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Newest
Opining
on the State of the Art - A Conversation with ARMA Director John Clements
ARMA
International Gathering 2007
Art & Action
- the challenge of matching sources with method
Fight-Book
Clues to Quality and Build of Knightly Weaponry
Getting
Punchy – Fist-Fighting, Wrestling and Fight-Books
Duel
of Theobald versus Seitz – Germany, 1370
A
comparative pictorial study of the Wards and techniques of the I.33
or Tower Fechtbuch
Modern
"Masters"?
Interview
with Master Bladesmith Kevin Cashen
Editorial:
Making Better Sense
The
Fight-Book from 1459 AD by Hans Talhoffer
The
Sword Show - Flats & Edges
Edge
Bashing Basement Experiments I
Recent
Editorial: Commemorating Our Martial Tradition
Editorial: Historical Fencing Over 40
How
Were Swords Really Made?
New
Youth Page Q&A:"Why are there so many kinds of swords?"
Fiore
Dei Liberi Study Guide - PDF
Interview
with swordsmith Peter Johnsson
The Real History of the Crusades
Interview with swordsmith Paul Champagne
Mertein
Hündsfelder:
Fechtlehre mi dem Kurzen Schwert c.1491
Editorial: On the Threshold
Editorial: Sense and Pretense
Some Historical Swiss Swords Examined
Armor Research Society Conference; Chicago 2005
Top Myths of Renaissance Martial Arts
Talhoffer and Causes for Fighting
Master Ott's Wrestling
The Physical Reality of Forceful Edge Impacts
Talhoffer Longsword: Armoured and Unarmoured
Modern English version of Hanko Döbringer's Fechtbuch from 1389
Fabris the Assassin
Core Assumptions and the Exploration of Historical Fencing
The Weighty Issue of Two-Handed Greatswords
The Mastercuts - What They Are and What They Aren't
History and Heritage
On
Damaged Edge
Sir
John Reresby: Seventeenth-Century Scrapper
A
Brief Introduction to Armoured Longsword Combat
Essays On Our
Western Martial Heritage
Using the “F” Word – The Role of Fitness in Historical Fencing
Teaching and Training with Intent
Considerations for Female Practitioners in Renaissance Martial Arts?
“Fence with all your strength…”
Hey Mister ...is that sword real?
"To Spar or Not to Spar?..."
Historical
Fencing Study
- The British Legacy
Martial
Art or Combat Sport?
How to tell where your fencing fits in
The
Importance of Studying the Fechtbuchs
“Tactical”
Swordsmanship - Scenario-Based Training for the Sword
Breaking All the Rules
Thoughts on Weapon
Sparring Guidelines
Defining
Historical Fencing
The
Art of Well Meaning Error
A look at the Misconceptions
of a Classcial Meastro
The ARMA Study Method
for Swordsmanship
Inside ARMA's Sparring
Systems
Ne'er the twain:
Thoughts on the
Martial Arts/Performing Arts Dichotomy
What Makes An Expert?
Editorial on What
is Martial Knowledge
Fed Up With Inferior
Hilts
Editorial on the
Poor Quality of Replicas
The London Masters
of Defence and Elizabethan "Prize Playing"
The Influence of
Spanish Renaissance Swordsmanship on Filipino Martial Arts?
From
the Fringe
- the sad reality of modern sword crime
ARMA
Editorials: Opinion & commentary
Editorial:
Making Better Sense
Editorial:
Commemorating Our Martial Tradition
Editorial:
Historical Fencing Over 40
Editorial:
On the Threshold
Sense and Pretense
Reviewing
Reviews - Considerations on replica sword opinions
Understanding
the Origins of Misconceptions - Where do false
impressions come from?
One
Student - A Yearling's Perspective
The
Process of Learning Lost Martial Arts
The
Death of a Martial Art?
What
exactly is this?
Renaissance
Man - Jan '03
Historical
Fencing and Re-Enacting
The
Source Manuals: Some Thoughts on the Problems
of Interpretation and Application
"Interpreting"
Examples: Thoughts on the Quality of Replica Swords
Content
& Character – Historical Fencing Information on the Web
The
"Politically Correct" Study of European Martial Arts?
