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Historical Fencing Manual

Rapier-Fencing in the 17th and 18th Centuries

Author: Francesco Loda  

A true, modern fencing manual for training in the tradition of the southern Italian school of the late Renaissance, written by a modern master of the art. The texts of the 17th- and 18th-century masters are broken-down, synthesized and arranged into a concise, modern pedagogy; a complete course under one cover.

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A true, modern fencing manual for training in the tradition of the southern Italian school of the late Renaissance, written by a modern master of the art. The texts of the 17th- and 18th-century masters are broken-down, synthesized and arranged into a concise, modern pedagogy; a complete course under one cover.

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Modern fencing's origins come from the elegant, and deadly rapier of the late Italian Renaissance. Several schools of rapier fencing existed, amongst which one of the strongest and longest lasting was the Roman-Neapolitan-Sicilian School of swordsmanship (Scuola Romana-Napoletana-Siciliana ). Arising from the early, northern school, the southern school dates to the seventeenth century, in Rome, then spread throughout the south of Italy and evolved uninterruptedly until the nineteenth century, when it merged with the more modern traditions of fencing.

Historical Fencing Manual: Rapier-Fencing in the 17th and 18th Centuries, is a true, modern fencing manual for training in this tradition, written by a modern master of the art. The texts of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century masters are broken-down, synthesized and arranged into a concise, modern pedagogy, opening a gateway to the southern Italian school for the very first time. Beginning with fundamentals of stance, footwork, attack and defence, the text also covers complex provocations, disarms and grapples, and use of the left-hand dagger—a complete course under one cover!

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About the Author

Francesco Lodà has sought to model his life on that of the "swordsman-scholars" of the Renaissance. As a scholar, he has PhDs in the History of Religions and in Ancient Civilization and History. He holds the rank of Maestro d'Arme (Master-at-Arms) from the Italian Fencing Federation (F.I.S) and is recognised as a trainer by the Italian Olympic Committee. As an athlete, between 2004 and 2017 he won forty gold medals, in rapier and sword tournaments throughout Europe and the USA.

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Publisher
Freelance Academy Press
Published
31st October 2019
Pages
140
ISBN
9781937439408

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