Fencing books

Documents Westbrook's rise from being raised by his mother alone in poverty in a Newark ghetto to becoming the first...  Read More >>

Often thought of as an activity just for actors or an elite few, fencing is actually an ideal sport for people of...  Read More >>

Blending autobiography and history, one of the only non-Japanese to have trained in a certain school of swordsmanship,...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Offers bokuto drills to supplement the formal class activity of forms practice. This book presents both single and...  Read More >>

From the gruff, sword-toting swashbucklers of the Middle Ages to modern adventure epics like The Princess Bride,...  Read More >>

Kendo is the modern version of Japanese swordsmanship, and transmits the ancient swordsman tradition and life-view....  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Featuring period drawings and prints of swordplay, this book examines and compares the only three existing Elizabethan...  Read More >>

This is a description of the art of kendo, or Japanese fencing. There are black and white illustrations to demonstrate...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and techniques of fencing in the disciplines of foil,...  Read More >>

"The first English translation of a seventeenth-century philosophical exploration of Japanese swordsmanship offers...  Read More >>

The jo appears to be the lowliest of all tools, an ordinary length of wood, yet it's an exceptional weapon. Offering...  Read More >>

Maintains that training with the bokken, the wooden training sword used by both ancient samurai and swordsmen, is...  Read More >>

The kung fu masters of old China knew that the flute, a simple musical instrument was one of the most deadly weapons...  Read More >>

In the early 1600's, master martial artist Muso Gonnosuke was defeated by Musashi Miyamoto. Humiliated, Muso isolated...  Read More >>

Covering a variety of preparatory stretches and warm-up exercises, the 12-zone striking and defense systems, hand-to-hand...  Read More >>

Presents the use of the long or short stick as a weapon of survival. This book explains Ki power, proper grip, visualization,...  Read More >>

Covers stances, striking, blocking, combinations, sparring, and an entire bo kata.  Read More >>

Diagrams and detailed instruction in the use of the two-hand sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword and buckler, rapier...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Kendo is the first in-depth historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art...  Read More >>