Here's a little treat for all you western MA afficianados

[David Jamieson]

check this out.

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It is an english translation from the Latin of Vegetius' DE RE MILITARIA or a treatise on Roman Military training and warfare.
enjoy!

http://www.ironwolf.org/docs/MilitariByVegetius.pdf

(of special interest is the swordplay and training methods sections.)

cheers

[guohuen]

Wow! This is a treat! I'm printing off all 60 pages now. Amazing how much of this is still used today. Thanks!

[Former castleva]

Western martial arts could really use more respect.
This would remove the myth of them being a secondary unit to Asian arts that some people hold on to.