WESTERN FIGHTING SCIENCE (Book 5)

Eighteenth century instructions state tht the underlying principles of the whole science of defence will hold good in 'all weapons and branches' and thought they may differ, '...in the fundamental principles essential to differ, '...in the fundamental principles essential to The Science,they mutually answer and coincide.' (A Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, 1740) Continuing from BOOK 1, 2, 3,and 4, BOOK 5 looks at 'manual defence' technique instruction.