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Fencing Tactics by Percy Nobbs, 1936.
Published in 1936, Fencing Tactics was the second of three books that Percy Nobbs wrote during his life. He declares in his unpublished memoirs that he had always "taken an interest in 'antagonistics,'" otherwise known as boxing, wrestling, fencing, bayonet fighting, etc. After picking up the foil in 1900 and winning the first Canadian Fencing Championship ever held, he was permitted to go to London for the 1908 Olympics as the lone fencer for the Canadian team at his own expense. He was awarded the silver medal at a foil Display. In Fencing Tactics, Nobbs outlines the various weapons used in the sport as well as proper footwork and technique. (Greenwood Collection)
Published in 1936, Fencing Tactics was the second of three books that Percy Nobbs wrote during his life. He declares in his unpublished memoirs that he had always "taken an interest in 'antagonistics,'" otherwise known as boxing, wrestling, fencing, bayonet fighting, etc. After picking up the foil in 1900 and winning the first Canadian Fencing Championship ever held, he was permitted to go to London for the 1908 Olympics as the lone fencer for the Canadian team at his own expense. He was awarded the silver medal at a foil Display. In Fencing Tactics, Nobbs outlines the various weapons used in the sport as well as proper footwork and technique. (Greenwood Collection)