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Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies

A Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Boxing, Kicking, Grappling, and Fencing with the Cane and Quarterstaff

Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery

Learn the art of gentlemanly self-defense with Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies, written by master swordsman Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery. Originally published in the 1870s, this magnum opus provides unique insight into the Victorian-era fighting world with rare drawings and photographs. Monstery illuminates fighting styles such as British “purring”, Welsh jump-kicking, and American rough-and-tumble fighting, and provides instructions on self-defense with a cane, staff, or one’s bare hands. An extensive glossary of terms and introduction on Monstery's biography update this text for any era.
Publish Date
2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.08
ISBN
0884736552084
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-06-21T02:51:55.000Z
@BannanaBoy HOOKED ME UP for Father’s Day: amazing book.      source