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| <p>You can also present him with a thrust between his rappier and dagger, and with it, he will be caused to take you out with his dagger: then you can step back with the left foot, and thrust in Quarte,</p>
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<p>You should also hold your rappier low, with it he has reason to stringiren: If he does this, you should draw your foot in Quarte, take out his thrust with your dagger , and give him a thrust in his spine.</p>
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<p>How one should go against the comportment, which until recently, was never fought with.</p>
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<p>With it you may know, what your oppositions' art of fencing is, thus you should position yourself with bent (or bowed) body with the rappier good and long from you, and the dagger hold close by the rappier. with which you should beckon him, to take you out, if he would parry with the dagger or the rappier. thereupon you then must use your INDICIUM, to those that he gives from the Tag, what he has in mind.</p>
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<p>However, pay attention, when he parries with his dagger, that you go through with your rappier, and you give to him a stocadde to the left side, and step outwards to the side, thrust him in Secunde, or anticipate his Riposte.</p>
 
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| <p>Will he take out to the right side with his rappier, thus you should go through with your rappier,and give him a Stoccade in a tertia, to the right shoulder, thereupon you again have postiioned yourself in Quarte,and in this anticipate, his Riposte.
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However, if he has no desire to take you out, thus you can try a stiff thrust to him, towards the most convenient side, with it you cause him to Afterthrust. And thus if you see, that he will not be stirred or will take a position in the Guards, thus you should with all your might make a close in step to him, and look to give him a Stoccade.</p>
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<p>Against those who give an opening between the rappier and dagger.</p>
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You must firmly hold the Dagger and Rappier together, and go in straight in recta linea, between his dagger and rappier, and give him a stiff thrust to the body, with it he must take you out with his dagger or rappier: If he will then parry with the rappier, thus you should go through with your rappier, and with stepping of your left foot, to the opponent;s right side, also done with the Dagger, and give him a Stoccade in secunde. If he will parry with the dagger, thus you should go through with the Rappier, and give to him a stoccade to</p>
 
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<p>Furthermore, you can give him a thrust with a setting forth of the left foot in a quarte, between his Dagger and rappier, take out his rappier with your dagger, and give him, provided that you have the measure, a Stoccade. Nevertheless remember this always, that you quickly step back again, and in a quarte and await his Riposte.</p>
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You should thrust these unpleasants to their opening, nevertheless, that you dont make a full thrust, for with it, you give to your opponent an opening, so that he has reason to thrust at you, If he will not thrust however, you can well bring the completed thrust, and again position yourself in the Guard. If you make a high thrust at him, you should again position yourself in Seconde, and await his Riposte, and always remember, that you thrust to the closest side</p>
 
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Revision as of 20:18, 28 March 2022

Girolamo Cavalcabo
Born 16th century
Bologna, Italy
Died 17th century
London, England? (?)
Relative(s) Zachara Cavalcabo (father?)
Occupation Fencing master
Influences Angelo Viggiani dal Montone
Influenced André des Bordes (?)
Genres Fencing manual
Language
Notable work(s) Traité ou instruction pour tirer des armes (1597)
Manuscript(s) MS Italien 1527 (1580s)

Girolamo Cavalcabo (Hieronyme Calvacabo, Hieronimo Cavalcabo) was a 16th century Italian fencing master. He was trained in the Bolognese school of fencing, possibly under Angelo Viggiani dal Montone,[1] and seems to have traveled to London, England in the 1580s or 1590s and set up a school.[citation needed] During this period he also wrote a treatise on the use of the rapier entitled Nobilissimo discorso intorno il schermo ("Most Noble Discourse on Defense"), though it would not be published until 1597. In the early 17th century, he received a position in the court of Henry IV of France as fencing instructor to his son Louis (the future Louis XIII).[citation needed]

Treatise

Additional Resources

  • Runacres, Rob. Treatise or Instruction for Fencing: By Hieronymus Calvacabo of Bologna and Patenostrier of Rome. Self-published, 2015.
  • Text to copy over

References

  1. This has been asserted by some writers, but it may be a confused interpretation of the fact that Zachara Cavalcabo produced the second printing of Viggiani's book in 1588.