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Wow, I really did not mean this to digress into a debate regarding semantics and the usefulness of "Kata".

What I am looking for is one-man drills (patterns, forms, whatever you want to call them) that were practiced during the middle ages. Specifically I am looking for drills designed for either ...

I am wondering about the possibility that medieval swordsmen may have had set drills that they practiced to refine their technique. :?:

I have done a lot of reading about training methods of warriors from all times and cultures. I have found that in most all of them there are records of warriors ...

I am new to European sword fighting and I have been reading some of the historical training manuscripts. I was wondering if there are any records of sword "forms" like a Japanese "Kata" that were used to teach basics during the middle ages.

Thanks,
Jeremy