The resources in this section present information related to the study of the Italian style of rapier combat.
Vocabulary
A Brief Glossary of Italian Rapier Concepts – by Maestro Tom Leoni
Period Fencing Terms – by William E. Wilson
Manuals, Period Rapier Texts & Translations
[Book] Italian Rapier Combat: Ridolfo Capo Ferro – by Jared Kirby (trans)
Capo Ferro Translation –by William E. Wilson and W. Jherek Swanger (trans)
[Book] The Art of Dueling: 17th century rapier as taught by Salvatore Fabris – by Maestro Tom Leoni (trans)
DiGrassi: The True Arte of Defense – by Giacomo DiGrassi
Giacomo DiGrassi Video-Enhanced Rapier Tutorial
Camillo Agrippa: An Intoduction – by Roger Siggs (Tattershall School of Defence)
Giovanni dall’Agocchie: Opera Necessaria – William E. Wilson
The Art and the Science: An introduction to rapier techniques of Salvator Fabris – Presented by Phil Marshall, The School of the Sword, at Dijon 2008
Fabris Rapier and Dagger Sequence (1606) – Higgins Armory Sword Guild
Translation of Giovanni Antonio Lovino’s Traite D’Escrime – by William E. Wilson
Interpretation
The Duellist’s Companion: a training manual for 17th century Italian rapier – by Guy Windsor
[Book] Designed as a practical training manual relating to the Italian Rapier based on the work of Capo Ferro.
Practical Capo Ferro – by William E. Wilson
Introduction to the Italian Rapier: The work of Rudolfo Capo Ferro – by Lord Lorenzo Gorla (hosted by Tadcaster Militia)
The Practical Saviolo: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 – by Stephen Hand
Published 2003 in the online Journal of Western Martial Arts
A Brief Look at Achille Marozzo and the Bolognese School – by Marco Rubboli
Foundations of Italian Rapier – by William E. Wilson
[Book] Published in SPADA: Anthology of swordsmanship. Focuses on the techniques of Achille Marozzo.
Technique
[Book] Arte of Defence: An Introduction to the Use of the Rapier – by William E. Wilson
Italian Circle Theory: A study of the applied geometry in the Italian Renaissance – by Gary Chelak
Article published in SPADA 2: Anthology of swordsmanship
A Matter of Time – by Stephen Hand (2000)
Published in the online Journal of Western Martial Arts
Understanding Tempo – by Maestro Tom Leoni
Understanding Gaining the Sword – by Maestro Tom Leoni
Finding the Sword or Stringere – by Maestro Tom Leoni
Article published in SPADA 2: Anthology of swordsmanship