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The Swordschool Wiki is a free reference library for historical martial arts, as interpreted and developed by Dr. Guy Windsor, and as taught at Swordschool. | The Swordschool Wiki is a free reference library for historical martial arts, as interpreted and developed by Dr. Guy Windsor, and as taught at Swordschool. | ||
'''We are currently overhauling the wiki to make it easier to use, and updating it with literally dozens of new video resources. Please do not report broken links or missing pages until this notice has been removed.''' | |||
We distinguish between what we think the historical sources show (Interpretation) and how we bring the systems to life (Training). It is not a course, and it is not a complete training system. Think of it as a library you can browse at your own pace. | We distinguish between what we think the historical sources show (Interpretation) and how we bring the systems to life (Training). It is not a course, and it is not a complete training system. Think of it as a library you can browse at your own pace. | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 3 January 2026
Welcome to the Swordschool Wiki
The Swordschool Wiki is a free reference library for historical martial arts, as interpreted and developed by Dr. Guy Windsor, and as taught at Swordschool.
We are currently overhauling the wiki to make it easier to use, and updating it with literally dozens of new video resources. Please do not report broken links or missing pages until this notice has been removed.
We distinguish between what we think the historical sources show (Interpretation) and how we bring the systems to life (Training). It is not a course, and it is not a complete training system. Think of it as a library you can browse at your own pace.
For academic works, training manuals, and workbooks, go to The Swordschool Bookshop
For online courses, go to Swordschool Online
For our online community, go to Sword People
To support our work, go to The Sword Guy Patreon
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Interpretation
What the historical material shows, and how we understand it.
These pages focus on the interpretation of historical sources: what do we think Fiore means when he shows us the punta falsa? How do we do Capoferro’s Scannatura?
Browse by system / author
Interpreting Royal Armouries MS I.33
Interpreting Ridolfo Capoferro
Browse by weapon
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Training
How we turn historical material into safe, effective modern training.
These pages describe modern training methods informed by historical sources: drills, progressions, and teaching approaches. If you’re looking for a drill, form, or exercise, it’ll be here.
Training Royal Armouries MS I.33
Pre-hab, Re-hab, and Conditioning
Miscellaneous Cool Stuff
We will definitely find some as we reorganise all this stuff...
Archive
Interpretations and training methods have changed a great deal since we started this wiki project in 2011. When an interpretation or drill is superceded by a newer version, the old one is archived here for reference.
[Category:Archive]
Legacy main page
While we are updating the wiki, we'll keep the old Main Page text and links here.
This is a work in progress, and always will be. The most complete sections so far the the Fiore basic syllabus and the conditioning guidelines. See the "all pages with videos" link for an idea of what's been done so far...
For online courses, go to Swordschool Online http://swordschool.teachable.com
