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  • ...e barriers ''a oltranza'' (to the death) of lance [spear/lance], pollaxe , sword and dagger and of wrestling on foot and on horse, in armour and without arm ...e on horse, and then on foot three strikes of pollaxe and three strikes of sword and three strikes of dagger, in the presence of the very noble Signor the D
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  • ...of the alphabet, to demonstrate all the main blows that are made with the sword, with two hands as with one. What is mandritto tondo, mandritto fendente, m ...the targa, & rotella, & brochiero larga, & single sword, & sword and cape, sword & dagger, & of two swords, & of many other strong weapons that you use, rem
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  • ..., it was not published until 1630).<ref>Thibault, Gérard. ''Academy of the Sword.'' Trans. John Michael Greer. Highland Park, TX: The Chivalry Bookshelf, 20 It also includes explanations of how to measure for the correct sword size for any given person, and some explanation of why this is so, and some
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  • ...a man having the perfect knowledge and practise of this arte, although but small of stature and weake of strength, may with a little removing of his foot, a ...lling, and the honor of Armes) dispute and determine with the point of the sword all points that passe in controversie, especially amongest themselves, who
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  • ...n the art of grappling, but also in the art of the Spear, the Poleaxe, the Sword, and the Dagger. For I am ''Porta di Ferro'', full of danger. Those who opp ...is good against all close range plays of the dagger, the poleaxe, and the sword, whether in armor or unarmored. And once I have pushed his elbow I should q
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  • ...n the art of grappling, but also in the art of the Spear, the Poleaxe, the Sword, and the Dagger. For I am ''Porta di Ferro'', full of danger. Those who opp ...is good against all close range plays of the dagger, the poleaxe, and the sword, whether in armor or unarmored. And once I have pushed his elbow I should q
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  • | '''Capitolo 36. That denotes Sword and Dagger.''' This is a perfect combat for wounding. That is, the sword and Bolognese dagger. Note when teaching someone this art of wounding that
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  • ...:German]] [[Marxbrüder]] and certified [[fencing master|Master of the Long Sword]]. In 1579, he authored a treatise on fencing entitled ''Ehren Tittel und L ...n, and also, by the Freedom granted by his Imperial Majesty, Master of the Sword.</p>
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  • ...tandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)|Vienna II]], Ringeck's short sword gloss). Branch A is sometimes called the '''[[Lew]]''' gloss, based on a po ...on]] (1508), consisting solely of a nearly-complete redaction of the short sword gloss which begins with seven paragraphs of unknown origin, and the [[Johan
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  • ...iggiani completed a treatise on warfare, including fencing with the [[side sword]], but died shortly thereafter. His brother Battista preserved the treatise ..., and with servitude, and in supplication that you give regard, not to the small value of two petty change gifts, but to our spirits which are to you devote
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  • ...I do so with the example of the most serene Lord Duke A''<small>LESSANDRO</small>'', your father, which at the same age as Your Highness had spent time on t ...senting. [note from Henry Fox]</ref> for whom understanding how to use the sword, more than any other instrument, will be important to defend his honour, bo
    299 KB (50,043 words) - 00:45, 29 March 2024
  • ...o Alfieri)|L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada]]'' ("The Art of Handling the Sword Well"), which not only includes the entirety of the 1640 edition, but also ...an easy and new method, its handling, and its use with the defence of the sword.''</p>
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  • ...d and animals. He made a number of Madonnas, single religious figures, and small scenes with comic peasant figures. Prints are highly portable and these wor ...jects of the Little Passion, published first in 1511, and a set of fifteen small engravings on the same theme in 1512. Indeed, complaining that painting did
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  • ...contemplation will be very useful and very easy for them, considering the small number of precepts to keep in mind on which we can build, and which dominat ...y moment, Zachary turns his right side to the outside, raising his arm and sword to an obtuse angle above the Inscribed Square X-N, holding it with some for
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  • ...l stick or baton]] against unarmed and dagger-wielding opponents; plays of sword vs. dagger; plays of staff and dagger and of two clubs and a dagger; and th ...Getty (“liberi”), Pisani-Dossi (“liberorum”) and Morgan (“liberi”), with a small “l” for “liberi”, I am translating this word not as a family name (
    469 KB (84,022 words) - 20:44, 23 April 2024
  • |<p>The true Principles of the Single Sword</p> of the Sword is not unworthy of the same grace. Indeed, SIRE, YOUR MAJESTY has known
    404 KB (73,905 words) - 20:17, 29 October 2023
  • ...short ancient weapons and that the short sword has advantage over the long sword or the long rapier. And the weakness and imperfection of the rapier-fights ...hort auncient weapons, and that the ſhort Sword hath aduantage of the long Sword or long Rapier. And the weakeneſſe and imperfection of the Rapier-fights
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  • ...right arm on the outside, “simultaneously” keep your hilt and hand on his sword [sic!] and grab with your left hand from above into his hilt behind his han ...hte seytt[e]n</del> vnd stich Im jn[n]bendigs<sup> gewappe[n] </sup><ref>A small cross between “inbendigs” and “zu” indicates that "gewappe[n] on th
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  • | title = Sword '''Description of Swordfighting in which''' a man can well (learn) the sword divisions and from these the positions or guards.
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  • ...er livre sur l'espée seule]]'' ("Secrets of the Premier Book on the Single Sword") and printed on 4 June 1573, is known to survive; it seems likely that the | '''THE TREATY CONTAINING THE SECRETS OF THE FIRST BOOK ON THE SWORD ALONE, MOTHER OF'''
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