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- From: paigen@tfs.com (David Paigen)
- Subject: Re: Spanish/Moorish Swordsmanship (was Re: More European History)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.212736.19678@tfs.com>
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- References: <1993Jan23.021134.1@camins.camosun.bc.ca> <9301261031.AA22252@hick.asd.contel.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:27:36 GMT
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- shick@europa.eng.gtefsd.com (steve hick) writes:
-
- >The Spanish were the most feared swordsmen in Europe, although some saw their
- >style as mystical claptrap (mostly historians of fence, eg Castle) . There
- >is significant amounts of material extant on what they did, all of it (so
- >far) untranslated. They were very analytical, almost mystically so, and
- >divided the combat area into circles with associated arcs, tangents, cords
- >and diameters. Movment was dictated as being along these lines for purposes
- >of attack and defense. The standard en garde was very high, feet narrowly
- >spaced, hand high in between carte and tierce, point directed towards the
- >opponents face.
-
- And so on. The Spanish certainly had, on paper, the most sophisticated
- fencing style of the late middle ages / renaissance, however, I have
- always wondered if they actually did all of that chord/circle/arc/etc.
- stuff during a fight.
-
- Has anyone seen a contemporary, firsthand account of a spaniard fighting?
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