Benefits of ‘canne de combat’
‘Canne de combat’ is a spectacular combat sport. What are its true benefits, and how applicable would it be outside the sportive context?
Plates in Thibault’s hilts
On Thibault’s Table 27, perforated plates cover the hilts’ front openings.
Tales of the French duels: Watch your back
Another account of a duel where the winner was not cautious enough.
Review: Analysis of the Vibrational Characteristics of a Training Longsword
This is a review of another article which discusses sword vibrations.
Federico Ghisliero
A complete scan of Federico Ghisliero’s treatise is online!
Interpreting Silver’s times
This post contains my long overdue interpretation of Silver’s concept of true and false times, using the Aristotelian notion of first movers.
Sword Measurement Protocol
In this post I share a detailed measurement protocol for swords and a measuring sheet that are intended to facilitate the collection of new data.
Tales of the French duels: Duel des Mignons
The accounts of the famous Duel des Mignons in 1578.
Tales of the French duels: Blame the Italians
An excerpt of Brantôme’s Discours sur les Duels, tracing the origins of the new duelling habits to Naples.
Tales of the French duels
This post is an introduction for a series of contemporary accounts of late 16th century French duels.
Minimum effort, maximum efficiency
In this article, I discuss the widespread principle ‘minimum effort, maximum efficiency’ and how it should be handled with care…