The real men behind The Duellists
byIt’s a classic among fencers and has some of the most realistic fencing scenes ever portrayed on the silver screen. The Duellists, based on…
It’s a classic among fencers and has some of the most realistic fencing scenes ever portrayed on the silver screen. The Duellists, based on…
Why is creativity important in fencing, and how come it shuts down when we are under stress? And what has that got to do…
A director who was filming a documentary about a historical battle on a ship recently approached me. So, this is an attempt to share…
In 1892, honour demanded that two women settled their dispute sword in hand. The Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg and Princess Pauline von Metternich fought each…
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…
No salle? No problem! We decided to create some training videos during the vacation, and now we’re challenging all of you to share videos…
With elegance and style, as always.
In the medieval period the practice of dueling was part of the legal system in many places in Europe. The idea was that if…
The last German student to die as a result of a duel using thrusting swords—not unlike the French épée de combat—was the young jurist…
The Marxbrüder was a famous fencing guild of the 1400-1600s and the first guild to receive imperial privileges to train masters of the longsword….