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Crawley’s Five A’s of French Fencing

Posted on September 23, 2017 by S

Phil Crawley, Provost with the Black Boar Swordsmanship School and administrator with the Smallsword Symposium, has gleaned these 5 themes of French fencing from a number of 18th and 19th Century texts.  They are presented here with his permission, and … Continue reading →

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The Art of Never Being Killed or Wounded in a Duel

Posted on February 18, 2015 by S

The estimable Phil Crawley recently posted this excerpt to the Smallsword Symposium group. Given the gravity of a legitimate duel, this is refreshing approach from an entirely different direction. This is reblogged here with Mr. Crawley’s permission. By the care … Continue reading →

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Featuring Mr. Philip Crawley

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Patrick

This is for all of you who are fans of French fencing in its various forms.  P.T. Crawley has translated into English several French fencing books.  Here is a small selection: Girard’s “A Method for Smallsword & Spadroon”:  Leboucher’s “Theory … Continue reading →

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