Davis Period Fencing Resource CD
Winter 2003
Contents
Contents Manuals
Manuals from the Italian School
- Antonio Lovino, 1580 "Traite D'Escrime"
- Transcription with Images [ITALIAN] Courtesy of William Wilson
- Vincentio Saviolo, 1595, "His Practise in two books"
- English Transcription Text with Images Courtesy of the AEMMA
- Nicoletto Giganti, 1606, "Teatro"
- [ITALIAN] Courtesy of William Wilson
- English Translation
- Translation by G. Chelak
- Fabris, Salvatore, 1606, "De lo Schermo"
- [ITALIAN] Courtesy of William Wilson
- Ridolfo Capo Fero, 1610, "Dell 'Arte Edell 'Vso Della Scherma"
- [ITALIAN] Courtesy of William Wilson
- English Translation Text Only
- Translation by Wm. Jherk Swanger and William E. Wilson
- Calvacabo, 1617 "Traitou instruction pour tirer des armes"
- [ITALIAN] Courtesy of Escrime Anciene
- Anonymous, 1639, "Pallas_Armata: The Gentleman's Armory"
- Transcription [ENGLISH] Courtesy of Walter Robin and the Plumes
- Francesfo Alferi, 1653, "L'Arte di ben Maneggiare La Spada
- [ITALIAN] Courtesy of William Wilson
- Gioiello di Sapienza, Unknown sixteenth century, The Excersise of Arms in Diverse Ways"
- English Translation Text with Images
- Translation by Jherek Swanger
Contents Manuals Rapier Manuals
Manuals from the Spanish School
- Jeronimo de Caranza, 1569, "De la filosofia de las armas, de su destreza y de la agresion y defension Christiana"
- Dialogue 1[SPANISH] Courtesy of William Wilson
- Dialogue 3[SPANISH] Courtesy of William Wilson
- Incomplete English Translation Text Only
- Translation by Cindy Koepp
- Alvaro Guerra de la Vega, 1681, "Comprehension of Destreza"
- English Translation Text and Images
- Translation by Miguel Gomez
- Nicolas D. Tamariz, 1696, "Cartilla y Luz en la Verdadera Destreza"
- [SPANISH] Courtesy of William Wilson
Contents Manuals Rapier Manuals
Manuals from the English School
- Joseph Swetnam, 1617, "Schoole of the Noble and Worthy Science of Defence"
- Transcription with Images [ENGLISH] Courtesy of the ARMA
- George Hale, 1614, "The Private School of Defence"
- English Transcription Courtesy of the ARMA
Contents Manuals Rapier Manuals
Manuals from the German School
- Jakob Sutor, 1612, "Neu Kunstliches Fechtbuch"
- [GERMAN] Courtesy of Peter Valentine and the AEMMA
Contents Manuals Rapier Manuals
- Antonio Manciolino, 1531, "Opera Nova"
- English Translation Text with Images
- Translation by Jherek Swanger
- Achille Marozzo, 1536, "Opera Nova"
- [ITALIAN] Courtesy of William Wilson
- English Translation Text only
- Transltion by William E. Wilson
- Camillo Agrippa, 1568, "His Treatise on the Science of Arms"
- [ITALIAN] Courtesy of William Wilson
- Giovani dall'Agocchie, 1572 , "Opera Necessaria"
- Incomplete English Translation Text and Images
- Translation by William E. Wilson
- Henri de Saint-Didier, 1573, "Traicte contenant les secrets du premier livre sur l'espee seule, mere de toutes les armes..."
- [FRENCH] Courtesy of Michael Hubor
- Angelo Vigianni, 1575, "Lo Schermo d'Angelo Viggiani"
- English Translation Text and Images
- Translation by Jherek Swanger
- Giaccomo di Grassi, 1570 and 1594, "His True Arte of Defence"
- [ITALIAN] Original Italian Courtesy of William Wilson
- [ENGLISH] Transcription of 1594 English Translation/Interpretation
Contents Manuals Rapier Manuals
- Andre Wernesson sieur de Liancour , 1697, "Le Maistre d'Armes ou l'exercise de l'espee seule dans sa perfection"
[FRENCH] Courtesy of Michael Hubor and the Exiles
- Zach Wylde, 1711, "English Master of Defence OR, The Gentleman's Al-a-mode Accomplish"
- [ENGLISH] Courtesy of the Exiles
- Mess H. Angelo i Syn, 1790, "Hungarian Highland Broadsword"
- [ENGLISH] Courtesy of the ARMA
- W. Pepper of the Notts Yeomanry Cavalry, 1797, "An Abridgement of the New Broad Sword Exercise", 2nd Edition
- [ENGLISH] Courtesy of the Exiles
- Alfred Hutton 1989 "Cold Steel" and 1892 "Old Swordplay"
- "Cold Steel" [ENGLISH] Courtesy of the ARMA
- "Old Swordplay" [ENGLISH] Courtesy of the ARMA
- Henry C. Wayne, 1850,"The Sword Exercise Arranged for Military Instruction"
- [ENGLISH] Courtesy of Tatershall School of Defence
Contents Manuals
- Johann Georg Passchen, 1659, "Vollstandiges Ring-Buch"
- English Translation Text with Images
- Translation by Dr. Eli Steenput
- Nicolaes Petter, 1674, "Klare Onderrichtinge der Voortreffelijcke Worstel-Konst"
- English Translation and Original German
- Translation by Dr. Eli Steenput
Contents Manuals
- Anonymous, 1500, "Goliath"
- [GERMAN/LATIN] Courtesy of the Duchy of Nova Albion
- Anonymous, circa 1300, Manuscript I.33
- [LATIN] Courtesy of the Duchy of Nova Albion
- Fiore dei Liberi, 1409-1410, "Flos Duellatorum"
- Part 1 [ITALIAN] Courtesy of Tattershall School of Defence
- Part 2 [ITALIAN] Courtesy of Tattershall School of Defence
- Part 3 [ITALIAN] Courtesy of Tattershall School of Defence
- George Silver, 1598-9 "Paradoxes of Defence" and "Brief Instructions to my Paradoxes of Defence"
- "Paradoxes of Defence" [English]Courtesy of the Duchy of Nova Albion
- "Breif Instructions to my Paradoxes of Defence" [English]Courtesy of the Duchy of Nova Albion
- Jakob Sutor, 1612, "Neu Kunstliches Fechtbuch"
- [GERMAN] Courtesy of Peter Valentine and the AEMMA
Contents Manuals
Contents
Contents Articles
Journal of Western Martial Arts
The Journal of Western martial arts presents scholarly articles concering all aspects
of European Martial arts, from grappling to smallsword. This disk contains an HTML archive
of the ast three years of articles.
