Reddit reviews The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570
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The techniques used in the video are from document masters of the art of sword fighting from the late 1500s.
Here is a book example
Though yes, swords were not widely used in large combat, but for a 1v1 where swords were the option, this is how you would fight.
Anyone with training would win against people who fought in the way the gif shows.
>Can anyone recommend me legitimate knife combat resources(preferable a book)?
The Joachim Meyer manual.
Meyer is my favorite German writing, alas the translation is out of print.
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Combat-German-Martial-Treatise/dp/1403970920/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1323451221&sr=8-4
(The original price was $80. If you see it at a fair at close to that price, buy it.)