THE MODERN SWORDSMAN - Realistic Training for Serious Self-Defense [Paperback]

Fred Hutchinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998

Here is a complete training program designed to help the aspiring sword fighter become proficient with his weapon of choice and truly dangerous to an adversary. Covers mental conditioning, air-cutting drills, slow-motion and exaggerated-range-of-motion practice, extra-heavy sword drills, isometric and resistance training, point-sensitivity drills, aggressiveness and power training, speed and accuracy drills and more.

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About the Author

Fred Hutchinson is an avid martial artist who focuses on practical, systematic training in traditional combat methods for use in effective modern self-defense.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873649958
• ISBN-13: 978-0873649957
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,194,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Fencing

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43 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!!, November 3, 2000

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This review is from: THE MODERN SWORDSMAN - Realistic Training for Serious Self-Defense (Paperback)

This book is down right awful. The drawings in it could have been done by a 5 year old, and from what little I forced myself to read I've determined that the writing is somewhere around the 10'th grade level.. What is really bad about this book, is that after laying out a disclaimer that the author and publisher aren't responsible for your injury, you are told about a dozen different ways to very likely kill yourself. I am not kidding. The techniques in this book are extremely dangerous, and the pictures are misleading.

Please do not buy this book. You will learn nothing you can't glean from watching a highlander movie or even 1 episode of the series. Literally. A total waste of money, and I am ashamed to have bought this utter garbage.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely useless, January 31, 2009

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I have a copy of this book, but it isn't worth the paper it's printed on. This is NOT an instruction manual, nor does it contain any useful training exercises. It would be impossible to learn any semblance of a sword fighting art by reading this book. I do not consider myself a very judgmental person, and i try to be polite as much as possible, but i do not think it harsh of me to say that this book is completely useless. If you wish to learn swordplay, buying this book is not a good idea.
I am truly surprised that this work was even published.

29 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste the money, June 2, 2000

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Everything in this book is so basic, I might have gleaned useful information from it back in third grade. You could learn more from watching "The Highlander", or an Errol Flynn movie.