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Guy Windsor is a world-renowned instructor and a pioneering researcher of medieval and renaissance martial arts.

Those who study other traditional knife arts, and modern military combatives, will find many familiar techniques present in this ancient system.ĭr. Readers are guided step-by-step through the process of mastering this six hundred year old art, from choosing a dagger to striking with it from guard positions to steps and turns from disarms to locks and takedowns from safe falling practice to formal drills, and finally pressure testing their skills with sparring.īoth a primer on the art and a methodology for on-going training, this book will give the complete novice a solid starting point, while providing useful drills and ideas for advanced martial artists. In Mastering the Art of Arms, Volume One: The Medieval Dagger, Guy Windsor presents a complete guide to the principles and practice of Italian dagger combat, as set down in Il Fior di Battaglia, a manuscript written in 1410.
