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Fighting with the German Longsword by Christian Henry Tobler  Christian Henry Tobler presents a "how-to" course of study for learning Liechtenauer's secret art. Topics include the concepts of timing, distance, and initiative, proper footwork, guards, strokes and thrust with the sword, including Liechtenauer's "Master ...  Show Details This item is on 87 member reading lists: Luke Kramer :: Unrated —Updated Mar 18, 2013 Konstantin Tsvetkov ::  * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Jul 4, 2012 P. Cha :: Unrated —Updated Jan 27, 2012 Mike Goo :: Unrated —Updated Jan 9, 2012 Matthew Kelty :: Unrated —Updated Dec 8, 2011 James Hixson :: Unrated —Updated Nov 18, 2011 T. Arndt :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Jul 7, 2011 Jeannette M :: Unrated —Updated Apr 16, 2011 Scott Hrouda :: Unrated —Updated Mar 17, 2011 Dejan Lazar :: Unrated —Updated Aug 2, 2010 John Apsega :: Unrated —Updated Jul 14, 2010 Christopher Valli :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated May 26, 2010 John T Miller :: —Updated May 15, 2010 Scott S. :: Unrated —Updated Apr 28, 2010 Thom R. ::  * RECOMMENDED *The HEMA community quibbles all the time about details but overall, this is a great book on the techniques of the German longsword. The illustrations are clear and the descriptions are very good. Also included is much background material. Simply excellent. —Updated Feb 1, 2010 Todd Hawkins :: Unrated —Updated Feb 1, 2010 Craig Johnson ::  * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Feb 1, 2010 Adam Rose :: Unrated —Updated Aug 13, 2009 Byron Sywanyk :: Unrated —Updated Jul 30, 2009 Jason Bufkin :: Unrated —Updated Feb 27, 2009 Jim Mearkle :: Unrated —Updated Jan 19, 2009 Christopher Moore :: Unrated —Updated Jan 4, 2009 Noah G. :: Unrated —Updated Jan 3, 2009 Jason Manville :: Unrated —Updated Jan 2, 2009 Craig L. :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Dec 20, 2008 Jeff Kaisla :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Dec 8, 2008 Dale A. Taylor :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Nov 15, 2008 Bryan Johnson :: Unrated —Updated Oct 23, 2008 J.G. Grubbs :: Unrated —Updated Jul 29, 2008 Bill Love :: Unrated * RECOMMENDED * —Updated Jul 4, 2008 Shawn Henthorn :: * RECOMMENDED *As far a I am concerned this is THE go to book on the german longsword —Updated Jun 3, 2008 Steve Walls :: Unrated —Updated Mar 15, 2008 R D Moore :: Unrated —Updated Mar 5, 2008 Joe DeLaura :: Unrated —Updated Feb 24, 2008 Jody A :: Unrated —Updated Jan 26, 2008 Thomas Parsons :: Unrated —Updated Jan 10, 2008 Michael O'Neill :: Unrated —Updated Jan 2, 2008 Jonathan Hopkins :: Unrated —Updated Dec 25, 2007 Michael Moulton :: Unrated —Updated Dec 15, 2007 Bob Burns :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Dec 9, 2007 William Goodwin :: Unrated —Updated Dec 5, 2007 Brad Harada :: Unrated —Updated Nov 16, 2007 Peter Cowan :: Unrated * RECOMMENDED * —Updated Oct 26, 2007 David Lohnes :: Unrated —Updated Oct 20, 2007 Brian Boll :: Unrated —Updated Aug 11, 2007 Charlee Garvin :: Unrated —Updated Aug 2, 2007 Dietrich Dellinger :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Jun 25, 2007 Medvedev A.V. :: Unrated —Updated Apr 28, 2007 Hugh Knight :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Apr 19, 2007 Andrew Babbini :: * RECOMMENDED *Excellent information on the use of a longsword. The information is presented in an easy to understand manner and is easily applied. A must for anyone interested in weapon arts. —Updated Apr 6, 2007 RIchard Lynch :: Unrated —Updated Mar 15, 2007 R. D. Simpson :: Unrated —Updated Jan 15, 2007 Scott Hanson :: Unrated —Updated Jan 3, 2007 Max von Bargen :: Unrated —Updated Jan 2, 2007 Allen Andrews :: Unrated —Updated Dec 31, 2006 James Cheshire :: Unrated —Updated Nov 18, 2006 Greyson Brown :: Unrated —Updated Nov 17, 2006 Jason Edmiston :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Nov 14, 2006 Walter Stockwell :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Nov 