Sainct-Didier and Fabris
This post explores the claim of a meeting or even influence between Henri de Sainct-Didier and Salvator Fabris, and shows how slim the evidence is.
This post explores the claim of a meeting or even influence between Henri de Sainct-Didier and Salvator Fabris, and shows how slim the evidence is.
L’entraînement aux arts martiaux provoque généralement des craintes initiales et des douleurs occasionnelles. Certaines méthodes d’entraînement utilisent la peur ou la douleur comme des aides pédagogiques. Ce sont des méthodes que je n’approuve pas, et cet article est une synthèse de mes raisons.
This post provides an analysis of Girard Thibault’s specific method of gripping a sword.
Gallica, the digital section of the French National Library, hosts a lot of sources. Here is how to download full-res scans from there.
A translation of a portion of the Traité d’Escrime Moderne of Jean Joseph-Renaud discussing the concept of “secret attacks”.
Is it always fair to abandon your dagger if your opponent does not have one?
On Thibault’s Table 27, perforated plates cover the hilts’ front openings.
‘Canne de combat’ is a spectacular combat sport. What are its true benefits, and how applicable would it be outside the sportive context?
A detailed review of the design and construction of the Malleus Martialis Galante rapier which I recently bought.
This post provides an in-depth analysis of a cutting motion, giving details about the trajectory of the sword and the power generation mechanisms involved.