Rapier and Smallsword

The Art of the Sword in the 17^th Century

Contents

Abridged and interpreted versions

di Grasse - His True Art of Defense, 1594 Graphics and Video Clips

di Grasse - No Graphics version for slow modems

Vincientio Saviolo his Practice 1598 Not complete

Hope's Manual of Smallsword Play 1692 Not complete

George Silver - Paradoxes of Defence Transcribed By Steve Hick, presented by Greg Lindahl

George Silver -Brief Instructions Upon My Paradoxes of Defence Transcribed By Steve Hick, presented by Greg Lindahl

Vincentio Saviolo his Practise Transcribed by Hudson

Joseph Swetnam, transcribed by William Wilson

Jakob Sutor, Künstliches Fechtbuch , transcribed by Peter Valentine

17^th C. Reenactment Groups

What is a Rapier?

SCA Rapier Play rules (not advocated)

William Wilson's take on SCA rules

A. Crown's School (Upstate NY)

Hampden's Regiment of Foot

The Moderne Aviso - a period magazine (17^th C.) A GREAT RESOURCE

Modern Fencing in the Washington DC area (Classes year-round)