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| class="noline" | <p>'''''To the reader:'''''</p>
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<p>The one who draws steel and wishes to harm with steel,<br/>is said to be out of steel and truly be ferocious, <br/>Life of man must be protected by steel and certain technique, <br/>if you wish to thrust spearpoints into wild beasts. <br/>But since there is no fiercer enemy than man, <br/>and since man even supercedes the wild animals in ferocity, <br/>and either want to take lives with the steel, or dishonour, <br/>or steal our belongings,<br/>then the steel is for our help. With steel you pierce the villains, <br/>and thieves, and those who wish to do harm. <br/>Flee if you can, for it is wicked to injure. Strike down hard <br/>if you cannot escape, and kill. <br/>Manly virtue is shown openly with the steel, <br/>and men are refined by it.</p>
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<p>Peace is born out of the steel, and with steel it is served, <br/>and through steel shines justice, and is kept alive. <br/>With steel comes fame, and the avenging steel grows fame. <br/>You who shun the steel, are you perhaps a woman? <br/>Then sit in the shade, and twirl the spindle <br/>among maidens, and refuse to call yourself a man. <br/>You on the other hand, having a heart in your chest, <br/>learn to be watchful to stretch out the steel in battle. <br/>With it you smite enemies hard, and often should even kill, <br/>to redeem your enemy's life. <br/>Read through what this book teaches, from it you learn<br/>to protect your life, and move nimbly, <br/>both if you want to fight for sport or in dire ernest, <br/>then you shall always be more experienced by this book.</p>
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Revision as of 23:36, 21 July 2020

Michael Hundt

Arms of Michael Hundt
Born 16th century
Died 17th century
Occupation Fencing master
Movement Freifechter
Influences
Influenced Jakob Sutor von Baden
Genres Fencing manual
Language Early New High German
Notable work(s) Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier
Concordance by Michael Chidester

Michael Hundt was a 17th century German fencing master. His inclusion of a griffon with a sword is arms may indicate affiliation with the Veiterfechter fencing guild.

In 1611, he authored a treatise on the use of the rapier entitled Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier ("A New Art-Filled Fencing Manual on Rapier"); this, along with Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens by Joachim Meyer, was one of the sources drawn upon by Jakob Sutor von Baden for his own treatise of 1612.

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