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Venetian Rapier : The School, or Salle: Nicoletto Giganti's 1606 Rapier Fencing Curriculum: With New Introduction, Complete Text Translation, and Original Illustrations by Odoardo Fialetti, Nicoletto Giganti and Tommaso Leoni (2010, Trade Paperback)

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But do we know how it was used and how it was taught?. This book takes you to the fencing School, or Salle of celebrated renaissance rapier Master Nicoletto Giganti of Venice, one among the period teachers leaving instructions on the use of this weapon.

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PublisherFREE LANCE Academy Press

ISBN-100982591128

ISBN-139780982591123

eBay Product ID (ePID)211218151

Product Key Features

Book TitleVenetian Rapier : The School, or Salle: Nicoletto Giganti's 1606 Rapier Fencing Curriculum: With New Introduction, Complete Text Translation, and Original Illustrations

Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / Italy, Fencing, Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Europe / Renaissance

Publication Year2010

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, History

AuthorOdoardo Fialetti, Nicoletto Giganti, Tommaso Leoni

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight6.9 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-920782

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.86

Table Of ContentAcknowlegements Introduction Become proficient in the actions in Giganti's lessons and you can call yourself a rapierist What we know about Giganti What we know about Gaganti's 1606 Book Giganti's Voice and Language, and a note on the Translation Giganti and the Italian Tradition What You need to Know to Tackle Gigante The School, or Salle, by Nicoletto Giganti of Venice, 1606 The Guards and Counter-guards Tempo and Measure How to Deliver the Thrust Why I Begin with Single Sword Guards, or Postures Explanation of the Strike in Tempo The Correct Way to Gain the Opponent's Sword and Strike Him While He Performs a Cavazione The Correct Way to Perform a Cavazione The Contracavazione to the Inside The Contracavazione to the Outside Feints-Explanation The Feint of Cavazione From the Hand How to Strike to the Chest With Single Sword-From the Measure and Parity of Swords The Pass With Feint from Out of Measure The Pass With Feint Above the Opponent's Point The Feint to the Face from Out of Measure The Correct Way to Deliver a Thrust While the Opponent Att acks You With a Cut The Correct Way to Deliver a Sure Strike Using Both Hands The Correct Way to Defend Against a Mandritto or a Riverso to the Leg The Inquartata or Void An Artful Way to Strike the Opponent in the Chest after Pressing Against Each other's Blades How to Play Single Sword Against Single Sword, With Full-intent Thrusts How to Parry Thrusts to the Chest With Single Sword The Thrust to the Face, Turning the Hand Counterattack with Cavazione from out of Measure How to Use Single Sword Against Sword and Dagger How to Parry a Thrust to the Face in Sword and Dagger How to Correctly Parry a Thrust to the Left Flank How to Correctly Parry a Thrust to the Right Flank in Sword and Dagger How to Parry a Thrust to the Face in Sword and Dagger How to Parry a Cut to the Head in Sword and Dagger How to Parry a Riverso with the Dagger Thrust to the Chest in Sword and Dagger Delivering a Thrust While the Opponent Moves Thrust Above the Dagger A Deceitful Guard That Leaves the Left Side of the Body Open A Deceitful Guard That Leaves the Right Side of the Body Open A Deceitful Guard That Leaves the Chest Open The Feint of Sword and Dagger, to Strike Above the Dagger Feint of Sword and Dagger, to Strike in the Chest Feint of Sword and Dagger, to Strike to the Face With a Cavazione Over the Dagger-point How to Use the Sword to Parry a Lunging Thrust While Bringing Your Body Back How to Parry with the Dagger with Your Body Back Dagger-parry with the Body Back, with Simultaneous Sword-strike Sword-parry and Strike to the Face The Pass in Sword and Dagger, to Grapple the Opponent and Strike Him in the Face with the Dagger The Thrust to the Right Shoulder in Sword and Dagger The Pass in Sword and Dagger Glossary

SynopsisThis book takes you to the fencing School, or Salle, of celebrated renaissance rapier Master Nicoletto Giganti of Venice, one among the period teachers leaving instructions on the use of this weapon. More uniquely, his 1606 text The School, or Salle is a veritable training curriculum, with its stepwise lessons and easy-to-follow explanations on the use of the rapier alone and rapier and dagger. This faithful translation of Giganti's The School by internationally-known rapier teacher Tom Leoni includes the complete text, original illustrations, and an introduction on rapier fencing that will make Giganti's text easy to follow., Perhaps no other weapon represents Renaissance Italian fencing like the rapier. But do we know how it was used and how it was taught? This book takes you to the fencing School, or Salle of celebrated renaissance rapier Master Nicoletto Giganti of Venice, one among the period teachers leaving instructions on the use of this weapon. More uniquely, his 1606 text The School, or Salle is a veritable training curriculum, with its stepwise lessons and easy-to-follow explanations on the use of the rapier alone and rapier and dagger. This faithful translation of Giganti's The School, or Salle by internationally-known rapier teacher Tom Leoni includes the complete text, original illustrations, and an introduction on rapier fencing that will make Giganti's text easy to follow. If you are a martial artist, a fencer, or have an interest in European martial culture, this book belongs on your shelf.

LC Classification NumberGV1145.G54 2010