Tyrnhaw 2016

Martin Fabian

Fiore Furlano de’i Liberi de Cividale d’Austria – longsword

Matt Galas

Striking at the Four Openings

Joachim Meyer’s Fechtbuch of 1570 contains four complex patterns for attacking the Four Openings. Starting from the Zufechten, the fencer begins by making a number of feints; then he enters distance with a series of 4 attacks, stepping from side to side. Once these attacks have been delivered, he retreats from his opponent (Abzug) under cover. We will practice each of these four cutting patterns as described by Meyer: First, with the long edge, then with the flat, then the short edge, and finally with feints. If sufficient time remains, we will explore some of the other cutting patterns included in this important chapter of Joachim Meyer’s Fechtbuch.

Martin Tibenský

Longsword basics for beginners

Anton Kohutovič

Advanced longsword

Jan Šimek

How to teach moving between Krieg and Ringen

Zdeněk Utišil

Einlaufen in langesschwert

Cor Kronenburg

Langschwert

Martin Janičina

Tempo in rapier

Francesco Lodà

Two hours to…a Roman Rapier Duel!

Or what we can teach on the foundations of the Roman School, according to the Marcelli’s family and stud. In our national or international meeting, we face a recurrent problem: the balance between the need to provide a clear picture of a system in quick glance, the presence of skilled and unskilled students at the same time, and the general mission not to betray the historical approach. So, “what” can we actually teach? In this workshop, we’ll try to offer an answer to that.

Dealing with the short time, we’ll introduce the very foundations of the Roman Rapier School, where “foundations” doesn’t simply mean “the basic” but part of “the core” of the system. Considering the individual technical growth, rapierists of every level of experience will benefit from those plays, either learning new technics, either refining all small particulars…which make the difference. Regarding the historical accuracy, we’ll follow the teachings of the Marcelli’s disciple Monsù De Greszy, author of a long and interesting manuscript of Roman School (to be published soon): he insists very much on some plays he considers fundamental…to someone who has a duel to fight very soon! Finally, aiming at people securing their learning, the workshop will end with a final, practical test of what fencers studied: a Duel!

Requirements: 1600 N. mask, fencing jacket, breast/groin protection, fencing gloves or similar, rapier. Fencing breeches, chest protector (plastron or similar) and throat protection are recommended for the final part, “the Duel”. The class is open to fencers of every level of experience.

Martin Fabian

Joachim Meyer – rapier

Francesco Lodà

The Striscia Romana, or going through the plays of Roman School of Rapier

The workshop aims to show how to continue to study rapier in the Roman School: so the class will presents the main actions of second intention, and how to develop the tactical approach with the use of Contratempo’s actions.

The class is reserved to people who followed the first workshop.

Requirements: 1600 N. mask, fencing jacket, breast/groin protection, chest protector (plastron or similar), fencing gloves or similar, rapier. Fencing breeches and throat protection recommended.

Zdeněk Utišil

Codex Wallerstein in langesmesser

Cor Kronenburg

Harnischfechten

Samuel Uhnavý

Basics of wrestling

Andrej Bobrík

Defence against the dagger according to fencing masters