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SWORD IN TWO HANDS: A Full Color Training Guide for the Medieval Longsword Based on Fiore dei Liberi's Fior di Battaglia
Brian R. Price
314pp, hardcover textbook binding, ~700 full color photographs & illustrations
Shipping August, 2007

Brian R. Price, Principale for one of the largest Western Martial Arts / Historical Swordsmanship schools--the SCHOLA SAINT GEORGE--has recorded the first English-language training system for the medieval bastard sword based exclusively on the Fior di Battaglia, the prestigious fighting book written by Fiore dei Liberi after 1409.

In this work he introduces Fiore's art as taught by the Schola Saint George with transcriptions, translations, and extensive explanations. This book focuses on the key fundamentals needed for success with the sword in two hands, beginning from Fiore's twelve poste or guards; covering footwork, stance and balance; blows and thrusts; and key aspects of defense as drawn from Fiore's book. Fiore's background is surveyed, and the context for the art is explored, as are the equipment and training swords used within the Schola. While focusing on Fiore's First Masters of Battle--the fundamental quest for positional advantage based on the poste--the book offers the beginning and intermediate student of swordsmanship a set of comprehensive tools intended for service as a foundation for any medieval weapons forms.

Using more than 700 full-color photographs, illustrations, and images from the original treatises, Mr. Price presents Fiore's system as explored within the Schola Saint George in breathtaking color. Designed for use as a textbook within the Schola Saint George, this book will serve as an important resource for any student of medieval swordsmanship or the development of Italian fencing.

The book is printed on durable, glossy stock, with lavish color photographs gracing nearly every page.

1. Legacy of the European Fighting Masters
2. Italy Friulia & Fiore's World
3. The Fior di Battaglia
4. The Medieval Longsword
5. Principles of the System
6. Stance & Footwork
7. The First Masters of Battle: Longsword Guards
8. Posta Transitions & Breaking the Poste
9. Strikes & Thrusts: Colpi & Punte
10. Striking to Cover
11. The Six Plays
12. Training
13. Studying with the Schola Saint George