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Hank Reinhardt (1934–2007)

Autor/a de The Book of Swords

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Nom oficial
Reinhardt, Julius Henry
Data de naixement
1934-01-18
Data de defunció
2007-10-30
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Lloc de defunció
Athens, Georgia, USA
Professions
weaponry expert

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The lore of theknife-told by an expert and master of edged weapons.

Deadlier than the club, more uniquitous than the sword, the knife is the universal edged weapon of all humankind. Knives can be objects of beauty, objects of utility, and many of us carry one on a daily basis. In this compulsively readable volume you will find a clear-cut, illustrated guide to fighting with a knife if you have to-and the reasons why you really want not to have to.

'There are historians of the edged weapons, from sword to dagger. There are master practitoners of fighting with the blade. There are experts in the craft and the metallurgy of these tools. And there are those who have actually used them to fight. To get that exertise together would normally take a large, round table of separate masters.

'Or, you could just meet Hank Reinhardt.' So says Massad Ayoob, founder of the Lethal Force Institute and the Massd Ayoob Group. In Hank Reinhard'ts Book of Knives you can do just that.

'If you are interested in knowing what really happens in kinife fights from a person who participated in more than his share in his youth, knew the subject inside out-as well as many others-and is an author who separates fiction from fact and gives you the latter in copious doses, then Hank Reinhardt's Book of Knives is for you.'-Steve Shackleford, Editor, Blade magazine

Contents

Preface by Mike Stamm
Editor's note
Part One by Hank Reinhardt
1 The warm face of history
2 The cold eye of reality
3 The street knife
4 Knife concelament
5 Wounds
6 Using the knife
Interlude by Hank's students
Massad Ayoob
Richard Garrison
Henderson Hatfield Heatherly III
Michael D. Janich
Niles Onsager
Hohn Maddox Roberts
Whit Williams
Part Two by Greg Phillips
7 Choosing a knife
8 Acquiring basic skills
9 Fighting with the big knives
10 You, the knifefighter
Epilogue: The true secrets of knife fighting
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Marcat
AikiBib | May 31, 2022 |
A postumously published collection of texts on swords and swordsmanship by a recognised hands-on expert on the field.
The book also covers ancient armour, shields, bows, maces and polearms to some extent.
Emphasis is made on real-world experience with real weapons correlating the finds with historic texts and archaeological data.
Some cherished sword myths are thoroughly disproved and some surprising facts are presented all in a unpretentious tone.
The author presents his considerable knowledge and experience on the sword in a very direct personal way. Sometimes somewhat satirical but never trying to impose his own views.
Modern western fencing and kendo are correctly presented as non-martial sports with very limited connection to real sword fighting.
However some minor kendo-related misconceptions on oriental swordsmanship lurk certainly because of a lack of familiarity of the author with the Japanese old schools (koryu).
I highly recommend this book to every sword aficionado, martial artist, collector or ree-nactor.
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macoram | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jul 13, 2017 |
Everything that Hank Reinhardt knew about swords and had a chance to write down before he died -- a wealth of information on the sword from its manufacture to its use in battle. The book tends to read like a guy talking to you over a beer, rather than like a scholarly book, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know his stuff. With all the hands-on knowledge he has, both as a lifetime collector and as one of the people behind Museum Replicas Ltd., I suspect he knows more than most scholars. This book is a must for authors wanting to write realistically about sword fighting, not to mention collectors and folks who just like to know how things work.… (més)
 
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aulsmith | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Sep 10, 2009 |
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