One of the world's best-known professional teachers of traditional fencing,
Maestro Ramon Martinez is internationally recognized as the foremost
authority on La Verdadera Destreza, the Spanish school of rapier fence. For
several years, many interested parties have contacted Maestro Martinez,
seeking information about this fascinating, but much-misunderstood, martial
art. Now, in association with Palpable Hit Productions, the Martinez
Academy of Arms is pleased to announce the release of "La Verdadera
Destreza, the True Art and Skill of Spanish Swordsmanship," a basic
introductory video course on Spanish rapier fencing.

The fruit of almost a quarter-century of research and practical experience,
these two one-hour videos present fundamental techniques in a simple form
comprehensible to the modern swordsman training without a master, and
reveal to the public, for first time, the truth behind the erroneously
termed "Magic Circle" in an easy, step-by-step manner. "The True Art and
Skill" demonstrates the applied geometry on which the Spanish school is
founded, the wisdom found within the treatises of Spanish masters Don
Jeronimo Sanchez de Carranza and Don Luis Pacheco de Narvaez.

The contents of Volume 1 include instruction and drills covering:

· Weapon and Blade Selection
· Proper Grip
· Positions of the Hand
· Proper Stance
· Footwork
· Blade Actions and Oppositions
· Developing Sensitivity
· Building Your Own Circle

Building upon the foundation of skills presented in Volume 1, contents of
Volume 2 include instruction and drills covering:

· Movemientos
· Cuts
· Thrusts
· Defensive Blade Actions
· Dagger Selection and Grip
· Attack and Defense with Rapier and Dagger

If ordered by June 15, Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available for only $34.95
per volume or $59.95 for the whole set. After June 15, prices increase to
$69.95 for the set. (All prices are U.S. dollars and do not include
shipping and handling.)

To order your videos today, please visit http://www.martinez-destreza.com
or write to:

Martinez Academy of Arms
P.O. Box 2484
Secaucus, NJ 07096
USA