Secret attacks
A translation of a portion of the Traité d’Escrime Moderne of Jean Joseph-Renaud discussing the concept of “secret attacks”.
Tales of the French duels: Dagger courtesy
Is it always fair to abandon your dagger if your opponent does not have one?
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.
Marozzo’s Spada sola – Cap. 95 & 96
This post outlines my current interpretation of the first actions found in Marozzo’s sword alone section, started in the context of an online form tournament.
Foil tournament rules – 1696
This post contains an English translation of the French tournament rules found in Labat’s treatise.
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.
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.