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The rapier as we know it saw its heyday in the mid to late 16th C. and the early 17th C. Early manuals on rapier play were more akin to broadsword fighting than the fencing that we know today. ... In order to understand the mechanics of why certain techniques were used in rapier play, it is prudent to study the form...
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jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/fencing/blades.html
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This site is dedicated to the study of Historical Fencing. ... The English at the end of the 16th Century followed the continental fencers in taking on the use of the rapier. In defense of English technique, George Silver published a treatise called the Paradoxes of Defence.
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jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/fencing.html
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The best answer I can give is that the true rapier is a long, narrow, rigid, nearly edgeless single-hand thrusting blade with a thick, tapering cross-section and very narrow and sharp point. There is no question rapiers vary in their shape, length, and width and especially in their hilt configuration. But rapiers...
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www.thearma.org/Youth/rapieroutline.htm
www.thearma.org/Youth/rapieroutline.htm
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Katana vs. Rapier: Another Fantasy Worth Considering ... There is typically a view that the katana and rapier represent the ideal cutting blade and the ideal thrusting blade; the "highest" development of East and West. ... Would the rapier fighter's presumably cautious, cool-headed counter-thrusting style of fight provoke...
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www.thearma.org/essays/katanavs.htm
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I am hopping on a plane again today, this time bound for the Orlando Energy Conference. The topic I will present is An Overview of Global Energy Issues. Good thing they asked for something easy and non-controversial. ... posted by Robert Rapier at 7:22 PM 8 comments links to this post...
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i-r-squared.blogspot.com/
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Deputy for Rapier ... Rapier Combat Handbook revised July 2006, includes appendices 1-4 ... Rapier Combat Handbook, Appendix 5 Blade Types and Conventions; revised July 2006...
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www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/rapier/
www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/rapier/
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Scott Wilson custom fabricates swords, other weapons, and armor for SCA events and Faires; stock list, PDF format catalog and ordering information. ... We still exist, but our hosting company has migrated our stuff to a new platform and failed to initialize the database. ... Once again, Thanks for everyone s support.
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We have scabbards and baldrics to carry your sword on your back and renaissance rapier belts and carriers for your rapier. We make custom scabbards for broad swords and medieval swords.
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Producer of fully hand forged swords, rapiers, daggers and sabres collectors and re-enactors. ... With our humble beginnings in 1994 and a passion for preserving old European traditions and historical processes in sword-making, a team of artisans known as ArmArt built upon this as our foundation to On these pages,
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