The Play Of The Axe Medieval Pollaxe Combat
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Burgundian Poleaxe
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Author : Jason Smith
language : en
Publisher: Freelance Academy Press
Release Date : 2020-05-31
Burgundian Poleaxe written by Jason Smith and has been published by Freelance Academy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-31 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
"The pollaxe is a fearsome weapon, the chivalric weapon par excellence of the late Middle Ages. It provided the knight with a powerful armour-breaching weapon, delivering tremendous force with its blade or hammerhead, while doubling as a short spear with its sharpened ends. Wielded on foot in both friendly tournaments and lethal duels, it was also used on the battlefield. Not surprisingly, such an important weapon figures prominently in surviving medieval martial arts manuscripts from Germany and Italy, and was written about as late as the 1630s, well after the armoured knight's apogee. Written in the mid-15th century for the Burgundian court -- at the time the most extravagant in medieval Europe, but also trapped between France and England in the bloody, final phase of the Hundred Years War -- the manuscript Le Jeu de la Hache ('Axe-Play') is both the most complete study of this deadly weapon, and the oldest known martial arts text in the French language. In this new translation and interpretive guide, Francophone and martial artist Jason Smith presents a complete translation of Le Jeu, detailed, photographic reconstructions of its many techniques, and a short primer on the basics of axe-combat, creating a complete curriculum for actually training in this unique, medieval martial art. Combined with an historical overview of the manuscript's origins, authorship and patron, and a detailed biography of Jacques de Lalain, a famed Burgundian axe-fighter and contemporary member of the same knightly order for whom the work was commissioned, Burgundian Poleaxe: The Noble Art of Chivalric Axe Combat is a modern training manual, but also a window into knightly culture at the waning of the Middle Ages."--
The Play Of The Axe Medieval Pollaxe Combat
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Author : Hugh Knight
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2009-09-14
The Play Of The Axe Medieval Pollaxe Combat written by Hugh Knight and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
While many new books on historical European martial arts are being produced regularly, this is the first series of books devoted entirely to armored combat, and this is the first book to teach the lost art of pollaxe combat that has been produced in over 550 years. Written by a well-known scholar and instructor of the German school of historical combat with more than 15 years of real armored combat experience, this book will teach you all you need to know to learn the knight art of the pollaxe. You will learn everything from fundamentals such as footwork, guards, simple strikes and displacements to more than sixty elegant techniques for using the axe to how to acquire the necessary equipment to practice to how to teach yourself the art. Lavishly illustrated with more than 380 photographs, this book is an amazing introduction to one of the least known but most important arts of combat in the knightly repertoire. NOTE: This is the perfect-bound edition of this book.
The Flower Of Battle
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-07-12
The Flower Of Battle written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-12 with categories.
The Flower of Battle is Colin Hatcher's translation of Fiore dei Liberi's art of combat from the early 15th century. The work included high-resolution images and English text laid out in the manner of the original.
Medieval Combat In Colour
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Author : Hans Talhoffer
language : en
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Release Date : 2018-11-19
Medieval Combat In Colour written by Hans Talhoffer and has been published by Greenhill Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-19 with History categories.
Hans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat.Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword's inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. These skills were supplemented with techniques for grappling, wrestling, kicking and throwing the opponent, as well as disarming him by seizing his weapon. Every attack contained a defence and every defence a counter-attack. Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmoured fighting with the long sword, pole-axe, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat.This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. This is one of the most popular and influential manuals of its kind.
Medieval Combat
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Author : Hans Talhoffer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Medieval Combat written by Hans Talhoffer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
"This guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness."--BOOK JACKET.
The Art Of Swordsmanship
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Author : Hans Lecküchner
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2015
The Art Of Swordsmanship written by Hans Lecküchner and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Fencing categories.
English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords.
Medieval Military Combat
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Author : Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2021-04-16
Medieval Military Combat written by Tom Lewis and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-16 with History categories.
A concise and entertaining explanation of how other accounts, and popular culture such as films, have misrepresented medieval warfare. We don't know how medieval soldiers fought. Did they just walk forward in their armor smashing each other with their maces and poleaxes for hours on end, as depicted on film and in programs such as Game of Thrones? They could not have done so. It is impossible to fight in such a manner for more than several minutes as exhaustion becomes a preventative factor. Indeed, we know more of how the Roman and Greek armies fought than we do of the 1300 to 1550 period. So how did medieval soldiers in the War of the Roses, and in the infantry sections of battles such as Agincourt and Towton, carry out their grim work? Medieval Military Combat shows, for the first time, the techniques of such battles. It also breaks new ground in establishing medieval battle numbers as highly exaggerated, and that we need to look again at the accounts of actions such as the famous Battle of Towton, which this work uses as a basic for its overall study.
De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi
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Author : Philippo di Vadi
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-02-07
De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi written by Philippo di Vadi and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-07 with categories.
This book is a simple, straight forward translation of Philippo di Vadi's "De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi" (1482), which covers a theoretical framework for the Italian longsword as well as plays of the sword, sword in armor, spear, poleaxe, and dagger.
The Use Of Medieval Weaponry
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Author : Eric Lowe
language : en
Publisher: Aeon Books
Release Date : 2020-11-30
The Use Of Medieval Weaponry written by Eric Lowe and has been published by Aeon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-30 with History categories.
From fantasy novels and cosplay to Renaissance festivals and roleplaying games, the love for medieval weapons runs deep. But how were they actually used? In The Use of Medieval Weaponry, historical fencing instructor and competitive fighter, Eric Lowe brings together the words of over a dozen medieval masters, as well as the practical experience of contemporary historical European martial artists, to answer this deceptively simple question. For the first time, learn to see weapons from the perspective, not of ancient generals or modern museum curators, but the people holding the sword. Compare weapons in combat, consider the pros and cons of different types and styles, and discover how medieval warriors adapted their art to their favorite tools. Whether you are an armchair enthusiast or a fighter ready to step up your game, Lowe takes you inside the world of medieval martial arts as no one else can.
The Art Of Sword Combat
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Author : Joachim Meyer
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2016-08-31
The Art Of Sword Combat written by Joachim Meyer and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-31 with History categories.
This sixteenth-century German guide to sword fighting and combat training is a crucial source for understanding medieval swordplay techniques. Following his translation of Joachim Meyer’s The Art of Combat, Jeffrey L. Forgeng was alerted to an earlier version of Meyer’s text, discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced in Strasbourg around 1568, is illustrated with thirty watercolor images and seven ink diagrams. The text covers combat with the longsword (hand-and-a-half sword), dusack (a one-handed practice weapon comparable to a sabre), and rapier. The manuscript’s theoretical discussion of guards sheds significant light on this key feature of the historical practice, not just in relation to Meyer but in relation to medieval combat systems in general. The Art of Sword Combat also offers an extensive repertoire of training drills for both the dusack and the rapier, a feature largely lacking in treatises of the period and critical to modern reconstructions of the practice. Forgeng’s translation also includes a biography of Meyer, much of which has only recently come to light, as well as technical terminology and other essential information for understanding and contextualizing the work.