The Violent Genius of Benvenuto Cellini
by– An Adventurer Goldsmith in Rennaissance Italy Renaissance Italy was a place where beauty and blood flowed in the same veins. Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571)…
Research
Give Your Athletes Time
byCoaching reaction, distance, and tactical timing in fencing Timing differences in fencing are often measured in fractions of a second. In competitive exchanges, small…
The Untold Story: How the Habsburgs Shaped the German Fencing Tradition
byTo truly understand historical fencing, it’s essential to grasp the historical context in which it developed. While we often lack detailed information about the…
Gripping History: The Handshake in Fencing
byI was recently contacted by American National Public Radio to comment on the incident where Olga Kharlan declined to shake hands with her Russian…
The Untold Story: How Prague shaped the German fencing tradition
byThe art of fencing in Europe has had a connection to urban life throughout its history. It’s primarily in cities that the guilds operated…
How to train like a knight from medieval times
by“Few men are born brave; many become so through care and force of discipline.”Flavius Vegetius Renatus Many pages have been written on medieval and…
An Alternative Interpretation of the True Fight of George Silver
byPart One: An Introduction and a Summary of the Old Interpretation Update: April 7th, 2022 From its creation, this paper’s intended purpose has been…
Etiquette in The 18th and 19th Century Fencing Schools – Part II: 19th Century
byIn this article, Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martinez from the Martinez Academy of Arms, goes through the etiquette of the 19th century fencing schools and present…
Jewish duellists – Acceptance and honour. Or death
byDuring the 19thcentury, a series of duels were fought by Jews on grounds of anti-Semitism. For some parts of society, it wasn’t clear if…
The Fencing Girl – Trend Setter
byThe 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…