Defensive Exercises: Wrestling, Boxing and More (1840)
Summary
English manual from 1840 on defensive exercises: wrestling, boxing, stick fencing and other physical training.
Why it matters
It gathers several early-Victorian combat arts in one volume, with period engravings.
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