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Lessons on the English longsword.

Heslop, Brandon P. and Benjamin G. Bradak.
Paladin Press, ©2010    218 p.    $30.00    U865
978-1-58160-734-5

Long-time martial artists Heslop and Bradak became interested in Renaissance martial arts a few years ago. Here they transcribe, translate, interpret and illustrate three manuscripts written before 1500 that are the only known surviving martial arts texts from medieval England. They also discuss the text in terms of medieval and modern martial arts. The moves are illustrated by fighters in monochrome photographs. There is no index. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)