{"product_id":"swordfighting-for-writers-game-designers-guy-windsor-9789526819365","title":"Swordfighting, for Writers, Game Designers, and Martial Artists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Useful, helpful, absorbing, entertaining. Whether you are interested in weaponry or, like me, researching details for a novel, this is the book for you.\" Helen Hollick, Amazon customer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour search for a book that will feed your passion for and deepen your knowledge of swordsmanship ends here.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuy Windsor's \u003cem\u003eSwordfighting\u003c\/em\u003e offers insight into this magnificent historical European martial art: you will find answers to your burning questions about swordsmanship, its theory and practice. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis carefully crafted book provides essential information on diverse topics with piercing clarity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Whether you are a writer or game-maker seeking the kind of information I sought while writing The Baroque Cycle, or just a general reader with an interest in the arts to which Guy Windsor has dedicated his career, you should find much that is rewarding in these pages.\" \u003c\/em\u003eFrom the foreword by Neal Stephenson, New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMade up of a selection of Guy's essays and articles, with a great deal of brand new material, this engaging and revealing book makes this complex subject accessible, enabling you to deep-dive into --\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBenefits of training\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTypes of weapons\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSword fighting principles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistorical accuracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you are an actor, writer or games designer creating or writing fight scenes, this book provides cutting-edge research on our European martial arts heritage. You will also discover the dos and don'ts of producing a stunningly realistic sword fight. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwordfighting\u003c\/em\u003e is not a training manual. For technical instruction on specific swordsmanship styles, you should buy The Medieval Longsword and The Duellist's Companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Windsor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9526819365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789526819365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swordschool Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Guy Windsor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126112448767,"sku":"9789526819365","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15c096c0-e20e-46bd-ba87-b00f812af507.jpg?v=1687446346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swordfighting-for-writers-game-designers-guy-windsor-9789526819365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}