Photos: Italian and Spanish Rapier

MARTINEZ ACADEMY OF ARMS

Photos: Italian and Spanish Rapier

Cuphilt rapier and
shell guard dagger
used for fencing.

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Rapier, Italian School: Terza guardia (third guard position).

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Rapier: Attack by imbrocatta (downward thrust), with left hand parry executed stesso tempo (single time).

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Rapier & dagger, Italian School: Terza guardia (third guard position).

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Rapier & dagger: Attack by fendente (cut to the head). Defense by cross parry using rapier & dagger. (Dagger being placed under the rapier.)

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Rapier: Counter attack by passado (pass) with dagger thrust to the flank. (Note attacking rapier held in check by defending rapier.)

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Rapier: Spanish school vs. Italian school.

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Rapier, Spanish School: Walking the circle and attack by ganando los grados al perfil (gaining the advantage on the adversary by maintaining a profiled posture and correctly walking the circle).

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Rapier, Italian School: Guard position. Left: Seconda guardia (second guard position). Right: Terza guardia (third guard position).

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Rapier, Italian School: Attack to face met by side step and counter attack to chest stesso tempo.

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Rapier & Dagger, Italian School: Attack to face parried by dagger (high third position) and counter attack stesso tempo by stocatta, punta ascendent under the attacker's arm.

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Rapier & Cloak, Italian School: Guard Position. Left: Terza guardia (third guard position). Right: Seconda guardia (second guard position) with cloak.

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Rapier, Spanish School: Angular attack to face met by parry (desvio), side step, and seizure of rapier hilt (rim of cup "rompepuntas").

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Rapier, Spanish School: Counter action finished by stepping in at an angle, maintaining blade opposition (atajo), arm in extraño position, and thrusting (estocada) to throat.

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Rapier, Spanish School: Angular attack to face met by simulaneous parry (desvio), side step and counter attack by thrust (estocada) to chest maintaining blade opposition (atajo).

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Rapier & Dagger, Spanish School: Guard Position.

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Rapier & Dagger, Spanish School: Angular attack by thrust to chest met by side step, simultaneous inward parry with dagger and counter thrust (estocada) to chest.

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Note: some photos have been enhanced slightly to remove unwanted shadows and to clarify details.

WARNING: Although these fencers are highly skilled, in the photos where they aren't wearing masks each action was posed individually to minimize the risk of injury. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT THESE MANEUVERS WITHOUT FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FENCING MASK, JACKET, PLASTRON, AND GLOVE.

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Last modified: 06/08/1998