Italian school of swordsmanship
Style of combat from the 15th century to the 19th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The term Italian school of swordsmanship is used to describe the Italian style of fencing and edged-weapon combat from the time of the first extant Italian swordsmanship treatise (1409) to the days of classical fencing (up to 1900).
Also known as | La Scuola Della Spada Italiana |
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Focus | Weaponry |
Country of origin | Italy |
Creator | Historical |
Famous practitioners | Fiore dei Liberi, Filippo Vadi, Achille Marozzo, Antonio Manciolino, Angelo Viggiani, |
Descendant arts | Modern fencing |
Olympic sport | No |
Although the weapons and the reason for their use changed dramatically throughout these five centuries, a few fundamental traits have remained constant in the Italian school. Some of these are the preference for certain guards, the preoccupation with time (or "tempo") in fencing as well as many of the defensive actions.
The Dardi school of fencing with the spada da lato was one of the influences of the early modern style of fencing.