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SWORDFIGHTING, FOR WRITERS, GAME DESIGNERS, AND MARTIAL ARTI IBD

SWORDSCHOOL LTD
03 / 2015
9789526819365
Inglés

Sinopsis

&ldquo,Useful, helpful, absorbing, entertaining. Whether you are interested in weaponry or, like me, researching details for a novel, this is the book for you.&rdquo, Helen Hollick, Amazon customer. Your search for a book that will feed your passion for and deepen your knowledge of swordsmanship ends here. Guy Windsor&rsquo,s Swordfighting offers insight into this magnificent historical European martial art: you will find answers to your burning questions about swordsmanship, its theory and practice.á This carefully crafted book provides essential information on diverse topics with piercing clarity.á &ldquo,Whether you are a writer or game-maker seeking the kind of information I sought while writing The Baroque Cycle, or just a general reader with an interest in the arts to which Guy Windsor has dedicated his career, you should find much that is rewarding in these pages.&rdquo, From the foreword by Neal Stephenson, New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning author. Made up of a selection of Guy&rsquo,s essays and articles, with a great deal of brand new material, this engaging and revealing book makes this complex subject accessible, enabling you to deep-dive into &mdash, Benefits of training Types of weapons Sword fighting principles Historical accuracy If you are an actor, writer or games designer creating or writing fight scenes, this book provides cutting-edge research on our European martial arts heritage. You will also discover the dos and don&rsquo,ts of producing a stunningly realistic sword fight.á Swordfighting is not a training manual. For technical instruction on specific swordsmanship styles, you should buy The Medieval Longsword and The Duellist',s Companion.

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