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    A call to arms!


    From at least as far back as the early to mid 1400s, all the way up until about the French Revolution in 1789, longsword fencers have been practicing with fechtschwerter, or what is today commonly called federschwert, a specific sword type with a … Continue reading →

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New Manual section

Please be patient while I configure this section and add all the manuals. It’ll all be there eventually. Meanwhile, you can browse the old manuals using the old site.

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  • Cod.I.6.2°.4 (Jörg Breu Sketchbook) (91)
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  • Gladiatoria (MS Germ.Quart.16) - zip file (39)
  • Gladiatoria (MS Germ.Quart.16) Dagger translation (58)
  • Gründtliche Beschreibung der freyen Ritterlichen und Adeligen Kunst des Fechtens (179)
  • How we train - A guide for instructors (122)
  • Medieval Poleaxe Play (174)
  • Monumenta Historica Dimicatoria #1 (159)
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  • MS 3227a (Codex Döbringer) - zip file (53)
  • MS A.4°.2 (361)
  • MS A.4°.2 (English translation) (157)
  • Neuer Discurs der Rittermessigen Kuns des Fechtens (272)

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