The Principles and Practices of Solo Training: A Guide for Historical Martial Artists, Sword People, and Everyone Else

by Guy Windsor

EVERYONE WANTS TO ADD YEARS TO THEIR LIFE. BUT EVERYONE NEEDS... TO ADD LIFE TO THEIR YEARS.
One of the world's foremost experts in historical swordfighting and martial arts systems, Dr. Guy Windsor wants to teach you how to maximize your personal development and live up to your true potential - in training, in martial arts, and in life - even when training solo. Using simple, straightforward, and (above all) achievable principles of action, Dr. Windsor can help you establish a solid foundation for mechanics and training in your own martial arts practices, as well as teaching you best practices to achieve excellence in life. Whether you are searching for ways to improve your combat and martial arts training, hope to increase your physical fitness, or simply want to find a better mindset for living life, The Principles and Practices of Solo Training is for you.
Join Dr. Windsor as he teaches you how to... USE MENTAL IMAGERY to improve your training effectiveness FIND GREATER HEALTH as you progress UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE of and best way to set goals IMPROVE YOURSELF even when dealing with physical or psychological impediments AND MORE!
With profound insight, unparalleled expertise, and good-old-fashioned common sense, Dr. Windsor is the perfect guide for your journey of self- improvement. Whether you are a master of the martial arts trying to add that last critical edge to your skills, or a beginner who has never thrown a punch or picked up a sword, The Principles and Practices of Solo Training will help you find - and master - the hidden potential within.

200 pages, Hardcover

Published September 14, 2023

About the author

Dr. Guy Windsor is a world-renowned instructor and a pioneering researcher of medieval and renaissance martial arts. He has been teaching the Art of Arms full-time since founding The School of European Swordsmanship in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001. His day job is finding and analysing historical swordsmanship treatises, figuring out the systems they represent, creating a syllabus from the treatises for his students to train with, and teaching the system to his students all over the world. Guy is the author of numerous classic books about the art of swordsmanship and has consulted on swordfighting game design and stage combat. He developed the card game, Audatia, based on Fiore dei Liberi's Art of Arms, his primary field of study. In 2018 Edinburgh University awarded him a PhD by Research Publications for his work recreating historical combat systems. When not studying medieval and renaissance swordsmanship or writing books Guy can be found in his shed woodworking or spending time with his family.

Reviews

[Leam Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keys to successful learning in any endeavor!

Someone much smarter than I said "All learning is self learning," and this is proven true from grade school on. Teachers share information and provide feedback but successful students earnestly apply themselves in the classroom. Those wishing to excel in any field of study must spend even more time outside of formal training; mastering the basics, discerning the advanced. To learn well one must know how to prepare the self; how to nurture mind and body for the effort. How to clarify goals, define and attain mastery, and how to overcome challenges.

In "The Principles and Practices of Solo Training" Dr. Guy Windsor has used martial arts as a learning vehicle but the principles are common to any material. Want to learn a creative art like dancing, acting, or photography? Use this book. Want to improve your sports performance in football (American), football (the rest of the world), or track and field? Use this book. By happy coincidence, for improving in any martial art that I am aware of, use this book.

A note for parents: there are some "adult emphasis words" throughout the text.