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THE MODERN SWORDSMAN - Realistic Training for Serious Self-Defense

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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.

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.

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.

A very good guide for basic swordsman skills, provides good guidance on physical training to prepare for wielding a sword.

The cover to the book is very nice, but that is about as far as the quality goes. The hand drawn illustrations are of a 3rd grade quality, and to be honest, the writing is right there with it. I'm a bit disappointed to say the least.

I only wish I would have read the reviews before purchasing this book. Don't waste your time or money on this one.There are much better books available on the subject.

Give this guy a break. I bought the book and I like it. The illustrations are a hoot. OK so he doesnt seem to be playing with a full deck when he seems to think that the sword is a legit weapon for self defense (not in my county they arent). But the exercises are for real. Definitely good exercise for a swordsman or martial 'artist'.

FIne as an additional training tool but no real substance- yes it tellls you how to practise slow motion drills but not how 2 actually put it into parctise. I wanted to no how to defend myslef, not how meditation could help my fighting. And you expect a 12 year old kid to carry around a bloody sword cane!
Disappointing. Just disappointing

This is a great book on training techniques, not only for the sword, but as well ( with a little bit of adaptation ) for the knife, stick, or any weapon user.