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Parrying Daggers and Poignards
A couple posts ago, I wrote about French authors using the nonsword hand to parry or oppose the incoming blade. Without too much detail I referred to poignards and daggers, glossing over the distinction to talk about using the unarmed … Continue reading
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French Fencing Sources on Using the Unarmed Hand to Parry or Oppose an Incoming Blade
Early in western fencing’s history, the nonsword hand played an important role. And, as usual, Italian masters led the way. Achille Marozzo’s 1536 Opera Nova instructed readers as to how to hold a sword and a buckler. For a multitude … Continue reading
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Tagged French, hand, Italian, left, opposition, parry, Unarmed
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La Canne Italiana
At CCF, the advanced students have been studying la canne recently. We have focused on la canne’s French origins, using established 19th century techniques. However, lest anyone begin to doubt for a moment that the Italians would neglect an opportunity … Continue reading
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A Word from Our Italian Brethren
Here are a couple of more or less recently-published (or republished) books that are definitely worthwhile. I’ve ordered mine and I encourage you to do likewise. The first is Greenhill’s second printing of edition of Capo Ferro’s Italian Rapier Combat. … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Capo Ferro, del Frate, Greenhill, Holzman, Italian, publication, rapier, sabre
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La Canne: Nineteenth Century French Cane Fencing
Columbia Classical Fencing, LLC, will soon start studying la canne, or cane fencing as it was practiced in the French salles in the 19th century. For the benefit of CCF’s members and whoever else may be interested, I’m posting here … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Apaches de Paris, cane, French, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, La Canne, Napoleonic Wars, parasol, Paris, savate, savateurs, self-defense
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