The art of the foil [Hardcover]

Luigi Barbasetti (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 276 pages
• Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760709432
• ISBN-13: 978-0760709436
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,174,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Art of the Foil, April 6, 2011

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I ordered this book because the great late Bruce Lee had a copy of it in

his personal library. He was a huge fan of fencing and in fact, based his

personal martial art expression, Jeet Kune Do on many fencing principles and

techniques. He was so influenced by fencing that he named his art after the

fencing terms, "interception or stop hit".

Although I have no formal fencing training I found this book interesting and

informative. Keep in mind that the original printing of this book was 1932.

I feel that this book would be better suited for someone with fencing training

or perhaps to an individual who is interested in the strategy and history of

fencing. This is not a how to book.