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Title: The Inner Game of Fencing: Excellence in Form, Technique, Strategy and Spirit. by Nick Evangelista ISBN: 1-57028-230-7 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 11 January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.06 (36 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not for the Sport at heart
Comment: Having read "The Art and Science of Fencing" by Nick Evangelista, I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of his newest book "The Inner Game of Fencing" and I was not dissappointed. Classical fencing, or the "art" of fencing is a balance between technique, form, strategy, and spirit, and that is exactly what Maestro Evangelista addresses in this book. It is obvious he writes from an appreciation of an art which is being over run by a game concerned only with touches. If your interest in fencing lies merely in the goal of racking up touches, regardless of how you achieve that objective, then this book is not going to do much for you. But, if you believe fencing is a true ''Martial Art,'' requiring discipline, where every move, every position, every thought has a specific purpose, then I highly recommend this reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: A ONE-OF-KIND GREAT FENCING BOOK!
Comment: There is no other fencing book on the market like this one, and there probably never has been. Who else but Nick Evangelista, the author of the great "ART AND SCIENCE OF FENCING," would think of writing a book dealing with the mental processes of fencing? He has attempted to create a world-view, a mind-set, for the fencer, and he has succeeded admirably. In a game that has otherwise been reduced to running, whipping blades, bad tempers, and staring at a scoring box for vindication of one's actions, he has given us a wonderful alternative. He has reminded us of what fencing once was and can be again for anyone who is willing to look beyond any-thing-for-a-touch and elitism. Thank you Maitre Evangelista!
Rating: 1
Summary: Consider the source indeed
Comment: I can not believe the arrogance of the book and some of the reviewers (more like his friends and himself who writes these). Accusing someone of being ignorant because he did not like the book??? This is the type of attitude that the author of the book and many of his followers follow, pure arrogance. This is also his attitude when people question on what he writes, he has a tendency to cut them down if someone disagrees with him. This coming from a a second rate teacher who claims to have made champions in his 30 span career can not even name one single champion who can validate this claim. He must have lot of free time in his hands. This book consists of very opinionated and arrogant philosophy of Nick and should be considered a dime novel then a treatise on fencing. Indeed, consider some of the source of the reviews, written by Nick's friends and himself.
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Title: The Art and Science of Fencing by Nick Evangelista ISBN: 1570280754 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Woman Fencer by Nick Evangelista, Anita Evangelista ISBN: 1930546483 Publisher: Wish Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: By the Sword : A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and OlympicChampions by RICHARD COHEN ISBN: 0812969669 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Harnessing Anger: The Inner Discipline of Athletic Excellence by Peter Westbrook, Tej Hazarika ISBN: 1888363673 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Fencing by Robert Price, Maryanne Haselow-Dulin, Robert G. Price ISBN: 1932549080 Publisher: Price World Enterprises Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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