| Description | Corbesier's "Principles of Squad Instruction for the Broadsword" is slightly misnamed, but excellent for the purpose for which it was intended. The intention of this book was as a lesson plan to instruct a relatively large group of people (and 12 to 1 is a very high student to instructor ratio for fencing) in the basics of the cutlass. The slight misnaming is that the sword of the time (1869) for the U.S. Navy was a curved, relatively short bladed cutlass rather than a broadsword which was generally straighter and significantly longer. Nevertheless, the instructions in this book are appropriate for most one-hand, cutting type swords. |