Hi,

Parry like it’s 1482!

You probably recall I’ve got a new book out, the companion volume to the Vadi facsimile. And I mentioned that my daughter created sketches of all the images in the treatise, to get around pesky Italian copyright contrarianism. The excellent Katie Mackenzie took one of those sketches, coloured it in, and created awesome t-shirts from the results. I have one ordered already, and you can get your own by clicking on the link below:

Lunge like it’s 1787!

Moving ahead a few centuries, we have a smallsword live online mechanics seminar coming up (in case you missed the launch email last week). It’s 90 minutes of fencing goodness, with a Q and A at the end. I’ve allowed 30 minutes for the Q and A, but I’ll keep answering your questions until either my voice gives out or the internet breaks. Or you run out of questions.

Foundations of Smallsword Webinar

Every martial art is a way of moving and a set of tactical preferences. The tactical preferences require safety equipment and a training partner, but you can train the way of moving alone, with little or no gear.You can sign up below to get the 20 page class handout, which includes the relevant images and text from The School of Fencing, plus the links to the zoom meetings. I'll also email out the zoom links to all attendees on the day.

Foundations of Smallsword: The Mechanics of Domenico Angelo’s School of Fencing

This class is designed for solo practice. No partner is required (or previous experience: beginners are welcome!).