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A general word for all kinds of deceptive maneuvers, but especially for one in which the combatant makes the opponent believe the attack will come in one area, but brings it home in another.
Higgins Armory Sword Guild
NOW: FECHTSCHULEN
Matt Galas "On the After blow" in European Fencing Traditions
Kunst Fechter's blog article on "What exactly were the Fechtschulen?"
Kevin Maurer's blog article on "Who were the Freifechter?"
Christopher Amberger on Fechtschulen 16th-century Germany
Kevin Maurer's article on "Insights into the fechtschulen of the MarxBruder and Federfechter's Guilds"
"Did Medieval Commoners Practice with Fighting Masters?" by Hugh Knight
Discussion on "Fechtschule" on Swordforum
Wikipedia on Marxbr�der
Wikipedia on Federfechter
"Sechs Fechtschulen" by Karl Wassmansdorff - 1870
"Der Ritterlichen Freyen Kunst der Fechter" by Christoff R�sener (Master of the Longsword of the Brotherhood of St Marx) - 1589
Blogs.
Here are the HEMA-related blogs that we know of. If you think a blog should be added, then please don't hesitate to contact us: [email protected]
The fencing and life of Hans Talhoffer (Hans Talhoffer) HEMA Alliance HemaGoth: Sitting on the Fence Johann's Hema Blog (Johann Matzke) Lessons on the English Longsword (Brandon Heslop)
Mike's HEMA blog A Fencer's Ramblings (Henry Walker) Fechtgeschichte Joachim Meyer's Rudder (Francesco Lanza) Encased in Steel (Academy of Historical Arts)
Langort - ramblings of a bald swordsman (Gregor Rozman) Fencing Blog (Fencing guild of Trnava) Armizare & Co Lady at the Gate The School of Battle (Hugh Knight)
Hema Boy Kampf Kunst A Scholar's Diary (James O'Dwyer) FencingClassics�s Blog (Christoph Amberger) Marozzo.com (Ilkka Hartikainen)
Ars Gladiatoris (David James Knight) Laches The Art and Science of Longstick - The Two Handed Stick AC Cunningham's "The Cane as A Weapon" (Chris Amendola) Baskethilt Broadsword Boy