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This examination of the Jedi Knights, their adversaries the Sith and their lightsaber swordplay throughout all six episodes of the franchise evaluates the ways in which Lucas blended the speculative world of science fiction with the most ancient and epic tales of traditional samurai and Western swordsmen. It presents swordsmanship as a way of better understanding the Jedi Knights, focusing on the human movement and activity surrounding the weapon and the ways in which traditional Japanese martial...

2. Training: Late medieval 2-handed sword - hand & a half sword; 16th-c. single handed sword & buckler; 16th/17th-c. rapier & dagger; Late 17th-c. transition rapier & 18th-c. smallsword; Bocking the fight; The fight during performance.

Presents the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for theatre, film and TV. This work contains advice on how to use character, costume, period and setting in the staging of a fight scene. It includes step-by-step instruction on how sword-fighting techniques from different periods can be safely adapted for stage and screen fights.

Emotionally charged, stunningly beautiful and delivering unprecedented dramatic character performance, Heavenly Sword showcases the power of PLAYSTATION®3. A dramatic tale of revenge sees Nariko, a fiery red-haired heroine embark on a quest for vengeance against an invading King and his army. The story builds around the ancient Heavenly Sword which once belonged to a powerful deity. It can never be wielded by a mortal without it draining their life-force, killing them within hours.

Pat Leonard was born in 1889 into a clergy family in Cumbria, MPG (Pat) Leonard went from being Head of School at Rossall to Oriel College, Oxford on a mathematics scholarship. After graduating and obtaining a TA Commission in the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Leonard served as a curate in a Manchester parish before being accepted as Chaplain to the 8th Battalion, the King’s Own, from September 1915 in the battlefields of the Somme Awarded the DSO for bravery and mentioned in dispatches...

David Wragg has published several highly praised books on railway history, and he produced a textbook for the old Chartered Institute of Transport. He has also written on railways for the Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, The Scotsman, and the Yorkshire Post. His Wartime on the Railways was reviewed by Rail as 'very readable' and by Railways Illustrated as 'as a fascinating insight and also an important record', and Railways Illustrated chose his Southern Railway Handbook as 'Book of the Month'.

In the 1930s James Hill was forced to leave the Army because he was under 26 when he married. Recalled to the colours he won his MC with the BEF in 1940. He was one of the first to volunteer for airborne forces and became second-in-command of 1 PARA. He was in the thick of the expansion of Airborne forces in 1941-42 and took command of 1 PARA in North Africa, winning his first DSO. He converted 10th Bn The Essex Regiment to 9 PARA and later in 1943 took command of 3 Parachute Brigade, playing...

Fighting With The Commandos tells what the Second World War was like for a fighting soldier. After enlisting under-age, he was 'found out', joined the Home Guard and then a Young Soldiers Unit (for those too young to serve overseas). He managed to get out to Iraq but was again sent home. He then joined 3 Commando led by Brigadier Peter Young and landed on SWORD Beach on D-Day. He graphically describes the action thereafter which included being among the first to reach Pegasus Bridge and relieve...

very helpful on phone, goods arrived well packed, in good time. Cant give opinion on Cobi stuff yet, as its a present for christmas so not open yet

The story continues in the ninth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs. Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever since the woods of Berserk burned down, it is almost as if the world is cursed. Dragons are starting to revolt against their Masters. The waters have risen, flooding fields and washing whole villages away. But worse still, the wicked witch Excellinor has returned. Can Hiccup find the King's Things and win the sword-fighting contest to stop Alvin the Treacherous from becoming...

Description Since the film version of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon became a huge hit, Hiccup has rocketed up the list of children's favourite characters. This ninth adventure for the plucky but reassuringly ordinary dragon tamer finds Hiccup facing floods, wicked witches and sword-fighting contests in an action-packed story with lots of jokes. How to Steal a Dragon's Sword is perfect reading for children aged 7 and over. Age range: 7-8 years No. of pages: 256 Size: 19.8cm x 13.0cm Format...

This book introduces the world of traditional Japanese martial arts - not the modern hybrids - and through it, sheds light on the whole samurai ethic. The samurai made an effort to combine their warrior skills with spiritual excellence: the true warrior should have perfect manners; be versed in art; poetry, and Zen meditation; be a connoisseur of sword blades; and hone hid fighting techniques more as character-building exercises than mere killing methods - all attributes the great master Miyamoto...

About this book The little knight wants a sword to whoosh and swoosh in the air. His mother gives him a sunflower instead. The sunflower sword whooshes and swooshes very well. 'But,' says the little knight, 'it won't be any good for fighting dragons.' Or will it?

'By the Sword' Description The art and science of sword fighting goes back almost to the dawn of civilization and has been an obsession for much of mankind throughout recorded history. From the Roman arena to feudal Japan and from the duellists of Europe to the development of modern-day Olympic fencing, Richard Cohen traces the course of swordsmanship with wit and erudition in a fascinating and wonderfully discursive account. Packed with anecdote, superbly written and built on a solid foundation...

‘The characterisation, as ever, is excellent…And one can only admire the little touches that bring the period to life: the bitter weather; the swollen rivers; the soliders gossiping about ale and women…he can also claim to be a true poet of both the horror and the glory of war, showing a feeling for the ways of fighting men which is too often lacking in the politicians who send them into battle.’ Sunday Telegraph

Transforms ancient Japanese sword fighting techniques into a supercharged fitness program.