Guy Windsor
Goodreads Author
Born
in Cambridge, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Influences
Fiore dei Liberi
Member Since
May 2013
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/guywindsor
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The Swordsman's Companion
7 editions
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2004
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The Seven Principles of Mastery (The Swordsman's Quick Guide Book 1)
2 editions
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2015
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The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
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6 editions
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2014
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Swordfighting, for Writers, Game Designers, and Martial Artists
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2015
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Duellists Companion: A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier
2 editions
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2006
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Mastering the Art of Arms, vol 1: The Medieval Dagger
10 editions
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2012
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The Theory and Practice of Historical Martial Arts
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Choosing a Sword (The Swordsman's Quick Guide Book 2)
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2015
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Advanced Longsword: Form and Function (Mastering the Art of Arms Book 3)
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The Little Book of Push-ups
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2009
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“Every martial art, from T’ai Chi Chuan to the nuclear deterrent, is based on a doctrine—an idea of how combat works.”
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
“Some martial arts, or combat sports at least, offer a career path that includes fame and riches. An Olympic gold medal, perhaps. But that is not true of ours. I train martial arts because they can offer moments of utter transcendence. The ineffable made manifest. This is traditionally described as “beyond words” or “indescribable” but, as a martial artist and a writer, that would feel like a cop-out. I will take this feeling and wrestle it down onto the page, or at least give it my best shot. It is a moment when every atom in your body is exactly where it should be. Every step you have taken on life’s path makes sense, and is part of a coherent story. The pain of every mistake is made worthwhile by the lessons contained within. There is a feeling of physical power without limit; strength without stiffness; flow without randomness; precision without pedantry; focus without blinkers; breadth and depth; massive destructive capability, but utter gentleness; self-awareness without self-consciousness; force without fury; your body alive as it has never been, all fear and pain burned away in a moment of absolute clarity; certainty without dogma; and an overpowering love, even for your enemies, that enables you to destroy them without degrading them. For a religious person it is the breath of God within you; for an atheist it is a moment of attaining perfection as a human being.”
― Swordfighting, for Writers, Game Designers and Martial Artists
― Swordfighting, for Writers, Game Designers and Martial Artists
“Any position you find yourself in can be considered a guard if you understand its tactical and technical properties. Slavishly copying a position from the treatise is useless unless you have some idea of what the position is for, what openings it leaves and what strengths it possesses.”
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
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