Title: dated material, not useful for vast majority of fencers
Product review: The material in this book was presented in at a well ordered, brisk pace, if only the information was useful to the modern fencer. The section on foil is obviously the best (the book being old-school italian style), but lacks any training other than bladework. The epee and sabre styles are little more than additions to foil, and are not representitive of current national and world style. The lessons are poorly laid out, only being useful if the person has taken lessons from a coach before, in which case the book is mostly useless. There is no mention of footwork exercises anywhere in the book, a condemning mark in my opinion. This book may be useful to a fencing historian, but anyone looking to improve their game would be better off (lacking a coach) going to tournaments and talking to other fencers.
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