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4W 2008
Colleges of Fence
Rapier
Reconstruction of the late 16th Century fencing system of the northern Italian fencing Master Vincentio Saviolo...
Sword
Cut-and-thrust swordplay including spada da lato and backsword techniques..
French Small Sword
The proper and graceful use of the 18th Century French small sword...
Study Groups
Fiore dei Liberi
The medieval combat system of 14th century master Fiore dei Liberi...
Tower Fechtbuch I.33
Cruciform sword and buckler as described in the oldest known fencing treatise...

Fiore Links       Scholar's Library

The Fiore Study Group explores the medieval combat system of the 14th/15th century Italian master Fiore dei Liberi. Fiore's known works are his Flos Duellatorum, of which two copies exist, and Fior Battaglia, which is the property of the Getty Museum. These treatises cover unarmed wrestling, the use of the dagger, baton, single sword, longsword, spear, and polearms, and many other forms of combat.