Fencing to Win

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Summary: Good advice interspersed with not so good advice.
Review: For the most part the book is easy to follow and entertaining, but not terribly thorough and EXTREMELY TENDENCIOUS (some very questionable stuff is said with great aplomb). There is a decent section on footwork for the beginner-to-intermediate and some interesting tactical advice. The sabre section is nearly 10 years out of date (fleche and all). Don't buy this if you are planning to be in the next Olympics, but if you are a recreational fencer with a little bit of experience have a look.

Rating:
Summary: Decent reference, but much too short
Review: I found this book to be a good example of the "middle ground" of fencing books out there. It caters to the more advanced competitive fencer, something not many books do. However, I find that it's good-advice-per-dollar ratio is somewhat lacking, as the book weighs in at a "whopping" 96 pages, including index/glossary. still, i found a good deal of advice for dealing with specific "types" of fencers one often encounters on the piste. try to read before you buy, but definitely worth a read

Rating:
Summary: Decent reference, but much too short
Review: I found this book to be a good example of the "middle ground" of fencing books out there. It caters to the more advanced competitive fencer, something not many books do. However, I find that it's good-advice-per-dollar ratio is somewhat lacking, as the book weighs in at a "whopping" 96 pages, including index/glossary. still, i found a good deal of advice for dealing with specific "types" of fencers one often encounters on the piste. try to read before you buy, but definitely worth a read

Rating:
Summary: Much poor advice.
Review: There are too many good fencing books on the market to waist your time and money on this one. Although an experienced fencer could get some useful information, it is riddled with too much misinformation and poor advice to make it useful to the beginner.