Publisher's Synopsis
Fundamentals of Italian Rapier: A Modern Manualfor Teachers and Students of Historical Fencingoffers a comprehensive theoretical foundationfor seventeenth-century rapier fencing. Thisbook pairs descriptions of fencing techniqueswith over a hundred images, explaining theunderlying reasoning for each fencing action aswell as offering drills and exercises designed tohelp students internalize the three fundamentalsof Italian rapier fencing: modo, misura, and tempo(technique, measure, and timing). Through asynthesis of Italian fencing manuals for anEnglish-speaking readership, Dori and DavidCoblentz offer a resource that is both sensitiveto historical context and aware of modern trendsin fencing instruction.