Volume 2002-2003
Volume 2001
Volume 2000
Contents Articles Historical Articles
Rapier Articles
- Steven Hand, "A Matter of Time" From the Journal of Western Martial Arts
- Steven Hand discusses Single Time and Double Time defensive actions in Rapier Fencing.
- Steven Hand, "The Practical Saviolo" From the Journal of Western Martial Arts
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5
- Maestro Ramon Martinez "The Demystification of the Spanish School" From the Journal of Western Martial Arts
- This three part article is an introduction to the spanish school of rapier.
- Maestro Ramon Martinez "The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly: What Makes a Practice Rapier?"
- Maestro Martinez's take on Practice Rapier blades.
- Ken Mondschein "It's All in the Timing: Concepts of Combative Timing in Historical Italian Swordsmanship"
- A discussion of rapier timing with comparisons made to unarmed eastern martial arts.
- Giovanni Rapisardi "The Teachings of Marozzo"
- This is a translation by William Wilson of some of Giovanni Rapisardi's writings on Marozzo
and it provides an introduction to Marozzo's work.
- William E. Wilson "The Arte of Defence" version 1
- This modern manual is an earlier version of the book "The Arte of Defence" now
published by Chivalry Bookshelf.
- William E. Wilson "The Italian Circle Theory"
- A lot has been said about the spanish circle, but the Italians have a circle theory too.
- William E. Wilson "The Rapier and Dagger of di Grassi and Saviolo"
- Signed with Wilson's SCA Name (Barwn Master Gwylym ab Owain), this is an introduction
to early Italian Rapier and Dagger.
- Anonymous "The Buckler" From the Sussex Rapier Society
- A historial approach to the buckler.
- Anonymous "Introduction to Frederico Ghisliero's Rapier Text of 1587" From the ARMA
- An introduction to Ghisliero's rapier text of 1587.
Contents Articles Historical Articles
Articles about other forms of Western Martial Arts
- AEMMA Longsword Training Program
- The AEMMA (Academy of European Medieval Martial Artists) is an Euopean Martial Arts group
based in Canada. This is their training manual for longsword.
- Degen Techniques from Talhoffer
- A short article with some Modern Pictures of Talhoffer's Dagger Techniques.
Contents Articles Historical Articles
Contents Articles
Articles about SCA style Fencing
- Don Doré "Doré's Strength Builder"
- A weight training system for use with rapier.
- Yves de Fortanier The Rotunda Single Rapier Training Course
- A simple training course for single sca Rapier
- Lord Giovanni di Fiamma"Reflections on Blow Acknowledgement for the Honorable Duelist in the SCA"
- An essay concerning blow calling in the SCA
- Don Dylan ap Maelgwn"Report on Period Blade Specifications"
- A review of period blade lengths and weights from the Wallace Collection.
- Lord Kevin O'Shaughnessy, Esq. "Don't Look at the Fish"
- Some advice and dirty tricks for competetive rapier combat in the SCA.
- William E. Wilson "Calvalier Graces"
- An introduction to the historical cavalier, and the manners and customs thereof.
- Ansteorran Academy of the Rapier 2000 Notes
- Notes and articles from the Ansteorran Academy of the Rapier 2000.
Contents Articles SCA Articles
SCA Rapier Garb Information
- Mistress Nicolaa de Bracton of Leicester, O.L. "A Few Practical Notes on the Construction of Rapier Armour"
- Some notes on making Rapier armor.
- HL Rolanda Rossner "Techniques of Making Rapier Comabat Armor"
- Another guide to making Rapier Armor.
- Lady Bella Lucia da Verona "SCA Rapier Garb - From Fighting to Feasting"
- Yet more stuff about making Rapier Armor.
- "The Three Hour Fencing Doublet" From the East Kingdom
- Another quick Fencing Doublet Pattern
- "Construction of a Simple Armoring Hood" From the East Kingdom
- A quick and easy hood pattern
Contents Articles SCA Articles
SCA Rapier Rules
Contents Articles SCA Articles
Constructing Weapons and related Eqipment
- How to make an An Tir Fiberglass Rapier
- Plans for a kind of Fiberglass Rapier.
- Silly Parrying Devices
- An article about Stupid/Silly parrying devices.
- Lord Kevin O'Shaughnessy, Esq. "On the Use of the Square "Italian" Target"
- Background and Construction information about the Square Italian Target(Rectangular Buckler)
Contents Articles SCA Articles
Miscelanious Articles about Fighting in the SCA
- Duke Paul of Bellatrix Bellatrix Fighting Manual
- A Manual about SCA Heavy Fighting
Contents Articles SCA Articles