Fiore dei Liberi's Armizare
Freelance Academy Press (Verlag)
978-0-9825911-7-8 (ISBN)
Armizare ('the Art of Arms') was the name the warriors of medieval Italy gave to their martial art, which included the wielding of sword, axe and spear with wrestling, knife-fighting and mounted combat. In the waning years of the 14th century, Fiore dei Liberi was a famed master of this art, whose students included some of the most renowned and dangerous fighting men of his day.
Toward the end of his life, Master Fiore preserved his teachings in a series of illustrated manuscripts, four of which have survived to the present day, and have become the basis of a world-wide effort to reconstruct this lost martial art. However, because medieval books were written for an audience with different expectations than the modern readers 'how-to' manuals, today's students often have trouble understanding the old swordsman's choices in including, omitting or organising information as he did. They may see that fighting art was a system, but lack the background to see the systematic instruction of the book itself.
In Armizare: The Chivalric Martial Arts System of il Fior di Battaglia, Robert Charrette brings together his experiences as a martial artist and respected 14th century living historian with his skills as a professional author graphic artist to not only take readers on a walking tour of Master Fiore's manuscripts, but into the mindset behind its creation. More than just an interpretation of an old book's contents, this is a tool-kit that reveals Fiore dei Liberi's brilliance as not just a fighter, but as martial arts teacher. Whether a long-time student, a newcomer to the art or a more academic devoté of the medieval warrior and his craft, readers will find themselves educated and entertained as a door is opened into another time and place - the training hall of the medieval knight.
This is a highly illustrated title.
Robert Charrette always wanted to learn the arts of arms. This whole art and expertise he acquired from several American and international masters, in many places and seminars, with much labour and expense. He has composed this book to make the art easier to learn and in the understanding that without books, nobody can truly be a master or student of this art.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Weapons of Armizare
The Four Openings
The Protection of Armor
Il Fior di Battaglia's Organization
Stance
The Way
Four Steps
Three Turns
Masters & Scholars
Interplay of Masters and Scholars
Lessons of Abrazare
Abrazare Guards
Abrazare Plays
Lessons of the Dagger
Dagger Guards
Dagger Plays
Lessons of the Sword: Sword in One Hand
Holding the Sword
Sword in One Hand Guards
Sword in One Hand Plays
Lessons of the Sword: Sword in Two Hands
Sword in Two Hands Guards
Sword in Two Hands Guards
Lessons of the Sword: Sword in Armor
Sword in Armor Guards
Sword in Armor Plays
Lessons of the Axe
Axe Guards
Axe Plays
The Axe is a Sword
Lessons of the Spear
Spear Guards and Plays
Lessons of Mounted Combat
Appendices
Distribution of Imagery in Il Fior di Battaglia
Glossary
Learning from the Many Faces of Donna
Master and Scholars Organization Charts
| Verlagsort | IL |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-9825911-7-9 / 0982591179 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9825911-7-8 / 9780982591178 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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