An illustrated study of the mental aspects of the sport of fencing, written by the author of ART AND SCIENCE OF FENCING.
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A controversial book it seems
An all round excellent book I found. I don’t think it’s old fashioned to belive martial arts are about personal growth and improvment more than beating the other guy, but some of…
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This is Fencing
First of all, I find it important that the person writting
this book really knows fencing, because all his advises and
tips are from someone who has done fencing to a…
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Not What the Title Says It Is
I’ve been sport fencing for over 25 years and picked up this book as a refresher on strategy. The title and introduction led me to believe that was the type of book that I would…
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“REAL fencers”??! Oh dear.
Nick Evangelista has produced a book that is quite removed from most aspects of modern fencing. He has very strong views concerning how fencing ‘should’ be and seems rather…
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A Guide to REAL fencing
Another AWESOME book by famous fencing artist Nick Evangelista. This is a book made for REAL fencers and not the olympic woosy type. The book also explains grips, moves, etc.
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Stuck in the ’70s
I can tell you, right now, whether you will like this book or not. If you are a diehard classical fencer (i.e.
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Consider the source indeed
I can not believe the arrogance of the book and some of the reviewers (more like his friends and himself who writes these).
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ONE OF THE GREAT FENCING BOOKS OF ALL TIME!
This is my second review. The other one I wrote was for Nick Evangelista’s THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FENCING. I love this book, too. It makes fencing come alive.
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Review—This book needs work
Ok, I am a new fencer, and a novice being critical of someone as famous as Nick Evangelista may seem a bit out of line at this stage of my career.
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This is the one!
This is one excellent book for the beginning fencer and experienced fencers alike.It may not be so great for those who have a…