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<p>You should position yourself in Quarte, and hold the mantel close by the Rappier, to defend yourself against Cuts and Thrusts. If your opponent gives to you a Stoccade, thus should you parry this same with your rappier, and step with the left foot to his right side, and take good care with the Mantel, with it you can thrust him in Seconde. Will he give to you a Cut, thus you should parry this with the rappier, the mantel gives you help, and stepping to his right side, thrust him in Seconde.
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However, where he would cut manfully. should you parry with changed fist to his right side, and with the left foot step to his Right side, to take his counterthrust, and do this with your Mantel, then give him a Stoccade or Cut to the Face or to the legs.
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Will he however cut manfully, to meet your thrust, thus you should step forth with the left foot, and dont forget your mantel, when it's opportune to give him a thrust or cut to the face or legs. or you can with</p>
 
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| <p>with a turned around fist, parry, and anticipate his cut, also with the left foot passing, give him a thrust in Seconde. One can also do many other thrusts, however these are the best, to use in earnest.</p>
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<p>'''III.'''</p>
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<p>From the Cuts, how one shall do these, and how they are called.</p>
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<p>So that you may know, how you can use quite a few cuts, you can not only cut to and from the opponent but also give an equal cut from above, it is with turned or without turned fist,
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Will you manfully give a cut from above, thus you must cut fromyour right side to your opponent, where after you've completed your cut, you can go into Quarte.</p>
 
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Revision as of 05:27, 3 April 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.

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.