Overview

This book is designed to educate the reader about the evolution and development of arms, armor, and personal combat for the stage. It is the perfect guide for locating books, articles, and videos for those involved in the historical reenactment of duels and battles. It simultaneously offers historical context and points the reader toward useful and easily obtainable resources to inform their fights, costumes, and stage weaponry. This resource text is a must have for fight directors, teachers of stage combat, historical re-enactors, costumers, and weapons makers. The body of the work is divided up into five chapters and a series of appendices containing a compendium of useful information for fight directors and weapons makers. Chapter one surveys the evolution and development of arms, armor, and personal combat. Chapters two, three, and four consist of annotations of books, articles, and videos respectively. Chapter five offers concluding remarks on the project.

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Reviews

This volume describes hundreds of books, articles, videos, and other resources useful to fight directors engaged in the creation of aesthetically pleasing and safe combat for the stage and screen. The focus is on cut and thrust weapons and unarmed fighting techniques in the Western European tradition through 1799 C.E. All of the resources are written in English and are currently in circulation. Supplemental materials include a glossary and listings of suppliers of period stage weapons and accoutrements. Kirkland has been choreographing and teaching stage combat for 25 years. * Reference & Research Book News *

This volume describes hundreds of books, articles, videos, and other resources useful to fight directors engaged in the creation of aesthetically pleasing and safe combat for the stage and screen. The focus is on cut and thrust weapons and unarmed fighting techniques in the Western European tradition through 1799 C.E. All of the resources are written in English and are currently in circulation. Supplemental materials include a glossary and listings of suppliers of period stage weapons and accoutrements. Kirkland has been choreographing and teaching stage combat for 25 years. - Reference & Research Book News

<p> This volume describes hundreds of books, articles, videos, and other resources useful to fight directors engaged in the creation of aesthetically pleasing and safe combat for the stage and screen. The focus is on cut and thrust weapons and unarmed fighting techniques in the Western European tradition through 1799 C.E. All of the resources are written in English and are currently in circulation. Supplemental materials include a glossary and listings of suppliers of period stage weapons and accoutrements. Kirkland has been choreographing and teaching stage combat for 25 years. - <p>Reference & Research Book News

Dr. Kirkland has compiled an amazing resource for fight directors, historians, teachers, and actor/fighters. His chapter on History is clear and concise and a great first step for someone looking to dig deeper into numerous fighting periods and styles. Dr. Kirkland has created one of the most impressive primary resources I have ever seen, which only has the potential to expand. -Brian Byrnes SAFD Fight Master, Fight Director, Certified Teacher Associate Professor, University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance

Author Information

Michael Kirkland is Chairman, Department of Theatre Arts, Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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