Introduction

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

—Marcus Aurelius

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Figure 0.1 Photo by FightGuy Photography.

Both professionally and personally, this book has been a long time coming.

The general field of stage combat has really come of age in the past half century, from a time when theatrical fights were something to be arranged by the local fencing coach or even staged as a genuine unchoreographed wrestling match, to a specialized discipline that synthesizes the lessons of acting, directing, athleticism, sleight of hand, and a plethora of ...

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