Giovanni dall'Agocchie

Giovanni dall'Agocchie
Born	March 9, 1547 Bologna, Italy
Died	16th century (?)
Occupation	Fencing master
Patron	Fabio Pepoli, Count of Castiglione (?)
Movement	Dardi tradition
Influences	Antonio Manciolino (?) Achille Marozzo (?)
Genres	Fencing manual
Language	Italian
Notable work(s)	Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre (1572)
Translations	Traduction française

Giovanni dall'Agocchie di Bologna (dalle Agocchie, Agucchi, Agocchia; b. March 9, 1547) was a 16th century Italian fencing master. Little is known about this master's life, but he was been Bolognese by birth and seems to have been an initiate of the tradition of Filippo di Bartolomeo Dardi. In 1572, dall'Agocchie wrote and published a treatise on warfare, including fencing with the side sword, titled Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre ("Three Books on the Art of Defense"). He dedicated it to Fabio Pepoli, Count of Castiglione, but it's unclear if he was ever attached to the comital court.

Treatise

Side Sword

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