves both as a historical reference to old Scottish swordplay, and a guide to those individuals interested in the recreation of old styles of sword combat. Happily, it is also easy to read, and nicely illustrated. As the author of "THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FENCING," "THE INNER GAME OF FENCING," and "THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SWORD," and the editor/publisher of "FENCERS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE," I recommend this book.
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Summary: A very interesting resource for writers
Review: This books is a wonderful resource for writers or reinactors. It pays ode to the romanticising of Scottish fighters such as Rob Roy, Wallace, The Bruce and Bonnie Prince Charlie, but goes past these legendary images to show you the reasons for certain practices. It covers the basics of offence and defence,especially in the fencing techniques of the 17th through 19th centuries. I do wish I would have covered the medieval aspects of Highland swordsmanship: The Claymore. The movements for using the longest two handed sword is wonderful to see in action, so I had hoped this book would cover that.Lots of diagrams and photos so the non fencer can follow precisely what they are demonstrating. Very detailed in who did what in duels, the protocol and history. All in all a very good work.
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Summary: A very interesting resource for writers
Review: This books is a wonderful resource for writers or reinactors. It pays ode to the romanticising of Scottish fighters such as Rob Roy, Wallace, The Bruce and Bonnie Prince Charlie, but goes past these legendary images to show you the reasons for certain practices. It covers the basics of offence and defence,especially in the fencing techniques of the 17th through 19th centuries. I do wish I would have covered the medieval aspects of Highland swordsmanship: The Claymore. The movements for using the longest two handed sword is wonderful to see in action, so I had hoped this book would cover that. Lots of diagrams and photos so the non fencer can follow precisely what they are demonstrating. Very detailed in who did what in duels, the protocol and history. All in all a very good work.
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Summary: The Highland Hanging Guard is the 'Highroad'---
Review: This wonderfully lucid book on Highland Swordsmanship shows that the Hanging Guard is the 'Highroad' to streamlined style. Yet the Hanging Guard of Sir William Hope is quite complemented by the whole of the earlier book. It took me years of practice to 'painfully rediscover' the Hanging Guard or True Gardant [see English Martial Arts by Terry Brown]. The rear checking hand in the earlier book is almost in a hanging guard as well. Ne Parcas Nec Spernas--Ard Lamont---
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