Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies
A Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Boxing, Kicking, Grappling, and Fencing with the Cane and Quarterstaff
$36.30
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2015
Summary
This remarkable nineteenth-century manual of self-defense by a renowned swordsman will appeal to fencers and martial artists as well as enthusiasts of Victorian-era culture, steampunk, and American history.
Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery was a master swordsman who participated in more than fifty duels, fought under twelve flags, battled gangsters, and was constantly involved in the great conflicts and upheavals of his time. In the 1870s, he began writing his magnum opus-a series of new…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583948682 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583948686 |
| Author: | Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery, Ben Miller |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Blue Snake Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 146mm x 21mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This is not just another ‘martial arts how-to book’ but a gem of historical literature on physical fitness and methods of self-defense.”–Maestro Ramon Martinez, Martinez Academy of Arms
“This is not just another ‘martial arts how-to book’ but a gem of historical literature on physical fitness and methods of self-defense.”—Maestro Ramon Martinez, Martinez Academy of Arms
About The Author
Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery
BEN MILLER is an award-winning filmmaker and author. He is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, was the winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant for screenwriting, and has worked for legends such as Martin Scorsese and Roger Corman. He was the producer of the film Rage and Discipline, about pugilists in New York City. Miller’s movies have appeared on Walt Disney Video, Sony Video, BET, HBO, Cinemax, and the Encore Channel. He currently serves as chef de salle at the Martinez Academy of Arms, one of the last schools in the world still teaching an authentic living tradition of classical fencing. He is active in the Association of Historical Fencing, and has written several articles for them focusing on the fencing and dueling of the American colonial period.
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