A book I haven't seen mentioned...

[Eric Chisler]

Hey guys, I was doing some browsing on Amazon and came across this book, which I have never seen reviewed (and Amazon had no reviews yet).

Sword in Two Hands: A Full-Color Modern Training Guide based on the Fior di Battaglia of Fiore dei Liberi

I've heard of the author's school, Schola Saint George, but know nothing about him or his work. Has anyone here read it?

Also, I found this:

The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570, translated by a Jeffrey Forgeng.

... is this the appropriate translation of Meyer to purchase, or is there another I've yet to find?

Thanks,

-Eric

[Randall Pleasant]

Hey guys, I was doing some browsing on Amazon and came across this book, which I have never seen reviewed (and Amazon had no reviews yet).

Sword in Two Hands: A Full-Color Modern Training Guide based on the Fior di Battaglia of Fiore dei Liberi

I've heard of the author's school, Schola Saint George, but know nothing about him or his work. Has anyone here read it?

Also, I found this:

The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570, translated by a Jeffrey Forgeng.

... is this the appropriate translation of Meyer to purchase, or is there another I've yet to find?

Eric

The Art of Combat is Meyer's book and it is a must have for every serious student of these arts.

Sword in Two Hands is a beginner's introduction book by Brian Price to Fiore's work. Brian showed me a copy of the book but I have not read it. At the following link there are some reviews of the book with both positive and negative comments.

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=83971&highlight=Brian+Price

[Jaron Bernstein]

I strongly recommend the Art of Combat (AKA Meyer), and actually the Fiore manual (which has 3 known versions) itself (primary sources being most often preferable) more than a modern interpretation. There are a number of good UK based WMA groups (which have web translations up)that use Fiore extensively, as well as ARMA.