Joachim Köppe

Joachim Köppe
Born	16th century (?)
Died	after 1630s (?)
Occupation	Fencing master
Education	Doctor of philosophy and of medicine
Alma mater	University of Wittenberg
Influences	Heinrich Beler(n) von Bautzen
Genres	Fencing manual
Language	Early New High German
Notable work(s)	Newer Discůrs Von der Rittermeszigen und Weitberůmbten Kůnst des Fechtens (1619)

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Joachim Köppe (Köppen) was a 17th century German fencing master. Little is known of this master's early life, but as an adult he attended University of Wittenberg and received doctorates in philosophy and medicine. While at the university, he also studied fencing under a master named Heinrich Beler[n] von Bautzen, apparently an initiate of the tradition of Salvator Fabris. After he left the university he went on to become a fencing master in Magdeburg, where in 1619 he published his own treatise on rapier fencing titled Newer Discůrs Von der Rittermeszigen und Weitberůmbten Kůnst des Fechtens ("New Discourse on the Knightly and World Renowned Art of Fencing").

Treatise

Rapier

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Additional Resources

• Köppe, Joachim (2018). New Discourse on the Art of Fencing. Trans. by Reinier van Noort. Self-published.