The Independent Master of Arms

Description: Charles Besnard's 1653 text marks both the start of the era of the smallsword and beginnings of the French school of fencing. The book clearly outlines the stances, strikes and parries taught during the transitional period between fencing with the rapier and the development of the lighter court sword carried by the nobility and upper classes as a mark of their status in society. The student of fencing history and the HEMA practitioner will find in this book much that is useful for understanding later French smallsword texts and refined explanations of the rapier techniques which came before them. The translation in this book also includes Besnard's polemic against the contemporary practice of duelling with pistols contained in the original publication.

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Original Language: English

Publisher: Slee, Christopher

Format: Trade Paperback

Publication Year: 2021

Item Length: 9 in

Item Width: 6 in

Genre: Sports & Recreation, History

Language: English

Topic: Fencing, Europe / France, Europe / Renaissance, General, World

Book Title: Independent Master of Arms

Author: Chris Slee

Item Weight: 6.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 94 Pages