The Art Of Defense On Foot: With The Broad Sword And Sabre (1804) - John Taylor

The Art of Defense on Foot: With the Broad Sword and Sabre (1804) by John Taylor is a legacy reprint of an early 19th century English fencing manual, preserving one of the primary sources for historical broadsword and sabre instruction. Predating Alfred Hutton's better known 19th century sabre works by several decades, this text offers a window into English swordsmanship as it stood in the early 1800s.

Illustrated by R. K. Porter, this edition provides both instruction and historical context for students of English broadsword and sabre systems, making it a valuable companion to later works in the same tradition.

Available in paperback and hardcover.