Koryu, literally, 'old flow from the past,' refers to Japanese martial traditions that predate th...

Dating from the 1520's, Bolognese swordsmaster's Antonio Manciolino's Opera Nova is the earliest ...

In 1599, during the period when the Portuguese crown was united to the crowns of Castile and Arag...

The term "e;medieval martial arts"e; conjures images of armour-clad knights wielding swor...

If there were an "e;ordinary martial arts book"e;, this would be its evil twin. Unflinchi...

Recorded over six centuries ago, the teachings of the 14th-century Master-at-Arms Johannes Liecht...

Ellis Amdur's writing on martial arts has been groundbreaking. In Dueling with O-sensei, he chall...

The medieval knight was a well-trained fighting man, expert in the use of sword, lance, spear and...

The term "e;medieval martial arts"e; conjures images of armoured knights wielding sword, ...

The Chronicle of the Bourbon Duke Louis II is translated here into English for the first time. A ...

Joachim Meyer (ca. 1537 - 1571) was one of the most influential fencing masters of the Renaissanc...

Murder, Rape and Treason: Judicial Combats in the Late Middle Ages contains accounts of some of t...