Resources
The following is a list of those resources to be found here and on the net that will help you in your study of historical and classical fencing. This list will probably always be in flux so please check back every now and again to see what might be new.
Knowledgebases
* William Wilson's Elizabethan Fencing Page
* Historical Manuscripts
* AEMMA Knowledgebase
* For the SCA, the current Sidesword combat rules are here.
Sites with aims similar to TSD
* Association of Historical Fencing
* Swordplay Symposium International
The following are for general consumption. We would like to thank The Chicago Swordplay Guild for some of these resources. CSG will follow all the manuals supplied by them.
* Goliath - an early German longsword manual. (CSG)
* Wayne's Sword Excercise
* Novati version of Liberi (CSG)
* 1902 - 'Flos Duellatorum' - Francesco Novati - In three parts.
o Novati Part 1 (CSG)
o Novati Part 2 (CSG)
o Novati Part 3 (CSG)
* Manciolino
* John Florio's World of Words
* Vigianni Translation by J. Swanger
* Partial Giganti Translation by G. Chelak
* Capo Ferro Translation by W. Wilson & J. Swanger
* Quintino Translation by J. Swanger
* Giganti p90 & 91 class handout by G. Chelak
* Practical Capo Ferro by W. Wilson & J. Swanger (w/ plates & video)
* Marozzo's Coda Longa Guardia (rev 02/04) handout by G. Chelak
* WMAW '04 Handout: Arteful Use of Rapier & Dagger from Giganti (G. Chelak)
* 4W '05 Handout: Marozzo's First Assault, Part One (G. Chelak)
See the current list of translation projects here.
