A new system of sword exercise for infantry, by Richard F. Burton
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A new system of sword exercise for infantry, by Richard F. Burton- Amazon Sales Rank: #8639248 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-22
- Released on: 2015-10-22
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.21" h x .15" w x 6.14" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 65 pages
About the Author Richard Francis Burton was an explorer, translator, writer, soldier, spy, fencer, and diplomat. He is most famous for his translations of One Thousand and One Nights and the Kama Sutra and for having been the first European to visit the Great Lakes of Africa. He traveled to Mecca in disguise and spoke nearly thirty languages. He died in 1890.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Military sword work from a Victorian contrarian By E. M. Van Court The author, Sir Richard Burton, was an irredeemable contrarian, which is one reason he was the adventurer and scholar he was. So he looked at the British Army doctrine for the management of the sword, and realized that the 1874 manual on fencing was the 1845 edition, with the uniforms in the illustrations brought up to 1874's uniforms.So Burton wrote what "aspire[d] to be the first Treatise inwhich the broadsword is scientifically taken in hand." As far as fencing goes, it was a supremely abbreviated training program, apparently intended to impart the bare minimum of competence with the sword in the minimum time. To this end, his emphasis was on 'manchette', swordplay that targets the opponent's wrist. Not a bad theory, and even somewhat practical for modern fencing, as I have received an embarassing number of touches from a fencer who had mastered a subtle back-cut to the wrist.As far as fencing theory, the book has a minor value and interest; manchette. The greater interest is in its place in history. Burton is a character that sheds light on Victorian England, by his actions, and the reactions of his contemporaries to him. The rational and systematic dismembering of the British Army's doctrine, is what's best in Victorian scientific thinking. Of course, he was a notorious troublemaker in his own time, and this book is the product of an expert rebel telling a huge conservative organization, "up yours".Minor interest for fencing, more interest for students of Victorian history and Richard Burton.E. M. Van Court
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