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Cummins MA, Antony

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9780752480602: The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts

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ISBN 10 : 075248060X ISBN 13 : 9780752480602

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2012

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The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts Martial Arts expert Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, employing the sword, the spear, the axe and the shield. Based upon a careful analysis of the Norse Sagas, the techniques described are recreated precisely, from knocking down a spear in mid-flight to the shield cleave. Illustrated with over 250 images, The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts in... Full description

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The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial ArtsThe Viking shield wall is a famed battle strategy, tens or hundreds of men interlocked, reliant on their neighbours for survival. What are less well known are the actual techniques used in solo hand-to-hand combat, used in duels and other forms of close quarter engagements. Based on a comprehensive analysis of Viking sagas and other period sources, this is the first book to present a step by step Viking martial system. Martial Arts expert Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking combat, ranging from the techniques involved in thrust, block and cut, to the weapons used, the limitations of period armour and the range of wounds suffered by combatants. Illustrated with over 250 photographs, and based on the sagas and writings of the Vikings themselves, The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts represents one of the earliest fighting manuals in the world, and is a fascinating insight into the warriors who were the scourge of Dark Age Europe.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Antony Cummins is a ninja historian and a regular contributor to magazines such as "Combat" and "Military Arms and Regalia." He runs the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team with the goal of translating historical ninja manuals, and is the author of "True Ninja Traditions: The Ninpiden and The Unknown Ninja Scroll" and "True Path of the Ninja."

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