{"product_id":"the-complete-rapier-workbook-righthanded-version-9789527157923","title":"The Complete Rapier Workbook RightHanded Version","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eTake your skills and knowledge from absolute beginner to experienced fencer with the Complete Rapier Workbook (all 4 parts), Guy Windsor’s training method based on his interpretation of Ridolfo Capoferro’s 1610 rapier treatise, The Great Representation of the Art and Practice of Fencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThis workbook format includes extracts and images from Capoferro’s book (and others), with clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, and a link to a video clip of every action, technique, and drill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThis workbook is in four parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003ePart 1: Beginners: how to warm up safely, how to stand and step, how to hold the sword, and the fundamental blade-on-blade actions teaching you how to safely approach your partner, get control of their sword, and hit them: and what to do when they try the same thing on you!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003ePart 2: Completing the Basics: covering all the important actions of the system, from the scannatura (“the slaughtering” to the scanso della vita (“the avoidance of the waist”).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003ePart 3: Developing your Skills: now that you know the techniques and tactics, you can learn to actually apply them at speed. This section lays out a clear and practical way to cross the gap between “I know this” to “I can do this”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003ePart 4: Sword and Dagger and Sword and Cape adds the most commonly used off-hand weapons, the dagger, and the cape, beginning with basic guards and actions, and including drills to build up your proficiency with them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guy Windsor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52086078439767,"sku":"9789527157923","price":56.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-complete-rapier-workbook-righthanded-version-9789527157923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}