Click to Download: Half full? Translating Meza and Tutta in Il Fior di Battaglia An insight into some of the challenges of translating medieval Italian fencing terms; in this case, meza and tutta, in Il Fior di Battaglia. […]

Click to Download: Forms-Intervals-and-Skill-Progression A 15 page article with insights on training using forms and intervals, to maximise skill progression. […]

Click to Download: Technical-and-Tactical-notes-on-the-longsword-guards-of-Il-Fior-di-Battaglia An overview of what Fiore says about the guards, and how they should be used. […]

Click to Download: Crossing Swords Perhaps my most important contribution to interpreting Fiore’s Art of Arms was figuring out the tactical implications of the largo/stretto distinction. This article was my first stab at explaining the new paradigm to my colleagues. […]

Click to Download: 8-9-10-Stretto My interpretation of the apparently impossible sequence of actions in the 8th, 9th and 10th plays of the zogho stretto, from the Getty Manuscript. […]

Click to Download: Capoferro Workbook A sort of table of contents of Capoferro’s Gran Simulacro, useful for all students of his rapier style. […]

Click to Download: Max Your Lunge A systematic, measurable way to ascertain your maximum lunge length, and how to work towards attaining it. […]

Click to Download: Finding-Bicorno My thoughts on how this guard is formed and used. […]

Click to Download: Italian Longsword Guards An analysis of the relationship between the changes in longsword guard positions between Fiore, Vadi, and the Bolognese. […]

Click to Download: Punta Falsa I have taken a section of the next book in the Mastering the Art of Arms series, Longsword Advanced Techniques and Concepts, added in the photos, and produced it as a pdf. This article explains how to do Fiore’s uber-cool technique, the Punta Falsa. […]