Etiquette in The 18th and 19th Century Fencing Schools – Part II: 19th Century
In this article, Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martinez from the Martinez Academy of Arms, goes through the etiquette of the 19th century fencing schools and present…
The Fencing Girl – Trend Setter
The costume worn by Marguerita Sylvia in the painting “L’Escrimeuse (The Fencing Girl)”, by Jean Beraud in Paris, set a trend for the fashionably dressed…
Etiquette in the 18th and 19th Century Fencing Schools — Part I: 18th Century
In this first article on fencing etiquette and required behaviour in the salle, Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martinez goes through the regulations and practices of 18th century…