Historical European Combat Masters |
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Year |
Region |
Author |
Title |
Original
Language |
English
Available? |
SCA Rapier |
SCA C&T |
One handed sword |
Two handed sword |
Misc Other
Weapons |
Notes |
1295 |
Germany |
Anonymous |
I.33 |
German |
"The
Medieval Art of Swordsmanship: A Facsimile & Translation of Europe's
Oldest Personal Combat Treatise, Ro Yal Armouries MS I.33 (Royal Armouries
Monograph)" by Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-ALSO- "Medieval Sword and Shield" by Paul Wagner and
Stephen Hand |
? |
y |
y |
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sword and buckler |
1389 |
Germany |
Johannes
Liechtenauer |
Untitled |
German |
only
portions survive through Liecht. Tradition Masters |
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Starts
Liecht. Tradition |
1410 |
Italy |
Fiore
dei Liberi |
Flower
of Battle |
Italian |
"A
Sword in Two Hands" by Brian Price and many other internet
interpretations |
? |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Starts
Fiore Tradition |
1425 |
Germany |
Hans
Talhoffer |
Ambrasser
codex |
German |
"Medieval
Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter
Combat" by Hans Talhoffer |
? |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Liecht.
Tradition Master |
1440 |
Germany |
Sigmund
Ringeck |
Commentaries
on Leichtenauer |
German |
"Sigmund
Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword" by David Lindholm and Peter
Svard |
? |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Liecht.
Tradition Master |
1450 |
Germany |
Anonymous |
Codex
Wallerstien |
German |
illustrations
only |
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y |
y |
y |
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1482 |
Italy |
Filippo
Valdi |
On
the Gladiatorial Art of fighting |
Italian |
"Vadi,
Filippo. De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi" translated by Luca Porzio and Gregory Mele |
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y |
y |
y |
y |
Fiore
Tradition Master |
1536 |
Italy |
Achille
Marozzo |
New
Text on the Art of Arms |
Italian |
some
interpretation in "The Teachings of Marozzo By Giovanni Rapisardi Edited
By William E. Wilson" |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Early
Bolognese Master |
1553 |
Italy |
Camillo
Agrippa |
The
Science of Arms |
Italian |
some
internet translation sites |
y |
y |
y |
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Possible
inspiration for Spanish styles |
1570 |
Germany |
Joachim
Meyer |
A
Thorough Description of the Free Knightly and Noble Art of Fencing |
German |
"The Art of Combat: A
German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570" by Joachim Meyer and Jeffrey L.
Forgeng |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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1612 |
Germany |
Jacob
Sutor |
A
New Fencing Book |
German |
some
internet translation sites |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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1570 |
Italy |
Giacomo
di Grassi |
His
True Art |
Italian |
Bad
1594 english interpretation on the internet |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Basis
for SCA Rapier styles |
1572 |
Italy |
Giovanni
dall'Agocchie |
Dell'Arte
Discrimia |
Italian |
Internet
translations available at Marozzo.org (William Wilson, Tatershall) and
SalvatorFabris.com (Tom Leoni and Steven Reich, Order of the Seven Hearts) |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Last
of the Bolognese Masters |
1573 |
France |
Henry
de Sainct Didier |
Treaty
containing the secrets of the first book on the single sword |
French |
some
internet translation sites; one english translation freely available |
y |
y |
y |
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Only
pre-1600 French master |
1582 |
Spain |
Jerónimo
Sánchez de Carranza |
Philosophy
of the arms |
Spanish |
some
internet translation sites |
y |
y |
y |
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references
Agrippa |
1594 |
Italy |
Vincentio
Saviolo |
His
Practice in Two Books |
English |
original |
y |
y |
y |
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1599 |
England |
George
Silver |
Paradoxes
of Defence |
English |
original,
also "MASTER OF DEFENCE - The Works of George Silver" by Paul
Wagner |
? |
y |
y |
y |
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1605 |
England |
George
Silver |
Brief
Instruction Upon My Paradoxes fo Defence |
English |
original,
also "MASTER OF DEFENCE - The Works of George Silver" by Paul
Wagner |
? |
y |
y |
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1606 |
Italy |
Salvator
Fabri |
Sience
and Practice of Arms |
Italian |
"ART
OF DUELING - Salvatore Fabris" translated by Tommaso Leoni |
y |
y |
y |
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Taught
in Denmark, Copenhagen, tretise was a European best seller |
1606 |
Italy |
Nicoletto
Giganti |
School
or Theater |
Italian |
some
internet translation sites |
y |
y |
y |
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1610 |
Italy |
Ridolfo
Capo Ferro |
Great
Representation of the Art and use of Fencing |
Italian |
"Italian
Rapier Combat: Ridolfo Capo Ferro" by Jared Kirby |
y |
y |
y |
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1617 |
England |
Joseph
Swetnam |
The
School of the Noble and Worthy Science |
English |
original |
y |
y |
y |
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Notes: |
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? - indicates that a greatly reduced
interpretation of this system can be used in SCA Rapier: edge blows must
beturned into soft draw cuts |
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SCA/Midrealm Teachers |
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I.33 |
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Liechtenauer Tradition |
Baron
Warder AElfred |
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Warder
Uadahlrich |
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Master
Warder Christian |
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Fiore Tradition |
Warder Marco |
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Valdi |
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Marrozo |
Master
Warder Phillipe |
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Warder Marco |
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Agrippa |
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Meyer |
Master
Warder Christian |
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Sutor |
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di Grassi |
Master
Warder Christian |
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Warder Marco |
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dall'Agocchie |
Sir LOGOS |
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Didier |
Master
Warder Phillipe |
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Master Warder
Fiskr - Northshield |
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Carranza |
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Saviolo |
Warder
Zygmunt |
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Master
Warder Phillipe |
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Silver |
Baron
Warder AElfred |
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Sir LOGOS |
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Warder
Martyn |
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Fabris |
Sir LOGOS |
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Giganti |
Sir LOGOS |
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Capo Ferro |
Sir LOGOS |
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Warder Anton |
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Warder Marco |
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Swetnam |
Baron
Warder AElfred |
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