Spanish Swordsmanship Society

Spanish Swordsmanship Society The Spanish Swordsmanship Society of St. Louis is dedicated to rediscovering and promoting the histo

Anyone with a genuine interest in Iberian swordsmanship can find a place according to their aptitude and passion. Those with a scholarly interest can contribute to study and research. Those who just want to learn to fence in a historical Spanish style and have no interest in the intellectual pursuit can come to practice to learn and help test new ideas. Those who like both scholarly and physical pursuits can do both, and those who read more than one language can put it to use in translation, research, and study.

Finally, an update to the translation of Pacheco's Libro de las grandezas de la espada - the first three parts have been...
08/02/2026

Finally, an update to the translation of Pacheco's Libro de las grandezas de la espada - the first three parts have been completed and revised.

https://www.spanishsword.org/translations

Now on to part 4.

Old School Godinho, Domingo Luis. Arte de Esgrima [Art of Fencing]. 1599. (excerpts) Translation by Tim Rivera True School Pacheco de Narváez, Luis. Libro de las grandezas de la espada [Book of the greatness of the sword]. 1600. Source Source (color) Transcription (third part) by Tim Rivera Transla...

Available for pre-order
11/28/2025

Available for pre-order

→ Este libro está en preventa. Los envíos se realizarán a partir del 10 de diciembre. Una obra fundamental y, hasta ahora, inédita, con un único ejemplar en colección particular inaccesible al público. Escrita por D. Diego Rodríguez del Canto, Maestro Mayor en el siglo XVIII, esta obra ilu...

11/12/2025

Una edición muy esperada, por fin el Rodríguez de Canto, muy pronto en AGEA editora.
A long expected edition, at llst the Rodríguez del Canto, very soon on AGEA editora.

07/10/2025

Sable militar español de principios del XIX.
Maqueta terminada, la proxima semana entra en imprenta, pronto estará disponible para reserva preimpresión.
Spanish military saber from the early XIX century.
Project finished, next week in printing house, very soon preorders available.

06/02/2025

Many people have a copy of Godinho's book, but have a hard time finding a way to approach the text. Presented in the link below is a study guide along with some old notes; hopefully they can be of use to those struggling with the text.

https://spanishsword.org/documents

Or direct download:https://spanishsword.org/files/godinho.study.guide.and.notes.pdf

09/13/2024
Second edition of Godinho in Spanish, and now also a Portuguese edition.
03/31/2022

Second edition of Godinho in Spanish, and now also a Portuguese edition.

New translations into French, by Joanna Roux Mahieux - the first part of Pacheco's Grandezas de la Espada, and both of V...
05/13/2021

New translations into French, by Joanna Roux Mahieux - the first part of Pacheco's Grandezas de la Espada, and both of Viedma's books. Enjoy.

Old School Godinho, Domingo Luis. Arte de Esgrima [Art of Fencing]. 1599. (excerpts) Translation by Tim Rivera True School Pacheco de Narváez, Luis. Libro de las grandezas de la espada [Book of the greatness of the sword]. 1600. Source Source (color) Transcription (third part) by Tim Rivera Transla...

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