Project Gutenberg 2010-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 227 Headley, Rowland George Allanson-Winn, Baron 1855 1935 Allanson-Winn Headley, Rowland George, Baron Phillipps-Wolley, Clive 1854 1918 Phillipps-Wolley, C. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence Produced by Delphine Lettau, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "BROAD-SWORD AND SINGLE-STICK" by R. G. Allanson-Winn and C. Phillipps-Wolley is a practical treatise on self-defense techniques using various weapons, written in the early 20th century. The book explores the history, techniques, and methods of using weapons like the broadsword, quarterstaff, and single-stick, emphasizing the importance of these practices for personal defense and their roots in English sporting traditions. The opening of the work introduces the thesis that while modern English culture may be seen as focused on commerce, it is deeply rooted in a rich tradition of sportsmanship and physical engagement. The authors reflect on the historical context of self-defense, illustrating how primitive forms of combat evolved into practiced techniques with various weapons. They introduce the concept that every English boy aspires to a sporting life, leading to an appreciation for physical prowess and self-defense skills as integral parts of masculinity. The text sets the scene for a deeper dive into various weapon techniques while stressing the significance of sportsmanship in English identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fencing Swords Self-defense Weapons GV Text Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Other 223175 223185 2024-09-13T08:57:31.767981 2023-09-14T03:33:09.003130 text/html text/html 223110 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1261020 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1199068 2024-09-13T08:57:37.739988 application/epub+zip 1199324 2024-09-13T08:57:33.561057 application/epub+zip 152612 2024-09-13T08:57:32.508976 application/epub+zip 1379467 2024-09-13T08:57:40.898001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1352788 2024-09-13T08:57:36.947954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189964 2022-09-14T10:49:11.494120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192155 192048 2024-09-13T08:57:30.960012 2023-09-14T03:33:08.376135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192202 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 71562 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192196 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71539 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21598 2024-09-13T08:57:41.040936 application/rdf+xml 20426 2024-09-13T08:57:32.890985 image/jpeg 4789 2024-09-13T08:57:32.696992 image/jpeg 1623183 2024-09-13T08:57:31.885005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia