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  • ...'Fulen, Feeling'') To judge or sense the opponent’s intent by the strength or weakness of his weapon’s contact in the bind. .
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  • ...and forearms are a frequent target of some cuts and slices in a defensive or offensive maneuver, serving both to disable an opponent and align the sword
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  • ...that was appropriate for the copying of books or documents of minor value or importance.
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  • Eisenport, or "Iron Gate", is a variant on (or another name for) Alber.
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  • * [[Has property description::A name for some thing or agent.@en]]
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  • The '''cinquedea''' is a civilian short [[sword]] (or long [[dagger]]). It was developed in northern [[Italy]] and enjoyed a peri ...anywhere in size from 10" to 28". It was often carried in place of a knife or larger sword.
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  • ''Gassenhau'' (or ''-hauer'', lit. "alley-strike(r)") is a type of strike described in [[CGM Both descriptions seem to describe a flurry of blows intended to intimidate or push back the opponent.
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  • ...ng that these only are about staying in constant motion and not hesitating or pausing so that the adversary does not come to strikes, and also that it is ...hschlag'', be it the second, third or fourth or fifth strike, be it strike or thrust so that he stays in constant motion, doing one after the other witho
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  • ...worn at the waist and might be used as a utility tool, or worn into battle or a jousting tournament as a side-arm. ...ame from its round (or similarly shaped, e.g. octagon hand guard and round or spherical pommel (knob on the end of the grip).
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  • ...rt history, history of science and technology, archaeology, sport sciences or martial arts studies.
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  • <section begin="2"/>If the dagger, or the short knife that is used in duelling, is turned against you, wind it fr ...towards himself or push it against him again and cut through his arm, hand or thumb whatever he can get with the pulling and instantly he will be free to
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  • Therefore we banned all forms of contamination with modern or eastern martial disciplines and artistic creativity on the part of our inst Our mission is not to create a new style of fighting, more or less freely inspired to the old Italian school; our mission is to lead the
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  • ...'stich'' or "thrust, stab" (impact with the point) and (3) the ''schnitt'' or "cut" (putting pressure on and performing a cutting movement with the edge)
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  • ! Sword & dagger, or cloak
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  • ...opponent’s preparation, or a counterattack after the opponent has missed, or an attack that crowds into an opening that the opponent has created.
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  • [[century::16th century]] OR
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  • [[century::14th century]] OR
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  • [[century::15th century]] OR
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  • [[century::17th century]] OR
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  • [[century::18th century]] OR
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  • [[century::19th century]] OR
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  • ...comprehension. If the rhymes and explanations written earlier were unclear or hard to understand, here it will be recapped with short and simple advice.< ...earlier, as they only signify this: to always be in motion and not to rest or idle, so that your opponent cannot come to blows.
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  • ...ag. That is, the second, the third, the fourth or fifth strikes, be it cut or thrust in such a way that they are always in motion and conduct one after a ...one is on the sword with their opponent, and feels whether they are strong or weak. Thereafter they then execute according to the often written lessons.<
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  • {{red|b=1|W}}Hoever wants to learn to fence with the shield or with the buckler must first know…<ref>Text cuts off here, and the rest of
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  • ...owards the swordsman when held normally. On a one-edged sword, it is blunt or has an edge that does not run the entire length of the blade.
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  • ...ndset, in that the Occidental instructor is not concerned with deep ritual or ceremony that are often, an integral part of the Oriental martial arts. Occ ...s. Although, in different times and places, some degree of ritual, secrecy or ritual has been attached to the martial arts, the underlying pragmatism tha
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  • Also, there should be no part or limb of the man be idle and passive when it happens that the art demands to ...and these steps are done by crossing one leg over the other in a slinging or slanting motion.<section end="5"/>
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  • ...ctText" id="softredirect">[http://scholapugnatoria.si/?page_id=664 Dagger] or [http://scholapugnatoria.si/?page_id=915 Grappling]</span><br /><span style
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  • ...sitions" taken immediately before engagement. The term of ''hut'' "guard", or equivalently Latin ''custodia'' in [[I.33]], expresses a stance of "protect ...efore taking action (MHG ''lëger'' "camp", hence also "siege", lit. "place or state, of ''lying'' (in wait, preparation etc.)"; thence Modern German ''La
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  • ...this time included poetry mentioning Crecian gods and figures like Bachus or Apollo and the Musen, Hercules, Atlas and so forth. Every sign and shop win ...inatly wrestling arts and existed in forms that were meant for combat with or without the use of a weapon and there were styles that were meant for compe
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  • ...r the shoulders, in the palms of the hands or from the rear in the gloves, or in the hollows of the knee, between his legs and to all the members there, ...from below to his face, before he does it. If he thrusts at the same time or deflects your thrust, then drive high in the high guard. Thus his point wil
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  • ...placements") are four of the [[Meisterhau]] ("Master Strikes") which break or defeat the [[Vier Leger]] ("Four Guards"). They are:
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  • ...cations from national or international authorities like the fencing guilds or government offices, but for many masters we have no indication of a higher
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  • ...st. This must be done with speed and rather with one strike than with four or six which will again leave you hanging and giving the opponent a chance to ...ommel. When you pull the pommel in the strike you will not come as perfect or as strongly. For the sword is like a scale, if a sword is large and heavy t
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  • ...out this fencing master, and he could even conceivably be [[Andres Juden]] or [[Andre Lignitzer]], both of whom were apparently German fencing masters an | <p>[3] Item. The two guards or stances break the '''arc strike''' and you shall find how to do so in the r
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  • the Javelin or heavy stones,<br/> Observe whether your opponent moves high or low,<br/>
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  • ...ce manual stored or linked to in the wiki. If you are unsure of the master or author, simply place the content on the manual page. [[:Category:Transcript Use Browse Categories to the left to begin browsing, or jump straight to one of the traditions beneath it.
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  • ...with the right hand between the legs and seize him behind by the gambeson or elbows. And lift him high and punch him away from you with the left hand, t Or drive him with the right hand at the throat and press him over backwards.<s
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  • ...e problems when working with the source. Since I have not updated (you may or may not forgive me..) the text, should you find any critical issues feel fr
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  • ''Wechsel'' or ''wechseln'' may also be used synonymously with [[durchwechseln]], a maneuv
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  • ...blank folia, perhaps indicating that it was left incomplete by the author or scribe. Its teachings are compatible with those of other 15th century gloss ...e, then from that moment make one more or a inverted winding with a thrust or strike upon that.</p>
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  • ...tinguishes between ''hau'' (strike, impact with the edge), ''stich'' (stab or thrust, impact with the point) and ''schnitt'' (cut, cutting movement with ...erb ''to hew'' is archaic, and carries misleading connotations of "to chop or hack away at", while the [[Early New High German]] noun ''hau'' was just th
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  • ...e first technique is good for finding an opportunity how he can be trapped or thrown. Listen what I teach: When he comes running at you so see to it that ...techniques by putting one leg in front or not. And if your hands are quick or slow, do it as you wish, it is all the same.
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  • ...ide of a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a [[book]], [[broadsheet]], or [[pamphlet]]. Thus in languages written from left to right (like English), ...on of text in the original manuscript, or manuscripts, in the style '42r.' or '673vº'.
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  • ...n of the typeface for Johannes Gutenburg's ''42-Line Bible'', but this may or may not be the same scribe.
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  • ...her than the MS I.33, or The Tower Fechtbuch, or the Walpurgis Manuscript, or whatever else you call it. Whatever it's called that's what we use!
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  • * [[Hans Döbringer|Hans "Hanko" Döbringer]], a late 14th or early 15th century priest and [[fencing master]] who was an early part of t
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  • ...that very point or edge to the opponent's opening, then you would have cut or thrust according to the nearest and shortest and most decisive of all, as y ...And they conceive of wide, indirect fencing and parrying, often doing two or three cuts in place of a single cut, just because they wish renown. They wi
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  • Any report or question can be sent to ''niccolo.m.menozzi@gmail.com'' or to his Facebook account [https://www.facebook.com/niccolo.menozzi]
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  • ...ur right elbow with my left hand. And I can strike you quickly in the head or in the shoulder…</p> ...e way you go to the lower bind,<br/>The other way you go to the upper bind or the middle bind.</em></p>
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  • ...d to an opening of the adversary – who should be the target for the strike or thrust – resulting in taking the shortest way to the nearest target as po ...irectly and straight, without any hesitation and pause, just like a string or like everything would be exactly measured and calculated.
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  • ...that very point or edge to the opponent's opening, then you would have cut or thrust according to the nearest and shortest and most decisive of all, as y ...And they conceive of wide, indirect fencing and parrying, often doing two or three cuts in place of a single cut, just because they wish renown. They wi
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  • ...is known about his life is recorded in the 1579 treatise of his associate (or possibly student) [[Heinrich von Gunterrodt]]. From this source, we know th ...side titled ''Austeilunge oder Ordnunge des Zirckelfechtens'' ("Exposition or Ordering of the Circle-fencing"). It is written in German with scattered La
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  • The '''Marxbrüder''' ('''Marx brothers''' or '''Brotherhood of Saint Mark''') was the name of the most important organiz ...exactly it was founded. [[Hans Talhoffer]] may have been an early member, or even one of the founders (the lion of St Mark appears in his coat of arms i
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  • ...man who knows more about dagger versus dagger than I.<br/>Whether in armor or without, I will gravely injure you,<br/>And when fighting at the barrier I ...gger Remedy] Master and I tell you that this cover is good either in armor or without armor. And with this cover I can cover attacks from all directions
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  • ...fter is described the techniques generally used for charging into wrestle, or in the second, accordingly follows the Zettel.}}</p> ...of strangers and their names) whatever the text of this Zettel can allege or allow.</p>
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  • ...s in constant exchange with other experts (mostly using his initials “JPK” or a nom de plume matching this acronym like “Johann Paulus Kal”). ...can do. Just contact him on [https://www.facebook.com/PaulusKal Facebook] or via [mailto:hans.thalhoffer@googlemail.com email]. Here are some of the wor
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  • ...e stock is < Mazo > may belong to the family <Maggi> , also called <Mazzi> or <dei Mazi> . In zibaldoni dell'Ughi is in fact the memory of a family or <Bondì> <Buondì> , of Mantua, where he was born that <Vincenzo Bondì> ,
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  • Or thrust his left elbow straight up with your right arm and turn him away fro ...the arm, pay attention: if he is strengthening his right arm with his left or if he wants to grab your elbow with it, move your right arm to his right si
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  • ...Kehr'' has two etymologies: one is "to turn", the other is "to sweep away" or to "carry off"; the gloss supports the first derivation.</ref><br/>&emsp;Th ...ith the long edge, down from your<ref>D. ''der lange'': "long, high, tall, or lofty".</ref> part to his head, and with the hew remain high with the arms
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  • ..., [[Joachim Meÿer]], and others. It is a response to a cut being displaced or parried. The swordsman immediately cuts to the other side (eg. right v. lef
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  • ...o in the armpits, in the palms of the hands, or in from behind the gloves, or in the knee pits, between the legs and on all the limbs, where the coat of ...neath at his face, before he does it [to you]. If he jabs at the same time or sets aside, then drive up in the high guard. So that his point remains on y
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  • ...stood and practiced this art completely and correctly; he did not discover or invent it himself (as has been written previously),<ref>Here the author see ...is is all you should want to do, because proper fencing doesn't have broad or elaborate parries, nor the wide fencing around by which people procrastinat
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  • ...''' ("Galician Association for Historical Fencing", in Galician language), or '''AGEA''', is the Galician HEMA federation, encompassing most of the activ ...ps from outside the Iberian peninsula, and often take part as participants or instructors in foreign events.
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  • ...r," and author of Comprensión de la Destreza ("Comprehension of Destreza", or "Understanding Destreza") was born in 1645 in Ibio, near Santander in what ...ncement since at least the 1400's, being granted a "Mayorazgo" or (Estate, or Lordship), in the mid 1500's. He was the son of Capitán D. Fernando Guerra
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  • ...rom the war schools of Medieval Europe and before. From these masterworks, or Fechtbuchs, we pass the knowledge and techniques on to our students. We are
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  • ...that [[Hans Medel]] possessed a treatise by Seydenfaden that is now lost, or even that he was a direct student of Seydenfaden himself. ...ly to "Master Hans", which might equally be references to Hans Seydenfaden or Hans Medel, but given their unclear authorship they are not included here.
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  • ...dy] Master and I cross with my dagger. And this cover is good both armored or unarmored. And some of my plays are shown before me, and some are shown aft ...cover because from it you can quickly put your opponent into a lower lock or “strong key.” This is what is depicted by the sixth play [54] of the Th
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  • ...n. There does not appear to be a clear separation of instruction by weapon or combination based on the references. Two postures are taught, one high and
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  • ...he blade is presented which then bounces of the opponents blade to another or the same opening. This strike is one of a number of [[Joachim Meÿer]]'s na
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  • ...title = [[title::Short Instructions for the Hunting Stick or Half-Pike]] ...gerstocks oder Halbe Pique''''' ("Short Instructions for the Hunting Stick or Half-Pike") is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] by [[Johann Geo
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  • ...Plays / In Addition the Play of the Pike, the Partisan, and the Half-Pike or Jägerstock]] ...Plays / In Addition the Play of the Pike, the Partisan, and the Half-Pike or Jägerstock") is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] by [[Johann G
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  • ...l of fencing (Domenico Angelo Malevolti Tremamondo)|L'école des armes, ... or The school of fencing]]''. Given that the title is a French translation of
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  • .../product-category/glossa/ Glossa]: historical sources annotated, commented or translated. ...[[Eric Myers]], [[Laksmy Irigoyen]], [[Tim Rivera]], [[Alberto Bomprezzi]] or [[Rob Runacres]].
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  • ...= [[title::Thorough Description of the Noble and Knightly Fencing- or Weapon-Art]] ...apen-Konste''''' ("Thorough Description of the Noble and Knightly Fencing- or Weapon-Art") is a [[nationality::Dutch]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Jo
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  • ...rry the gall of a roe deer with you in order to win the favor of the lord, or put it into the drink of a beautiful lady.</p>
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  • ...d his lost fencing book.'' Antiquaries Journal LXIX, 1989. p 261-78.</ref> or [[nationality::Italian]]<ref name="Fontaine">Fontaine, Marie-Madeleine. ''L ...25)|MS alfa.T.7.25]], but their relationship to the Latin texts (as drafts or later translations) is unclear. Unfortunately, despite his prestige and the
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  • <section begin="4"/>Thrust with the point above quickly, change through or parry the opponent's thrust.<section end="4"/> ...="5"/>Strike, move the sword over the opponent's arm and parry his thrusts or strikes.<section end="5"/>
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  • ...left, and step in once more and in this way throw him against the ground, or thrust your hand through deep to over his elbow and thrust his head between ...d take his dagger, or strike him in the neck and twist around strongly one or two turns.</p>
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  • ...grip has the same average length as the earlier Viking swords (some 9.5 cm or 3.7 inches). The [[Tang (weaponry)|tang]], usually very flat and broad, tap ...ded use. The cross-guards are usually straight, and the pommels Brazil-nut or disk-shaped (Oakeshott pommel types D, E and I).
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  • ...metric elements to steps and footwork, to techniques such as the ''atajo'' or the 'movement of conclusion'. This approach makes this one of the best opti ...ined with their counters. Some of them are unique, like the ''parafusada'' or the ''ferida'' of the Duke of Alba.
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  • | strike in&nbsp;/ and hard there&nbsp;/ <br/>Rush him stepping or in driving&nbsp;/ ...r fence with one on horse&nbsp;/ and it appears to you that he will injure or overpower you&nbsp;/ Then dismount onto your feet&nbsp;/ and fight him with
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  • ...not want to throw. If you do not hit the opening correctly with the throw or the thrust, do not plunge with the spear, so you’re not losing your balan ...th him again to the opening with skill, where you can. Work with the point or wrestling techniques, which are described below. If he thrusts, jump off to
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  • '''Camillo Palladini''' was a 16th or [[century::17th century]] [[nationality::Italian]] fencing master. He seems ...conserving some elements of the earlier Bolognese school (for example cuts or beats with the false edge of the sword, and mentions of the older Bolognese
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  • ...p that I have I can do many plays.<br/>Take away the dagger, break, strike or bind.<br/>And the quickest is to take the dagger from your hand,<br/>so as ...m it you can make many good strong plays, as shown below. Whether in armor or unarmored there is no doubt of their effectiveness.
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  • ...Next, comes a series of seven chapters which are composed of short essays, or notes, elaborating on some of the most vital practical elements of the styl ...note addressing what Tamariz felt were the errors of the "vulgar" fencers, or "Añasquinos", as he puts it. The final chapter is a short paragraph of mo
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  • ...liotheek]] in The Hague, Netherlands. It seems to be either an early draft or an abridged copy of [[Salvator Fabris]]' 1606 treatise ''[[Scienza d’Arme ...terial and non-commercially redistribute it to their patrons in electronic or printed form for personal, non-commercial use, provided that the copyright
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  • ...there swing the foible powerfully from outside over his arms at his head. Or when you have thus gone around his blade with the Rose, if he meanwhile sho ...ttack him further as you will, with such techniques as you will find above or below in this treatise. And since the Rose can also fitly be executed in th
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  • {{dablink|This article, or parts of this article, has been translated from the German Wikipedia page [ ...brant''' (sometimes called Albracht, Alebrant, Hildebrant, Hilbrant, Abram or Albertin) was a 13th century [[nationality::German]] writer who authored a
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  • ...spear then by making this strike against it you will either unpin yourself or break off the haft from the spearhead.</p> ...y striking to your wrist or to your elbow,<br/>I will either dislocate it, or you will quickly let go.</em></p>
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  • ...treifen”, to brush, streak, graze, lightly touch.</ref> takes saddle rim / or weapon<section end="3"/> <section begin="4"/>{{red|4.}} Plant high, swing, go through, or break sword<section end="4"/>
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  • | subtitle = [[title::School, or Theater]] '''''Scola, overo teatro''''' ("School, or Theater") is an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Ni
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  • ...probably copied from either the [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS 1825)|MS 1825]] or the [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]], the two textless versio
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  • ...tudent of either [[Hans Wilhelm Schöffer von Dietz|Hans Wilhelm Schöffer]] or [[Hans Wilhelm Eller]].
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  • ...who show little regard for their art, so that his art shall not be public or common from the same, from such people who can’t progress to behold the a ...y” in the sense of slowly or not too fast, modern “sittlich” means morally or ethically.</ref> against him, and hold the point to him from the arm agains
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  • ..., and indeed only a short time before was Signor Herman's ''mantenitore'', or, in German: ''Vorfechter'', at his ''salle'', there is no doubt that he com ...Heinrich von und zum Felde, who even with time passing never could praise or mourn the redoubtable Signor Herman enough in his discourses, especially he
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  • ...who show little regard for their art, so that his art shall not be public or common from the same. Such people can’t progress to behold the art, as th | Hew in and hurry there<br/>&emsp;Rush in, hit, or let go
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  • ...nd beautifying the books. Early printed books are called '''incunables''' (or incunabula), which means "cradle". A '''commonplace book''' (or ''Hausbuch'') is essentially a scrapbook, usually made by a wealthy individ
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  • ...nd beautifying the books. Early printed books are called '''incunables''' (or incunabula), which means "cradle". A '''commonplace book''' (or ''Hausbuch'') is essentially a scrapbook, usually made by a wealthy individ
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  • ...each year, "all Brill Open Access articles are subject to external, single or double-blind peer review."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open Access for Articles |
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  • ...atise on fencing entitled ''Monomachia ovvero Arte di Scherma'' ("Dueling, or the Art of Defense") and dedicated it to Cosimo. The treatise survives in t ...Italy [that] force such men either to abandon the art, or to not teach it; or they die, as will happen to me in time. [Therefore I write] so that my effo
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  • ...an invitation with lances,<br/>I would await them in this match with spear or with staff;<br/>I will beat their lances and I will strike their heads<br/> ...rd. The defense I make against the spear I could also make against a sword or a staff. My plays are shown next.</p>
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  • ...apier]] that seem to be derived from the earlier work of [[Joachim Meÿer]] or [[Jakob Sutor von Baden|Jakob Sutor]], as well as a complete repetition of ...ion of the transcription or translation of an existing historical document or manuscript. It is provided in a Portable Document Format (PDF) for the purp
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  • &emsp;Holland, Brabant,<ref>Or possibly Provence</ref> and Swabia. <br/> Strike or thrust quickly<br/>
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  • ...s I step I will never fail to strike you. When you are using a short spear or sword, all guards that are made with the point offline are sufficient for y ...e cover step and thrust the point, while the guards of the left side cover or beat and then strike with blows, but cannot thrust very well with the point
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  • ...ill.<ref>“Tristo” can mean “sad”, but it can also mean “crafty”, “clever”, or “skillful”</ref></p> | <p>[2] ''Whether throwing the sword or striking cuts and thrusts,<br/>Nothing will trouble me because of the guard
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  • The 'New York Historical Fencing Association', or '''NYHFA''', is a Historical European Martial Arts school founded in 2005 w
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  • ...this guard with the dagger, and the guard is called Boar's Tusk. Come cuts or thrusts, I know how to guard myself from these: I will withdraw my right fo ...Here, since I am at close range I can strike you effectively, and like it or not, you will have to endure it.
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  • ...rt of fencing is based upon it. "Before" means, preempting him with a blow or a thrust against an opening before he can hit you, so he must defend/displa ...notice "simultaneously" (''Indes'') how you can "work" against the strong or the weak of his sword.
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  • ...less clear. The essence of the technique is that it follows either a faint or full cut. Either way, the second attack should target a different opening t
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  • '''Jobs von der Nyssen''' (Josts von der nyssen) was a 14th or [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. He is
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  • ...''Dresden Gloss Fragment''' is an anonymous [[century::15th century|15th]] or 16th century [[nationality::German]] commentary on a few lines of [[Johanne ...with the left arm, set your point under his left armpit into the opening, or otherwise wherever you may, and force him from you with it.</p>
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  • ...sword at the Master like a spear. The second aims to strike him with a cut or a thrust. The third intends to throw two spears he has made ready, as you s ...could also wait in other guards, for example, left side Guard of the Lady or left side Window Guard, and with any of these I would be able to defend jus
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  • ...o the breast with the turned hand. Though you should note to which you cut or thrust, you must always turn your head to the other side.</p> ...th your left foot straight to him, and cut him on the outside to the head. Or do thus, cut him on the inside strongly on his blade, and then act as if yo
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  • ...highlighted. When an interpretation calls for interpolation, extrapolation or interpretation, an effort is made to point that out. ...ced progressively to build structure and close-range resources. [[Messer]] or one-handed sword sessions are interspaced in this practice to study how pri
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  • ...r served as a conjunction between two related sentences (i.e. as "further" or "likewise"). ...hat he can devise what he knows is in his service, be it with rare weapons or together with nimble advantage. Therefore, the one who is offered the fight
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  • ...ke him manly in the head, so jerk through as in the first piece and strike or stab him also in the chest.</p> ...s from below with a forestep and as he lifts his arm and moves to displace or throw aside your strike with the hilt. So grab with your left hand under hi
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  • '''Nicklass Preußen''' (Niclas prewßen, Nicklass prewsñ) was a 14th or [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. His n
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  • ...miniaturist, and draftsman. He was born in Augsburg, Germany, some time in or after 1510 to the noted artist Jörg Breu the Elder. He is assumed to have
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  • | <p>5. Either make a feint in the ''quart'', or a feint below in the ''tertie'', and pass in with the ''tertie'' over the a ...u on the inside, then take [it] away with the hand, and thrust long after, or pass thereon.</p>
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  • ...uld typically be written in between the lines of text (if they were short) or in the margins of manuscripts (if they were longer). The process of writing ...rdinaria'' discussed above: they include commentary on the entirety of one or more sections of the Recital. The major glosses are associated with two mem
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  • ...ter]]s who stood in the tradition of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]] in the 14th or [[century::15th century]]. None of these men is mentioned by [[Paulus Kal]] ...ery / <br/>&emsp;but a great stupidity<br/>Who wants to stand against four or six / <br/>&emsp;will just realize that they will get him<br/>Just like if
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  • | head, or body, <br/>allow no attack. ...to his head, and to his body, and always keep your point ahead at his face or chest, Thus he can't change through past the point. If he displaces strongl
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  • It to the best, or me tamende it wise ; And take it erst ; also to serche or sture,
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  • '''Andres Juden''' was a 14th or [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. His n
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  • ...some authors will also extend the duration of Middle High German to 1400, or to 1450. As always with this type of classification, drawing an exact line
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  • ...see the window standing open, <br/>&emsp;Enter them from there<br/>Strike or thrust swiftly<br/>&emsp;So you may fail hard<ref>alt: the hard</ref><br/>I .../>Allow the blind-hews to bounce<br/>&emsp;So you may roll<ref>G & R: fail or fall</ref> against well. <br/>Hang against<ref>G: down</ref>, immediately<r
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  • Ablauffen (Ablaufen, Running-Off or Flowing-Off) means to withdraw from or evade the opponent’s weapon by rotating the blade downwards around the hi
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  • | subtitle = [[title::Treatise or Instruction on Fighting with Weapons]] '''''Traité ou instruction pour tirer des armes''''' ("Treatise or Instruction on Fighting with Weapons") is an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fen
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  • | <p>[4] Files—one shall harden those in urine or in linseed oil or in buck's blood/ram's blood.</p> | <p>[5] The Hammers—wherewith one smites the files or all weaponry from billets and wherewith one smites scrap into steel billets
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  • ...this guard with the dagger, and the guard is called Boar's Tusk. Come cuts or thrusts, I know how to guard myself from these: I will withdraw my right fo ...Here, since I am at close range I can strike you effectively, and like it or not, you will have to endure it.
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  • | Strike threefold and hard in there,<br/>&emsp;rush in regardless if you hit or miss, | In earnest or in play<br/>&emsp;have good heart with measure.
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  • It goes to a lunge on the arm, then the First or Side-leap. ...o the ???????. Raise your forward foot, let the left foot stay put and put or set the sword near to the foot.
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  • ...may be done, nevertheless they can not be judged by anyone else except us or our deputed officer. This Jew also promised he would not teach fencing to a
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  • ...file taper, fullering, whether blades were stiff and pointed for thrusting or broad and flexible for cutting and etc. This was a breakthrough. Oakeshot
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  • ...Fiore uses is “languire” to make someone collapse, without either strength or spirit.</ref> I am of royal blood. I dispense justice, advance the cause of ...because Fiore’s “sword in one hand” (shown elsewhere) is not a single hand or arming sword. It is the Italian “longsword” being wielded in one hand.
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  • ...nded to have printed illustrations but couldn't afford to commission them, or if the scheme was intentional and buyers paid extra for each illustration a
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  • | Hew therein, and swift there. <br/>&emsp;Rush in, hit or let drive. <section begin="5"/>{{red|b=1|Or}}, if you stand with your right foot before and hew from the left side, and
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  • ...m and fall in under him to penetrate in with both hands and arms onto his, or by the arse, and pull him strongly toward you. ...nd also someone cannot be sure whether you will shoot. Thus take the spear or the sword in hand and turn the point (spike, ''spitz'') towards him, and sh
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  • | Date = [[year::1600|Late 1500s or early 1600s]]
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  • ...the most extensive treatise on the [[Filippo di Bartolomeo Dardi|Dardi]] (or "Bolognese") school of Italian swordsmanship, as well as one of the most in ...sh by [[W. Jherek Swanger]] and self-published under the title ''The Duel, or the Flower of Arms for Single Combat, Both Offensive and Defensive, by Achi
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  • ...sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri''''' ("Weapon Training, or Albrecht Dürer's Meditation on the Handling of Weapons", Codex 1246) is [[ ...y mistakes are probably due to a lack of clarity in either his description or the translation from German to English.
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  • | Cut fiercely!<br/>&emsp;Storm forwards: Hit or miss; ...ng comes. Mark also: "Before" means that you shall always perform a strike or thrust against his openings, before he does the same to you. Then he must d
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  • Or the well-practiced and famous Fencing Master of Old ...The middle, the working-amongst, or handiwork, when you remain in the bind or longer in your work against the opponent, and harass him with all swiftness
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  • <section begin="3"/> Or, if you stand with the right foot fore and hew from the left side, if you t ...s weak and may not hold against when you bind strongly on him; but<ref>A. "or"</ref> if you hew from the right side, then you may well strongly hold agai
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  • ...y and advantage will be his. He should be careful not to mistaken the day, or miss it.</p> ...ay, Thursday, and Saturday, and on the same day he should send the message or answer it.</p>
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  • | Strike quick and hurry at him,<br/>&emsp;rush in, not caring for hit or miss. | Be it in earnest or in play,<br/>&emsp;have a light heart but don’t get overconfident.
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  • | Illuminated by = [[artist::Altichiero da Zevio]] (or follower) ...ypically referred to as the '''Morgan''' (or sometimes the Pierpont Morgan or PML); it is the only copy of the works of Fiore that doesn't contain some v
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  • | Attack suddenly and charge in,<br/>Flow onwards, engage or let pass. <section begin="5"/>Or if you stand with your right foot forwards and cut from the left side, if y
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  • ...nd Dagger").<ref>[[Matt Galas]] estimates that it was written in the 1580s or 1590s based on internal evidence.</ref> The only extant copy, current [[Cab ...e guards and points of both the sword and of the dagger, towards your left or towards your right to shut out the sword of your enemy.</p>
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  • '''Hans 'Pfaffen' Döbringer''' (Hanko Döbringer) was a 14th or [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. ''Pfa
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  • ...he is named only as "Master Liechtenawer". His surname signifies that he (or his family) originated in a place called Liechtenau, but there are many [ht ...ffers us the only independent record of who Liechtenauer's direct students or associates might have been. Including Liechtenauer himself, the members of
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  • ['''''Zucken''''' (''Czucken''; "Pulling" or "Withdrawing") is one of the twelve to seventeen ''[[Haupstucke]]'' ("chief
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  • ...tarted to translate some of them. I stuck with the training and R&D effort or two years before branching off to study other swords and continue work on t
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  • '''Göteborgs Historiska Fäktskola''' (Gothenburg Historical Fencing School), or '''GHFS''', is a Historical European Martial Arts club founded in 2003 in G GHFS is a member of the [[Svenska HEMA-förbundet]] (or SvHEMAF, the Swedish HEMA Federation). Through Anders Linnard, Andreas Engs
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  • | Attack suddenly and storm in,<br/>&emsp;keep moving fluidly, engage or let pass. | In earnest or in play,<br/>&emsp;have a joyous spirit with moderation
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  • ...br/>Whatever master of arms will acquire these, <br/>He will surpass sword or dagger and then two-edged ax.<br/><br/><br/><br/>''</p> ...as I make my step, and my thrust will strike you without fail. Neither you or the other guards concern me, because I am so well versed in the art of arme
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  • | Attack suddenly and storm in,<br/>&emsp;keep moving fluidly, engage or let pass. | In earnest or in play,<br/>&emsp;have a joyous spirit with moderation
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  • | Format = Double-sided; one or two illustrations per <br/>side, with captions The '''MS B.200''' is a [[nationality::German]] commonplace book created in or around 1524; it seems to have been scribed by one [[Benedictus Rughalm]], t
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  • ...Artis Militaris Collectanea]]'' ("Collected Martial Arts and Exercises"), or possibly the autograph that was translated to produce that book.
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  • | {{red|Attack suddenly and engage<br/>&emsp;Let it hang or let it go.}} <section begin="3"/>Or if you stand with the right foot forwards and cut from the left side, if yo
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  • ...above in his messer, Immediately let your point shoot forward to his face or chest, Immediately wind your messer against his, so that the long edge stan ...sideways out of the strike, and work to his next opening, with the strike. Or in the Taking Off stab him in the face.</p>
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  • ...dies and the counters needed for each situation, whether you are attacking or defending.</p> ...d there will be remedies and counters of every category that should offend or defend.</p>
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  • ...esearch project, (b) scientific contributions, (c) reviews of recent books or scientific events, (d) and debate on methodological and historiographical i
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  • | Attack suddenly and storm in,<br/>&emsp;Keep rolling, engage or let pass. ...e this: The before, this is so that you shall always come forth with a cut or with a thrust to the opponent's opening the moment before they do the same
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  • ...Union City, CA: [[Chivalry Bookshelf]], 2002.</ref> The son of Bartolomeo (or Dardo) Dardi, he was probably Bolognese by birth (though records exist of a
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  • '''''Monomachia ovvero Arte di Scherma''''' ("Dueling, or the Art of Defense", MS Ⅼ.Ⅴ.23) is a 16th century [[nationality::Italia
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  • ...ity, <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 pi ...otect 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
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  • ...you and not to much against you. Notice when he wants to try to throw you or tilt, so kick with the right foot to him and hit him with the foot on the t ...ab him his Gokker (could mean something like Gucker/looker, maybe his eye? Or Gurgel/his throat). Stab him where you will.
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  • '''''Monomachia ovvero Arte di Scherma''''' ("Dueling, or the Art of Defense", MS Ⅱ.ⅲ.315) is a 16th century [[nationality::Itali
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  • ...rd. Whether you stand close or far, you can use it with the point, strokes or cuts. ...ht side at the head. Or, cut firmly at his arm, or work with the doubling, or “simultaneously” strike at the lower peaks.
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  • ...with the two-handed sword, primarily from a low guard called [[iron gate]] or [[side guard]], and it both mentions the Recital and shows familiarity with ...ll fence with the long sword from the guard which is called the iron-gate [or] side-guard,<ref>D. ''nebenhůtten'': "side-guard"; G. '' Eysenen pfort'',
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  • ...and set it off. Aim your point at his face or body and thrust at his chest or face. ...e Stier. Then, step with your [right] foot forwards and thrust at his face or chest. You can perform these elements on both sides from the four guards.
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  • ...uch (2º Col.MS.Philos.61)|2º Col. MS philos. 61]] (either an earlier draft or a later copy),<ref>[[Hans-Peter Hils|Hils, Hans-Peter]]. ''Meister Johann L ...ough quite illegible. The text that accompanies the one with the bald head—or the instructor—says "Sacerdos", the one accompanying the other person say
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  • ...t member dues will serve the full membership and not select individuals or clubs. The HEMAA is an all-volunteer organization, and if with future grow
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  • ....44.A.8)|Cod 44A8]] (1452), the so-called(?) [[Pseudo-Peter von Danzig]] or "Rome version" of the text (fol. 9v):
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  • ...ticularly interesting for its detailed description of training with a pole or pile (commonly referred to as the [[Poem of the Pel]]).
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  • ...Axe-play is honorable and profitable for the preservation of a body noble or non noble. For the above-said reasons, I have employed my slight understand ...of battle, whether to the death or otherwise, whether you may be appellant or defendant, above all you must feel in your conscience that you have good an
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  • ...ticularly interesting for its detailed description of training with a pole or pile (commonly referred to as the [[Poem of the Pel]]).
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  • ...at he came from Pegnitz, a group of villages in Upper Franconia (Bavaria), or possibly another location along the Pegnitz river. Though no treatise expli
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  • | <p>Or threaten him below with a half thrust, and attack above with a full thrust. ...ht foot from 2 to 6.</ref> a thrust is delivered at you below your dagger, or between your two weapons, to your right breast, you must take this out with
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  • ...ticularly interesting for its detailed description of training with a pole or pile (commonly referred to as the [[Poem of the Pel]]).
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  • It is to be known that the master has stated and explained the six strokes or chapters. Now he speaks here about the seventh chapter and main element. An Saend<ref>Sa alt. von sar = gleich darauf, alsbald sodann ( either alone or compounded by words of similar expressions ) ( Lexer, S205 ) end = ehe, bev
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  • | Hew therein, charge there;<br/>&emsp;Rush onwards, hit or let drive. ...thusly: The before, this is so that you shall always come forth with a hew or with a thrust to his opening before the moment he comes with his [strike] t
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  • ...your back with their head, then seize both of his shoulders in the Indes, or else however you can grab him there on his jacket, and step forward with a ...ift over yourself. Thus he falls on his back. Or throw him over your head, or run away from there with him.
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  • | Illuminated by = [[artist::Michelino Molinari da Besozzo]] (or follower) ...is manuscript is often referred to as the '''Novati''' (for the facsimile) or '''Pisani Dossi''' (for the original).
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  • ...water and across all ditches. It should be built from a tall chamber,<ref>Or “space/interior”.</ref> and the bridge should hang thereon, so that one ...pper part of the “rocker” should be fortified with decoys,<ref name="bait">Or “bait”.</ref> with manure and with green hides, so that hot water for e
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  • | Cut in and close fast,<br/>&emsp;Advance to meet, or let it past. | In earnest or in play,<br/>&emsp;Have a joyous spirit, but in moderation
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  • ...d on [[Salvator Fabris]] and the side and foot notes are done by a student or a different master and should give hints how the text should be understood. ...t corner title: "Fechtkunst in Italien...." (black ink maybe from the 19th or 20th century)
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  • ...terial and non-commercially redistribute it to their patrons in electronic or printed form for personal, non-commercial use, provided that the copyright
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  • It's unclear whether this manuscript was created for Joachim Meyer or whether he purchased it with 6r-110r already filled in; its history before ...over his arm or hand, and wind the sword away from him, and set upon him, or work with the pommel.</p>
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  • The '''Medieval European Martial Arts Guild''', or '''MEMAG''', is a Historical European Martial Arts school founded in 2006,
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  • The '''''Freifechter''''' or '''''Federfechter''''' (''Freifechter von der Feder zum Greifenfels'') were ...plausible that it derives from the custom of pinning feathers to one's hat or lance, but the coat of arms accorded to the brotherhood by Rudolf II displa
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  • ...eft arm is raised near the face like a semi-circle, the right leg extended or a bit bent, the two heels face-to-face to one another showing only the flan ...Droit can mean "right" or "correct" (as in not incorrect) or "true".</ref> or false edge.'''</p>
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  • ...Glasgow Fechtbuch]] and [[Johannes_Leck%C3%BCchner#Treatise| Lecküchner]]) or with [[Sword_and_Buckler|sword and buckler]] (using [[Walpurgis_Fechtbuch_(
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  • ...<ref>schylt: 1)shield. 2) to push off with an oar. a rudder pole. 3)shaved or peeled</ref> and back through in the opposite direction into the plunge and ...into the right, so that you see what the opponent wishes to drive upon you or if they thrust, you can break them.</p>
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  • ...icolaüs]]. The gloss specifically describes a teaching of Hans Seydenfaden or Hans Medel in a few places, but in several more it merely attributes the te | ''Hew therein and hurry,<br/>&emsp;rush onwards. Hit or let drive''
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  • ...eral centimeters are missing from the leaves; in some places even the arms or legs of the figures have been cut off, and other parts of the drawings are ...enstein]] in Gotha, Germany, and listed as "MS Memb II 109" (looted during or after World War II).
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  • | deathdate = 1735 or 1736 ...f the sword; what you must do when attacked by someone wielding a spontoon or halberd, how to defend yourself with the sword and overcome him.''</p>
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  • ...at the haft of your axe with the heel of his, and then to wound your chest or face with the said heel, you will in that tempo [moment of time] lift your * Guardia alta would seem equivalent to the guard of the queue, or vom tag. See Talhoffer 1459 131v. Also Manciolino's guard for the bill "in
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  • ...se of intricate geometrical figures (especially the ''cercle mysterieux'', or "mysterious circle").
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  • Sollinger was an avid collector (or possibly dealer) of fencing manuals, and at least four extant manuscripts p ...0. This currently forms part B of the Cod. Ⅰ.6.2º.2. Finally, some time in or before 1588 he created [[Künnst zu fechten vonn dem Lienhartt Sollinger (C
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  • '''''De duello, vel De re militari in singulari certamine''''' ("On the Duel, or On Military Matters in Single Combat") is an [[nationality::Italian]] treat ...'s unclear at this time whether they represent copies of the first edition or Pozzo's own drafts.
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  • ...jump with your right foot to him at his left side and hit him to the head or any place where you can reach him, he is at your mercy.</p> ...place him. Then jump outside to his right side in the triangle and hit him or stab him where you like. And when you will jump, then lift the other foot a
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  • The '''''Scheitelhaw''''' (''Schaitelhaw''; "Parting-" or "Scalp-Hew"), also called the '''''Scheitler''''', is one of the several [[
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  • ...the play between 2 bucklers . make first a sign to them<ref>or each other, or him, hë</ref> with a large hauke down to the ground . with . 3 rolling str | <p>The 2nd lesson is a chase . or an hauke with a quarter borne in with a cock step and an hauke borne in wit
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  • ...strikes from above, then parry with the lower part of the axe held above, or let fly at him with a sweep and hook the axe inside the right knee to pull ...h at his neck from above and set him back over your left leg on the right, or over the right leg to the left, and throw him. The play works from both sid
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  • ...ugh the window, stand open,<br/>&emsp;see through it, go to it,<br/>strike or stab swiftly,<br/>&emsp;so may you be hard-felled.<br/>In the work tread ro
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  • ...r backwards and can switch sides to play on the other side from a forwards or backwards position. A full turn is when you circle one foot around the othe ...ressere” means literally “to decrease”. The noun form would be “discresso” or “discressimento”. As I interpret it this refers to a shuffle step in an
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  • ...conserving some elements of the earlier Bolognese school (for example cuts or beats with the false edge of the sword, and mentions of the older Bolognese
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  • ...r and a break of the previous play, and is an outer winding that goes: hew or stab, find slices well.</p> ...n crooked and search to and on and test his techniques, whether he is soft or hard in his technique. Gloss note.</p>
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  • Manuscript Purgatory is for works that we have not yet indexed for one reason or another. ...existed at one time, but for which we currently have no solid information or leads.
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  • ...rd forward, putting it in the power of the enemy; then the passing attack; or repeating another assault and stopping, because he says this is completely ...benefit of all gallant men, and to confound those fencers who do not know, or who wish to teach naught but certain things that nature teaches by itself,
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  • ...t Rast was drawing on an earlier, unknown source for the mounted material, or even for all three of these sections. ..., into the opening, and lead him away as such, so you will be able to stab or strike him in the face with your sword, as is pictured there.</p>
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  • ...terial and non commercially redistribute it to their patrons in electronic or printed form for personal, non commercial use, provided that the copyright
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  • ...If you see a window open, <br/>&emsp;Look inside, leave it <br/>And strike or thrust fast. <br/>&emsp;So you may toughly fall {on him}.<br/>In the workin
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  • ...these as it is least specific to whether the lance in question is winning or losing the fight, which is unclear from the rest of the verse.</ref></p> | <p>[5] <em>To waste you or your horse, I make this throw:<br/>And I will come to you to attack with my
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  • ...Schermo, overo Scienza d’Arme''''' ("On Defense, or the Science of Arms") or '''''Sienza e Pratica d’Arme''''' ("Science and Practice of Arms") is an ...ost influential rapier manuals in history, reprinted many times and copied or expanded by numerous other authors for over a century after his death.
