Category Archives: Weapons

Staying on the Line

Posted on September 27, 2014 by S

When one absolutely must stay on the line. Continue reading →

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Sword Versus Bayonet, 1874

Posted on September 26, 2014 by S

As we explore sabre, and stepping off-line to attack in a more combat-like fashion, consider this image of sabre versus bayonette. It is an engraving by an unknown artist featured in Harper’s Weekly, May 16th, 1874. Before the prevalence of … Continue reading →

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Papa Machete

Posted on May 21, 2014 by S

There is a war being fought — a fight for the cultural preservation of a dying martial art: Haitian machete fencing. Alfred Avril, known as the professor or “Papa Machete” is among the last to preserve this tradition. Rooted in … Continue reading →

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Martinez Academy Sabre Exhibition

Posted on May 18, 2014 by S

In this short video clip, Maestro Martinez and Jared Kirby conduct a Northern Italian dueling sabre assault exhibition.  It would appear to me that they both are using the light S2000 style modern blades which are significantly lighter than the … Continue reading →

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Paulus Hector Mair

Posted on October 19, 2013 by S

A wonderful primary source has been published online by the library of Dresden — Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica v.I & II by Paulus Hector Mair. Although not French, the treatises offer over 1200 pages of brilliantly illustrated European physical … Continue reading →

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