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Post by Dante di Pietro on Sept 20, 2020 6:30:49 GMT -5
All told, the manual is relatively clear to read and details a suitably functional form of fencing that appears to be the last generation in an evolutionary line that would be replaced by Destreza. It seems well-suited to C&T fencing, and may be somewhat hampered by SCA rules. Even though it is a relatively obscure manual, I have had opportunity to regularly fence someone studying from it and can attest to its effectiveness. Some work is left to be done interpreting the work, as I have found some conflicting interpretations of "ripping," a concept repeated often enough to be fairly important to the system as a whole. I think it has much to offer, but I also think that it falls into an odd category where the system both requires a fair amount of study and interpretation, but also conveys a system that is less scientific an approach than either of the systems that would come to dominate the European fencing landscape in the following decades. It has the feel of something that grew organically over time, and as such incorporates a lot more "natural" actions than other systems-- and those natural actions are reasons both for and against it. If you ever wanted to document "bind them with your sword and stab them with your dagger," here it is. There is an extensive section on the montante, I believe the most extensive currently known. There are no pictures. There are, however, notes taken from the margins of the extant work, which is pretty neat if you ask me. Godinho, by Rivera
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