Product Description

Secrets of the World's Greatest Fencer
Aldo Nadi teaches every detail of the art of fencing and captures the glamour, romance and excitement of the sport over and beyond its technical and disciplinary demands. He has poured his energy, knowledge, patience, understanding and love for fencing onto each page.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1163512 in Books
• Published on: 1994-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

Time Magazine
A model of fencing instruction... ÔThe fencing strip,Õ observes Mr. Nadi sternly, Ôis the mirror of the soul.Õ

The New York Times
Éhis book is devoted to a detailed and well-illustrated exposition of the art.

Paul Gallico, Author of The Poseidon Adventure and The Snow Goose
Nadi fought a duel with naked steel in Europe, and his account of it... will curl your hair.

Customer Reviews

Amazing book. Absolutely revives the tradition of our sport.
Also Nadi is almost as great a narrator as he is a fencer. The instruction will prove to be a bit wordy for the novice, but this book is an amazing tribute to the sport he lived. The chilling account of his first duel is worth the price of this book tenfold. Additionally, there are only a few pictures, but to see them is to see the absolute purest form the human body can attain. Aldo Nadi was the greatest.

A valuable addition to any fencing library!
Aldo Nadi is one of the acknowledged greats of fencing. His theories on the art of fencing were tested against the most renowned fencers of his day. His exploits were celebrated throughout Europe during the 1920s and 30s, when professional fencing contests were as popular as tennis is today. To not read "On Fencing" is to miss learning from a true master.

I love this book.
Aldo Nadi is a fencing god. He should and will be remembered as one of the greatest fencers to have lived. This book is his testament and his autobiography, his passion and his skill. I love this book.