The Power Within - The Way of the Warrior & the Martial Arts in the European Tradition

Nigel Pennick

An introducton to the basic principles that underly the perception of the human body in the European tradition, with regard to the fighting traditions of the Pagan north. Fencing, stick fighting, boxing and wrestling are looked at as well as texts and artefacts, chronicles, legendary history, myth, prophetic and symbolic writings of the last few centuries.