Robert Charrette always wanted to learn the arts of arms. This whole art and expertise he acquired from several American and international masters, in many places and seminars, with much labour and expense. He has composed this book to make the art easier to learn and in the understanding that without books, nobody can truly be a master or student of this art.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Weapons of ArmizareThe Four OpeningsThe Protection of ArmorIl Fior di Battaglia's OrganizationStanceThe WayFour StepsThree TurnsMasters & ScholarsInterplay of Masters and ScholarsLessons of AbrazareAbrazare GuardsAbrazare PlaysLessons of the DaggerDagger GuardsDagger PlaysLessons of the Sword: Sword in One HandHolding the SwordSword in One Hand GuardsSword in One Hand PlaysLessons of the Sword: Sword in Two HandsSword in Two Hands GuardsSword in Two Hands GuardsLessons of the Sword: Sword in ArmorSword in Armor GuardsSword in Armor PlaysLessons of the AxeAxe GuardsAxe PlaysThe Axe is a SwordLessons of the SpearSpear Guards and PlaysLessons of Mounted CombatAppendicesDistribution of Imagery in Il Fior di BattagliaGlossaryLearning from the Many Faces of DonnaMaster and Scholars Organization Charts

Robert Charrette always wanted to learn the arts of arms. This whole art and expertise he acquired from several American and international masters, in many places and seminars, with much labour and expense. He has composed this book to make the art easier to learn and in the understanding that without books, nobody can truly be a master or student of this art.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Weapons of ArmizareThe Four OpeningsThe Protection of ArmorIl Fior di Battaglia's OrganizationStanceThe WayFour StepsThree TurnsMasters & ScholarsInterplay of Masters and ScholarsLessons of AbrazareAbrazare GuardsAbrazare PlaysLessons of the DaggerDagger GuardsDagger PlaysLessons of the Sword: Sword in One HandHolding the SwordSword in One Hand GuardsSword in One Hand PlaysLessons of the Sword: Sword in Two HandsSword in Two Hands GuardsSword in Two Hands GuardsLessons of the Sword: Sword in ArmorSword in Armor GuardsSword in Armor PlaysLessons of the AxeAxe GuardsAxe PlaysThe Axe is a SwordLessons of the SpearSpear Guards and PlaysLessons of Mounted CombatAppendicesDistribution of Imagery in Il Fior di BattagliaGlossaryLearning from the Many Faces of DonnaMaster and Scholars Organization Charts

Robert Charrette always wanted to learn the arts of arms. This whole art and expertise he acquired from several American and international masters, in many places and seminars, with much labour and expense. He has composed this book to make the art easier to learn and in the understanding that without books, nobody can truly be a master or student of this art.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Weapons of ArmizareThe Four OpeningsThe Protection of ArmorIl Fior di Battaglia's OrganizationStanceThe WayFour StepsThree TurnsMasters & ScholarsInterplay of Masters and ScholarsLessons of AbrazareAbrazare GuardsAbrazare PlaysLessons of the DaggerDagger GuardsDagger PlaysLessons of the Sword: Sword in One HandHolding the SwordSword in One Hand GuardsSword in One Hand PlaysLessons of the Sword: Sword in Two HandsSword in Two Hands GuardsSword in Two Hands GuardsLessons of the Sword: Sword in ArmorSword in Armor GuardsSword in Armor PlaysLessons of the AxeAxe GuardsAxe PlaysThe Axe is a SwordLessons of the SpearSpear Guards and PlaysLessons of Mounted CombatAppendicesDistribution of Imagery in Il Fior di BattagliaGlossaryLearning from the Many Faces of DonnaMaster and Scholars Organization Charts