Antonio Manciolino perfectly captures the interplay between dynamic and graceful movement and structural stability in his metaphor of nymphs & satyrs. We will deal with both sides of this coin and take it from the sources, via exercises, to the application in sparring and competition.
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Even though all rapier sources prefer thrusts over cuts for their safety and
deadliness, there are some sound applications of cutting. We will look into
those with single rapier to start, but with rapier & dagger, there are more
options are available.
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Download Workshop Sword&Balkan 2025: From Source to Competition: Proper Cuts in Rapier
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Download Workshop FIM 2025: Salvator Fabris for real: Staying safe in a duel
In this article, a rare late 16th to early 17th century practice rapier from the Royal Armouries in Leeds
is presented in image and text, together with its measurements. An authentic reconstruction of the blade
is made possible with this data.
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Download Detailed Measurement of a Practice Rapier from the Royal Armouries in Leeds
To support others who want to take measurements of swords, here is a template for recording the data. Because there is nothing more disappointing than leaving a museum and suddenly realizing that you forgot to take certain measurements.
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In this article, a rare 17th century practice rapier from the Berthold Collection in Hamburg is presented
in image and text, together with its measurements. An authentic reconstruction of the blade is made
possible with this data.
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Download Report Berthold
In this article, five one-handed swords from the Armoury of the Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta, Malta, are presented with text, images and detailed measurements. The examined weapons range from the 16th to the 17th century. A precise reconstruction of the blades is made possible with the included measurements. Furthermore, various measured parameters indicate handling characteristics.
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Download Report Malta
An illustrated parallel transcription of the manuscripts of Johannes Lecküchners’ Kunst des Messerfechtens Cgm582 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek) and Cod.Pal.germ.430 (Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg).
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Download Kunst des Messerfechtens
A transcription of the manuscript MS17533 from the archive of the British Library in London.
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Download Transcript of MS17533
A transcription of annotations in the ÖNB copy (211216-C) of “Scola, Overo Teatro” by Nicoletto Giganti.
Link to the original manuscript: http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AC09899064
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Download ÖNB Giganti Annotations