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Combattre au Moyen Age. Une histoire des arts martiaux en Occident XIVe- XVIe. Religion Extract from the Bulletin ofHow was a longsword handled? Did wearing armor allow one to maintain freedom of movement? What happened during a "weapon grip" or a "combat to the end"? Were duels always bloody? To cut to the heart of preconceived ideas, Daniel Jaquet takes us on a journey through combat books and the range of martial practices in the medieval world. It must be said that the art of wrestling or axe handling was not reserved solely for knights: bourgeois, students,