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{{red|b=1|The Artful Fencer}}
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Or the well-practiced and famous Fencing Master of Old
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{{red|b=1|THEODORI VEROLINI.}}
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Short though clear description and demonstration of the Free Knightly and Noble
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{{red|b=1|Art of Fencing}}
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'''With rappier, dussack and sword'''
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{{red|From which}} then along with the attached
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{{red|b=1|Art of Grappling}}
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Can be learned how in all kinds of occurring situations, with various usual weapons,
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the favourable student can be trained to agility, and can encounter his opponent
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dexterously.<br/><br/>
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{{red|Illustrated in more than 130 displayed Figures}} and divided into four parts.
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{{red|b=1|First part.}}
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Würtzburg, {{red|b=1|by Joann Bencard, Bookseller,}} 1679.
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| {{pagetb|Page:Der Kůnstliche Fechter vol. 1 (Theodori Verolini) 1679.pdf|9|lbl=Ttl}}
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| <p>'''Content and clear account of the first part of fencing with the sword and an ordering of the same.'''</p>
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<p>I name the beginning the onset, when you set upon the man that you have in front of you. The middle, the working-amongst, or handiwork, when you remain in the bind or longer in your work against the opponent, and harass him with all swiftness. The end, the withdrawal, how a fighter can cut off and away from his opponent without harm.</p>
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| <p>The onset in the beginning happens out of or from the guards with the cuts, which are twofold, namely the main guards and the secondary guards, that arise from the main guards.</p>
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| <p>There are four main guards, the Tag or Upper-ward, the Ochs, the Olber, and the Pflug. There are eight secondary guards: Wrath-ward, Break-window, Long-point, Barrier-ward, Unicorn, Key, Iron-gate, Change. But as far as the sword is concerned the cuts are in two sorts, which two are generally named the straight and reverse cuts. The first are called the main or principal cuts, from which all other cuts have their origin, and of these there are four: Upper-, Under-, Middle- and Wrath-cut. The others are called the secondary, or derived cuts, and there are twelve of them, namely Squint-, Crooked-, Shorten-, Glinting-, Bruising-; single and double, Blinding-, Winding-, Crown-, Knuckle-, Plunge-, and Change-cut. From these two are taken the true Master-cuts, which are named so because all masterly and artful devices with the sword are grasped and completed in these, namely Wrath-, Crooked-, Athwart-, Squint-, and Crest-cut. And of all these I will clearly bring to the light how to complete and perform them in their description, when I come to the onset, and speak of the cuts.</p>
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| <p>The handiwork in the middle contains the greatest art, and all swiftness that can occur in fencing. Since this does not only indicate, how you shall bind the sword, wind, change, deceive, travel after, slice, double, let it run off, or in which manner you shall strike around, sling, slide in front, set aside, pull and jerk, block, grapple, run in, throw and press after</p>
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| <p>'''Of the man and his division.'''</p>
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<p>The man is divided into four parts, namely the above and under, and each of these in right and left. How the appearance of someone indicates what parts of him are above and below, and left and right, is explained by the image in Figure A.</p>
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| <p>'''Of the sword and its division.'''</p>
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<p>The blade has two divisions. The first is into the strong and weak. The second into the short and long edge, i.e. front and back.</p>
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| <p>The part from the cross or hilt to the middle of the blade is named the strong of the sword. The weak is from the middle to the end of the same.</p>
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| <p>In general the sword has four parts as can be seen in Figure A.</p>
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| <p>The first is named the hilt, and contains the pommel and cross. Expedient for grappling, gripping, and throwing.</p>
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| <p>The second, the strong, is useful for slicing, winding, pushing and what is fenced from the strong.</p>
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| <p>The fourth is the weak, for changing through, flicking, slinging, for which you will have examples, then.</p>
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Revision as of 18:57, 21 December 2021

Theodori Verolini
Born 17th century
Died after 1679
Occupation Fencing master
Movement Freifechter
Influences
Genres Fencing manual
Language New High German
Notable work(s) Der Kůnstliche Fechter (1679)

Theodori Verolini (Theodorus Verolinus) was a 17th century German Freifechter. Little is known about this master's life, but in 1679, he published a fencing manual entitled Der Kůnstliche Fechter ("The Artful Fencer"), a brief overview of the teachings of Joachim Meÿer, possibly via Jakob Sutor von Baden, in addition to the complete grappling teachings of Nicolaes Petter (uncredited in both cases).

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