Defensive Gymnastics: How to Protect Life and Property
Paperback, 141 pages
![[cover thumbnail]](http://static.lulu.com/items/volume_64/4405000/4405775/3/preview/320_4405775.jpg?4405775-1229471785)
$15.00
Ships in 3–5 business days
“To be courageous is enviable, whilst, on the other hand, to be able to conceal the absence of courage is useful” – Baron Charles de Berenger, 1835“Defensive Gymnastics” is a long-forgotten classic in the annals of how-to literature, compiling the Baron’s advice on the different modes of “manly character”; the use of defensive gymnastics with fists, canes, whips, pistols and umbrellas to thwart pickpockets, street ruffians and con-artists; and how to escape from highwaymen, burning buildings, icy ponds and wild bulls.The 2008 edition features over 50 new photographs and drawings, an introductory biography and a special feature on the Baron’s Stadium, a 24-acre training academy for all manner of “manly sports and...More >
Ratings & Reviews
Log In to review this item
Review Defensive Gymnastics: How to Protect Life and Property
Lulu Sales Rank: 21229
![[Loading...]](http://static.lulu.com/images/ajax-loader.gif?20091217135956)
