On Eric's thread regarding Swetnam, I looked at these measurements and it seems (unfortunately) that there is no real difference between Swetnam's foot and...
Alister
almiri@...
Aug 2, 2003 4:37 am
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Dear Mr C. Craig, Ok. So I was being sarcastic. I'm an actor, as well as a historical fencer, I've done some stage combat and even choreographed a few moments...
Alister
almiri@...
Aug 2, 2003 4:38 am
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Greetings All, Can anyone shed any light on why the early classical foilists word a slipper on the right foot and a sandal on the left? I can venture a guess...
Michael
meludwig@...
Aug 2, 2003 4:38 am
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Dear Alister, In Paradoxes of Defence, Silver writes that Saviolo told Bartholomew Bramble that "me teach you how to thrust two foote further then anie...
Stephen Hand
sjhand@...
Aug 2, 2003 6:34 pm
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Hi Alister, J. Christoph Amberger had an article in Fencer's Quarterly magazine entitled "How to thrust twoo foote farther the anie Englishman". I believe it...
Hi All, I just realised that the Amberger article is posted at the Fencers Quarterly website. If interested in reading it, go to fencersquarterly.com and click...
Glad to be among classical fencers. My father taught old-fashioned fencing as part of self-defense (yes) at the Ft Worth TX "Y" in the '20's. He died early but...
GlacierDear List, Well, I have not gotten very far with my inquiry into the reason for the slipper and sandal in classical foil. Are there any other ideas out...
Michael
meludwig@...
Aug 4, 2003 2:18 am
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Thanks Bob. I appreciate the info. Do you have any references to go with this information. I remember one of my instructors correcting me on rolling the back...
Michael
meludwig@...
Aug 5, 2003 12:58 am
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Speculations only. First remembering that athletic shoes are a relatively recent invention and slippers and sandles were about the only lightweight footware...
Looking at it from a slightly different tack--could it have been that slippers were the common athletic footwear of the time, and that the sandal was worn only...
A further observation on the stiffness of blades: I have a bunch of unused foil & saber blades (40+ years old!) which I picked up at auction a while ago. I...
I had tried the same test on the blades I acquired from prieur and they all weighed in at the 4 1/2 lb mark, as opposed to the blade that I generally use which...
... and they ... that I ... (Neville) I imagine that with modern technology, they do get a bit more consistency. Considering the vintage of my blades its...
Dear Alister, As a new subscriber to this list, it is a pleasant surprise to recognise some familiar faces. Regarding your question about Saviolo`s particular...
GlacierHello Everyone, Does anyone have an opinion concerning the use of finger loops and/or thongs with classical foil training? It seems the leather finger...
Michael
meludwig@...
Aug 10, 2003 5:10 pm
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Subject: Re: [CFML] Finger Loops and Thongs Thanks, Bob. We definitely use the fingerschlaffe in schläger and I can understand its place there, but if foil is...
Michael
meludwig@...
Aug 11, 2003 1:50 am
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We allow their use in our classical fencing tournaments as a number of people who use the French grip prefer to have them when facing the Italian weapon used...
Hey all, I was wondering about this a while back and had conflicting answers while discussing the following: is Fencer's Quarterly still in production? I was...
I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I'm a fencer who has recently moved to Warsaw, Poland and I'm looking for a salle d'armes or club, preferably classical...
Hello to every one. My name as you can see is Noel and I reside in Australia. I am someone who is at this point in time learning how to do classical fencing....
Can anyone here help me? I'm looking for online reproductions of smallsword manuals for free download. I will be studying smallsword eventually, but for now...
Does anyone know where I could buy practice smallswords? I need a smallsword hilt but an epee blade. The only place I've found is www.amfence.com, but the...
... Hello Zachary, I am afraid that you won't find a quality smallsword for under $100. We get ours from Adam Williams at Popinjays. He has done a real nice...
Michael
meludwig@...
Aug 13, 2003 1:36 pm
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Zachary Unger wrote; Can anyone here help me? I'm looking for online reproductions of smallsword manuals for free download. I will be studying smallsword ...
Greetings fencers. I just wanted to let everyone know that the International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention in Lansing Michigan was one of the best...
Antone Blair
sildar1@...
Aug 19, 2003 6:47 am
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Hello, I was wondering if any one could tell me what the basic shape of a smallsword blade is. Any pictures would be great. I was also wondering if you could...
Chris Whitmore
fencing-freak@...
Aug 19, 2003 6:47 am
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Singlestick seminar and tournament at the Wisconsin Highland Games and Celtic Fling. At the Waukesha Exposition Center, Waukesha WI. 5th, 6th and 7th of...
Thanks to everyone who helped out with my smallsword questions. I now have several places to buy smallswords, as well as sites where I can download manuals. ...
