Fundamentals of Italian Rapier

<p><em>Fundamentals of Italian Rapier: A Modern Manual for Teachers and Students of Historical Fencing</em> offers a comprehensive theoretical foundation for seventeenth-century rapier fencing. This book pairs descriptions of fencing techniques with over a hundred images explaining the underlying reasoning for each fencing action as well as offering drills and exercises designed to help students internalize the three fundamentals of Italian rapier fencing: <em>modo misura </em>and <em>tempo</em> (technique measure and timing). Through a synthesis of Italian fencing manuals for an English-speaking readership Dori and David Coblentz offer a resource that is both sensitive to historical context and aware of modern trends in fencing instruction.</p>