"Renaissance
Swordsmanship" book 4-Year Anniversary
Martial
Arts Unbelief: "At the Edge of Knowledge"
Fantasy of Swords
Editorial on the
Inaccuracy of Replicas
Observations on
Traditional Fencing in Relation to the Study and Practice of Renaissance
and Medieval Fighting
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On Medieval Fighting & Swordsmanship
History of the Pell
What did Historical Swords Weigh?
The Myth of Cutting vs. Thrusting Swords
Sigmund
Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword
ARMA
International Gathering 2003
Intro to Historical
European Martial Arts
A Brief Look at Stances & Guards of Medieval Longsword
Sword
Motions & Impacts
The Sword & Buckler
Tradition
Lignitzer's
Sword & Buckler Teachings
Wasters - The History
of Wooden Swords
The
Myth of Edge-on-Edge Parrying in Medieval Swordplay
What
Makes an Effective Sword Cut
Critical
Characteristics of Swords?
Analysis
- A 15th Century Fencing Poem
Legs, Wounds, &
Standing Up in Historical Fencing -
A look at accounts of leg injuries in sword combat
Pietro
Monte - from Medieval to Renaissance Master...once again
The Pell
- Training historical-style
How to Teach Understanding
of Parrying
Informal Advice
on Training with Medieval Blades Part
1 Part 2
How
to Teach an Understanding of Parrying - Part III: The Two Positions
Medieval
Swordsmanship book
2nd Edition Supplement
On
The Edge of Knowledge:
Parrying With A
Cutting Sword
The Use of Kicks in
Swordfighting: A Brief Explanation
Kneeling Down in Weapon
Sparring Rules
The Importance of
the Full Leg Target in Weapon Sparring
The Medieval European
Knight vs. The Feudal Japanese Samurai?
On
Renaissance Fencing & Weaponry
Questions and Answers About the Rapier
The Extraordinary Streetfight of Sir Kenelm Digby
Late-16th Century German Fencing from the Codex Guelf 83
Duel of the Century - the Jarnac-Chastaganeraye Judicial Combat of 1547
Pinder's Contest - 16th century rural English Prizing
Peachey the Shoomaker's Challenge
Renaissance
Martial Arts Literature
Rapier
Combats in Early 17th century English Literature
Italian
Rapier Fencing Glossary
Stick
Fights & Boxing in Renaissance Venice
Also see La Verra
Antiga Part I (PDF) - 1MB and La
Verra Antiga Part II (PDF)
Published by permission of Nova Scrimia
The
Truth of the Sword – The 'Lost'
Fencing Book of the Marquis of Newcastle, c. 1650
Consideration
of Grappling & Wrestling in Renaissance Fencing
Achille Marozzo's Opera Nova of 1536
A modern Italian Interpretation
What
Have We Learned From ARMA Rapier Fencing? -
Senior students offer insights
Frederico
Ghisliero's Regole c.1587
The
Compleat Sword-Man: An
Introduction to Sir William Hope
Broadsword or
Broad Sword?
Settling the Question of What’s in a Name
The
Practical Saviolo
A Brief Guide to
a Rapier Master
Parts 1 & 2, includes Glossary
Antique
& Replica Schiavonas
Examinations of
Replicas and Antiques
Evaluating
A Replica Sword to Purchase
or "So You
Want To Buy A Sword"
A First Experience
in Rapier Fencing
A Martial Artist's
Perspective
Replication of Rapier
Fencing Today
Thoughts on Reconstructing
Historical
Fighting Arts
Katana vs. Rapier
- Fantasy Worth Considering
2nd Edition Comments and
Notes for
Renaissance Swordsmanship:
The Illustrated Use of Rapiers and
Cut and Thrust Swords
Guest
Essays:
There Is No Best Sword
Hype . . . As Ancient
an Art as
Sword Making
Exclusive
Interview with
Hank Reinhardt: Part 1, Part
2, new Part 3
Living In Two
Realities - The Obligations of Choreography
Setting
The Record Straight: The Art of the Sword in Medieval Europe
The
Deeds of Jacque de Lalaing
Feats
of Arms by a 15th Century Knight
The Changing
Face of Truth
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