Philippo Vadi wrote his treatise De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi (The Art of Sword Fighting in Earnest) for the Duke of Urbino some time between 1482 and 1487. It includes 16 chapters of longsword fencing theory, and illustrated groups of plays on the longsword out of armour, longsword in armour, pollax, spear, and dagger.
In this class we will cover the main points of Vadi’s longsword, concentrating on the areas where he differs from Fiore. This will be based on my translation and interpretation of De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi. You can find a free copy of the translation here.
In historical fencing or HEMA (for Historical European Martial Arts) we reconstruct sword fighting systems from historical sources. Our club focuses on Italian medieval and renaissance sources, fencing with the Spadone (Two-Handed Sword), Spear, Sidesword (One-Handed Sword) together with Shield, Cape, Dagger, you name it!
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