13, 2006 Tom Umland :: Unrated —Updated Oct 4, 2006 Nathan Robinson :: Unrated * RECOMMENDED * —Updated Oct 3, 2006 Bart Delanghe :: Unrated —Updated Sep 16, 2006 David Etienne :: Unrated —Updated Sep 8, 2006 F. Carl Holz :: Unrated —Updated Aug 13, 2006 Jason Daub :: —Updated Aug 3, 2006 Mark Mattimore :: Unrated * RECOMMENDED * —Updated Jul 6, 2006 Chad Sonderberg :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated Jun 6, 2006 Pamela Muir :: Unrated * RECOMMENDED * —Updated Jun 5, 2006 Heath Robinette :: * RECOMMENDED *—Updated May 10, 2006 Ira P :: Unrated —Updated Apr 15, 2006 Cory Winslow :: Unrated —Updated Apr 11, 2006 Todd R. :: Unrated —Updated Mar 7, 2006 David Lindberg :: Unrated —Updated Feb 28, 2006 Gary Venable :: * RECOMMENDED *Great book. Easy to follow and full of great information. This is a great tool in getting started in the art of using a long sword. The book gives and excellent step by step progression in a very logical method. It is well written and easy to understand. The pictures are generally good. I have used the book as a guide for almost a year now and have found it a great learning tool. —Updated Dec 19, 2005 :: 1 of 1 members found this review helpful Jason Elrod :: Unrated —Updated Dec 18, 2005 Aaron Schnatterly :: * RECOMMENDED *Either as a stand-alone or (better) as a complimentary resource with Tobler's first work, this serves the practitioner well. It did a lot to help clarify some more obscure points for me, as well as provide good drills and exercises. If you're looking for info/resource material on German Swordsmanship, I'd suggest you strongly consider this one. —Updated Dec 14, 2005 Bill Grandy :: * RECOMMENDED *The follow up to his original book, Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship, this book is focused more on the "how to" aspect of fighting. It is a fantastic guide in that respect, giving an excellent foundation in how to move, attack and defend, all based on the German tradition. While there have been many books that have taught basic swordplay, very few have dedicated themselves to demonstrating specifically this system, and even fewer have laid it out in such a simple and easy to understand manner. For those who want to learn German longsword but can't find a teacher, I highly recommend picking this book up and finding a buddy to practice. For those of you who have already been studying this noble art, with or without a teacher, I highly recommend it as a training supplement. I have found Tobler's interpretations to be very valid, and in many cases I've reworked my own interpretations because what he presents made more sense to me, both physically and in the sense of following the hisorical treatises. His presentation of the techniques also follows a very logical learning path, with techniques building off of each other in a way that many instructors overlook. I highly, highly recommend this one. —Updated Dec 13, 2005 :: 5 of 5 members found this review helpful James Holczer :: Unrated —Updated Dec 3, 2005 Mike Capanelli :: Unrated —Updated Nov 4, 2005 Colin F. :: Unrated —Updated Oct 31, 2005 Joshua Reptsik :: —Updated Oct 22, 2005 Ralph Rudolph :: Unrated —Updated Oct 20, 2005 Manfred Fritz :: —Updated Oct 11, 2005 Alberto Dainese :: Unrated —Updated Sep 15, 2005 Ryan A. C. :: Fighting with the German Longsword is a well researched and well delivered guide to the Knust des Fechtens. My love for the longsword is even greater now that I better understand its use, from basic footwork, drills, to complex techniques, this book has it covered. The best part though is the delivery of information; this book makes sense to me.
Long live the German tradition! —Updated Sep 2, 2005 :: 1 of 1 members found this review helpful Patrick Kelly :: This one is an excellent how-to manual on the german lonsword. It is the equivalent of Guy Windsor's book on the Italian school, The Swordsman's Companion, and just as highly recommended. —Updated Aug 1, 2005 :: 3 of 3 members found this review helpful Alexi Goranov :: —Updated Jul 21, 2005 |
