Broad-Sword and Single-Stick (1890)
- Author
- R. G. Allanson-Winn & C. Phillipps-Wolley
- Year
- 1890
- Art
- HEMA
- Type
- Technique
- Level
- For practitioners
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Public domain
Summary
All-England series volume on the broadsword and single-stick, with illustrated guards, cuts and drills.
Why it matters
It is one of the manuals most used today to reconstruct Victorian sabre and stick fighting in HEMA.
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- Project Gutenberg: eBook #31214
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.