Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies Audiobook Libro.fm

Description

This 19thcentury selfdefense manualwritten by a master swordsmanwill appeal to fencers and martial artists as well as fans of Victorianera 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 opusa series of newspaper articles that are now collected here for the first time in SelfDefense for Gentleman and Ladies

In this book Colonel Monstery presents a unique look into the Victorianera fighting world He describes styles such as British purring shinkicking Welsh jumpkicking and American roughandtumble fighting in addition to providing illustrated instruction in the art of gentlemanly selfdefense with a cane staff or ones bare hands Fifty rare drawings and photographs from the period illuminate Monsterys world while an extensive glossary of terms and an introductory biography of Colonel Monsteryincluding fascinating details of his many duels as well as his groundbreaking devotion to teaching fencing and selfdefense skills to womenupdate his text to make it accessible and useful to gentlemen and ladies of any era

Contents
Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery The Unknown American Martial Arts Master
I Introduction
II The Logic of Boxing
III Standing and Striking
IV Advancing to Strike and Feinting
V Simple Parries in Boxing
VI Parries with Returns
VII Effective or Counter Parries in Boxing
VIII Offence and Defense by Evasions
IX Trips Grips and BackFalls
X Rules for a Setto with Gloves
XI Observations on Natural Weapons
XII The Use of the Cane
XIII The Use of the Cane continued
XIV The Use of the Staff
XV The Use of the Staff continued
Appendix Monsterys Rules for Contests of Sparring and Fencing
Glossary