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  • ...king with counters and grappling. This is painted according to the Record, or according to the Running Through [rather than] the Record." (''Hie hebendt Crooked Hew<ref>Or Curved</ref><br/>
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  • Test the soft or the hard</poem> ...de, and strike at his head to his right side, or set the point on his face or the chest.
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  • ...terial and non-commercially redistribute it to their patrons in electronic or printed form for personal, non-commercial use, provided that the copyright
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  • ...nd Sworde,’” 22. However, the French ''rabatir'', used to describe a parry or block, appears in a description of axe combat by Olivier de la Marche in hi
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  • ...encing manual]]. It is unclear whether this was ever a formal organization or what its nature might have been. However, in the early 1400s fighting men o
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  • ...ani's book in 1588.</ref> he seems to have traveled to London in the 1580s or 1590s and set up a school.{{cn}} During this period he also wrote a treatis
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  • ...apparently well-received, and was reprinted at least seven times (in whole or in part) over the subsequent fifty years. ...determined at this time whether this is a reference to the fencing master or not.
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  • ..., the Gentlemans Armorie (G.A.)|Pallas Armata, the Gentlemans Armorie]]'' (or possibly just paraphrase translation), also written by G. A.
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  • | <p style="font-weight:bold;">Rules or Canons of the Two-Handed Sword:</p> ...:2em;" start="4"><li>Three vueltas<ref>Vuelta could be a turn of the sword or the body, depending on context.</ref> of three talhos entering, and three r
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  • | Date = ca. [[year::1410-30|1410s or 20s]] ...ters. This manuscript is generally referred to as either the '''Florius''' or the '''Paris'''.
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  • ...perhaps referring to the three striking surfaces of the weapon’s head (axe or hammer, hook, and spear point).</ref> at any time.''</p> ...even if I can’t strike him in his head I will not fail to strike his arms or hands.</p>
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  • The '''''Schilhaw''''' (''Schielhaw'', ''Schilthaw''; "Glancing Hew" or "Squinting Hew"), also called the '''''Schiller''''', is one of the several
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  • ...oks are assigned to one of several imprints in Woodbridge, Cambridge (UK), or Rochester, New York, location of its principal North American office. Impri
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  • ...us old and new noble and knightly German forms and Disciplines of jousting or ”tilt”, as they call it nowadays.'''</p> ...of the late Roman Emperor Maximilian, I have here gathered these jousting or tilt games, and put them in order. The late emperor Maximilian himself devo
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  • '''Jobst von Württemberg''' was a 15th or [[century::16th century]] German [[fencing master]]. Nothing is currently k ...n the military or to serve without obligation or to submit</ref> certainly or injuriously upon
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  • | <p>Raise your spear over the shoulder and turn the horse to him, or set the spear behind the buttocks and meet him.</p> ...strikes from above, then parry with the lower part of the axe held above. Or let fly at him with a sweep and hook the axe inside the right knee to pull
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  • ...lower peaks, and “simultaneously” strike quickly again to the upper peak. Or, strike the point at his chest and strike “simultaneously” skillfully t ...n his left side on his Messer in the hanging point, go with the crosspiece or the hilt to his right side on the blade of his Messer, and push his Messer
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  • ...er left a signature, his work can only be identified by stylistic analysis or researching the original commission. His greatest artistic achievement was
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  • and notice always whether he is “soft” or “hard” in the binding. That is why you should know the “feeling of th ...perform the cuts, or go high with the hilt and lower the point to his face or chest and push him backwards. “Simultaneously” work towards the peaks.
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  • ...ent weapons, and the short sword <br/>hath the advantage of the long sword or <br/>long rapier, and the weakness and <br/>imperfection of the rapier figh
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  • ...that the point remains on the ground and the thumb is above on the Messer, or stand in the Schranckhut, so that the right foot is forwards. If he stands ...ur right shoulder directly from above an upper stroke to him with the long or stretched arm to his left side. Now notice, in the stroke, as the stroke go
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  • ...he same woodblocks were used but the text was reset (and many small errors or variations were thus introduced). A third edition (based on the 1600) was p ...probably spurious (due perhaps to errors in cataloging the known editions or mistaken references to the works of [[Jakob Sutor]] (1612) and [[Theodori V
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  • ...y have been printed around that time; no copies of the original manuscript or any print editions prior to 1531 are known to exist.<ref name="date"/> In 2
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  • ...ing guilds and a [[fencing manual]] that was probably created by a student or admirer of Master [[Hans Medel]] of Salzburg. At the end are twelve prints Hans Medel's section, probably written in the late 15th or early 16th century, consists of the master's modified presentation of the t
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  • ...es, yet are poor in temporal goods. And the Sanguine are with a long beard or face, and do not happily attend Mass. However, the Phlegmatics are godly in ...him with his bellicose and hateful manners, and yet they do not know why, or even how it is like this.}}</p>
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  • ...f the Toggenburg branch of the family, living in Toggenburg, Lichtenstein, or Wil. Other than this, little can be determined about his life. ...entury, Wittenwiler wrote a multiweapon fencing treatise that shows little or no connection to the tradition of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]]. Though he is o
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  • | Chap. VI. Diverse reasons or introductions to bring thee the better unto the knowledge of thy weapon.
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  • ...ic in the past, as writers have generally assumed that it was an autograph or archetype prepared for Ain ringeck himself and used assumptions about his l * Created in Swabia or Bavaria using paper made between 1504 and 1519.<ref name="date"/>
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  • Here the master speaks about the eighth chapter or element. These are the four displacements that break the four guards. Now y ...before, go high with the stretched point and thrust at his face or throat or chest, as it is depicted below. And with these breakings you break the four
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  • ...''Berat'') signifying him as a “leader of arms-masters” (Per./Tur. ''Silahşor'') in 936/1530. The document describes him (as “Nasûh the weapons-master ...for which Nasûh has become celebrated. Whether or not Nasûh authored them, or whether others with the fairly common name Nasûh penned the works cannot b
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  • ...sometimes called the Walpurgis ''Fechtbuch'', the Lutegerus ''Fechtbuch'', or the Tower ''Fechtbuch'') is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] da ...ored in the Tower of London; known variously as "Tower of London Ms. Ⅰ.33" or "British Museum No. 14 E ⅲ, No. 20, D. ⅵ. Ⅰ".
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