Iberian Swordplay

Domingo Luis Godinho's Art of Fencing (1599)

Domingo Luis Godhinho (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

186 Seiten

2017
Freelance Academy Press (Verlag)
978-1-937439-33-0 (ISBN)

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First publication of 1599 manuscript by Portuguese master-at-arms Domingo Luis Godinho entitled Arte de Esgrima (The Art of Fencing).Tim Rivera provides detailed introduction explaining Godinho's relationship to earlier sword masters, and a short primer on the various weapons, guards, parries, footwork and terminology of the tradition.22 b&w illus.

In 1599, during the period when the Portuguese crown was united to the crowns of Castile and Aragon, the Portuguese master-at-arms Domingo Luis Godinho wrote a manuscript in Spanish entitled Arte de Esgrima (The Art of Fencing).

Although his life is largely a mystery and Godinho’s text was never published in his lifetime, today his manuscript is of utmost relevance in the study of Renaissance Iberian fencing. It is the only complete treatise discovered so far describing the 'Common' or 'Vulgar' style of Iberian fencing, first documented in the fifteenth century, but by Godinho's day, displaced by the new system of La Verdadera Destreza (the true skill).

The work includes instructions for the single sword, a long-bladed, cut & thrust weapon taught alone and with the use of the shield, buckler, dagger, and cape, as well as paired with a second sword. Godinho's instructions also included the longest known text on the use of the montante, or two-handed sword, a devastating weapon that was used by soldiers and body-guards, in duels and battlefields, in crowded streets and aboard galleys. Translator Tim Rivera provides a detailed introduction that explains Godinho's relationship to earlier masters of the 'Common School' of swordsmanship, and a short primer on the various weapons, guards, parries, footwork and terminology of the tradition.

Tim Rivera has been researching, studying, and translating texts on Spanish swordplay since 2008, concentrating on the older and common styles from the 15th - 17th century. He is also the founder of the Spanish Swordsmanship Society. In addition, he has practiced and researched various styles of Filipino martial arts since 1995.

Foreword

Introduction

Godinho's Art of Fencing

Part One: Sword Alone

Part Two: Sword and Shield

Part Three: Sword and Buckler

Part Four: Two Swords

Part Five: Sword and Dagger

Part Six: The Two-Handed Sword

Part Seven: Sword and Cloak

Part Eight: Self-Defense and Tricks

Part Nine: General Advice

Part Ten: Sword Alone, Continued

Notes

Appendix A: Pacheco's Thirty Vulgar Tretas

Appendix B: Glossary

Blbiography

Endnotes

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2017
Übersetzer	Tim Rivera
Verlagsort	IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 253 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-937439-33-X / 193743933X
ISBN-13	978-1-937439-33-0 / 9781937439330
Zustand	Neuware