Swordsmanship
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Swordsmanship or sword fighting refers to the skills and techniques used in combat and training with any type of sword. The term is modern, and as such was mainly used to refer to smallsword fencing,
Re-enactor with a Roman gladius
The MS I.33 manuscript, dated to ca. 1290, shows fencing with the arming sword and the buckler.
Sabre duel of German students, around 1900, painting by Georg Mühlberg (1863–1925)
1763 fencing print from Domenico Angelo's instruction book. Angelo was instrumental in turning fencing into an athletic sport.
Fencing
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Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: foil, épée, and sabre, each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fencers specialise i
Final of the Challenge Réseau Ferré de France–Trophée Monal 2012, épée world cup tournament in Paris
Fencing School at Leiden University, Netherlands, 1610
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