The Bolognese tradition is diverse, and to do it justice means to expand beyond the basics, and regard it as a complete martial art. The pole hammer is treated extensively by “Anonimo Bolognese” and also by Achille Marozzo. These are fine plays with many subtleties, containing feints and invitations, and relying heavily on good footwork […]
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Marozzo’s Prese of the Dagger
Was the dagger deadlier than the sword? In the Renaissance, more warriors were killed with an assassin’s dagger than were killed by fellow nobles on the honorable dueling ground. At the end of his book, after describing how to fight with every possible weapon in a duel, Achille Marozzo naturally describes how an unarmed man […]