St. Louis School of Arms

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“The art of the half sword (Stretta di Mezza Spada) is essential to the understanding of anyone who wants to be a good fencer. If one knows only how to fence in the wide play, and he was pressed, he would be forced in disgrace and peril to retreat, thereby placing victory in the hands of the enemy, or at least making his ignorance of the art plainly obvious to those watching.” Antonio Manciolino

In order to add weight to a training partisan to make it handle more realistically, add lead tape as shown here, and then wrap it up with electrical tape or something similar. Start with half a pound and increase the weight to at least 1 lb. or more, to make them feel more like the originals.

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Bolognese Fencing: Anonimo Sword & Targa - play no. 6 The sixth play for sword and targa from the 'Anonimo Bolognese' treatise. This is the 6th of 48 plays. For ALL of the plays of Anonimo Bolognese and the ot...

Class is Cancelled for Sunday January 25th due to Snow