The mace and the axe in the Iranian martial tradition, by Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani

<p>The present article describes different types of maces and axes and their corresponding combat techniques based on Iranian martial arts tradition. Explaining different terms used by Persian manuscripts to refer to maces, the article then shows different types and expressions that talk about...

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Main Author: Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universidad de León, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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