Description: Guy Windsor presents a complete guide to Italian dagger combat, as set down in Il Fior di Battaglia, a manuscript written in 1410. Readers are guided through the processes of this six hundred year old art, from guard positions to steps and turns; from disarms to locks and takedowns; from safe falling practice to formal drills.
Brief description: Guy Windsor is a world-renowned instructor and a pioneering researcher into medieval and renaissance martial arts. He has been teaching the Art of Arms full-time since founding The School of European Swordsmanship in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001. His first book, The Swordsman's Companion, became an instant classic when it was published in 2004. This is his fifth book.