Art of the Sword

"When a practitioner is able to spontaneously generate techniques to respond to unique situations they are practicing a living art rather than going through an exercise of scholarship." - Devon Boorman http://devonboorman.com/what-is-a-modern-european-martial-arts-master/

"in Arms as many ways to defend onself as there are ways to attack and that superiority and safety are only produced by speed and the manner of taking the tempo." Jean De Brye, The Art of Fencing Reduced to a Methodical Summary