Teaching Notes for the Classical Fencing Instructor

Classical fencing in the period from the 1850s-1860s to World War Ii was a significantly different skill from modern fencing. Predominantly based on sophsiticated blade technique, classical fencing offers a different experience from the highly athletic Olympic sport of today. The large body of surviving texts provide a detailed description of the foot and bladework of the period. This handbook is a compilation of teaching notes to assist those who wish to teach fencing classically. Included in this volume are five sections covering: . . . a classical fencing rule book based on rules in use during the period, . . . H. A. Colmore Dunn on Foil 1889, . . . Leonardo Terrone on Right and Left Handed Foil ca. 1920, . . . Felix Grave on Epee 1934, . . . Leon Bertrand on Sabre ca. 1927. This is the first in a series of teaching handbooks covering classical fencing texts that are no longer readily available.