Project Gutenberg 2010-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 513 Headley, Rowland George Allanson-Winn, Baron 1855 1935 Allanson-Winn Headley, Rowland George, Baron Phillipps-Wolley, Clive 1854 1918 Phillipps-Wolley, C. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence Produced by Delphine Lettau, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "BROAD-SWORD AND SINGLE-STICK" by R. G. Allanson-Winn and C. Phillipps-Wolley is a practical treatise on self-defense techniques using various weapons, written in the early 20th century. The book explores the history, techniques, and methods of using weapons like the broadsword, quarterstaff, and single-stick, emphasizing the importance of these practices for personal defense and their roots in English sporting traditions. The opening of the work introduces the thesis that while modern English culture may be seen as focused on commerce, it is deeply rooted in a rich tradition of sportsmanship and physical engagement. The authors reflect on the historical context of self-defense, illustrating how primitive forms of combat evolved into practiced techniques with various weapons. They introduce the concept that every English boy aspires to a sporting life, leading to an appreciation for physical prowess and self-defense skills as integral parts of masculinity. The text sets the scene for a deeper dive into various weapon techniques while stressing the significance of sportsmanship in English identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fencing Swords Self-defense Weapons GV Text Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Other Category: History - British Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies 223210 2025-06-13T03:34:07.302265 text/html 223110 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1261020 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1224844 2025-06-13T03:34:16.252200 application/epub+zip 1224851 2025-06-13T03:34:11.402281 application/epub+zip 145370 2025-06-13T03:34:09.878251 application/epub+zip 1429327 2025-06-13T03:34:19.735237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1402998 2025-06-13T03:34:15.186247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189964 2022-09-14T10:49:11.494120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192155 2025-06-13T03:34:06.348233 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192202 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 71562 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192196 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71539 2021-01-06T03:50:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21822 2025-06-13T03:34:19.895179 application/rdf+xml 20309 2025-06-13T03:34:10.469237 image/jpeg 4776 2025-06-13T03:34:10.180240 image/jpeg 1648672 2025-06-13T03:34:07.501215 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia