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CURRENT PROJECT
My Current project is an examination of the historical plays (or Stucke) found in Joachim Meyer's 1570 work "Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens" (A Thorough Description of the Art of Fencing) with an eye for adapting them for solo practice and pell-work during the pandemic.
Meyer deals with a multitude of weapons in this book, including longsword, dussack, rappier, dagger and various pole-weapons. Part of what makes this work unique is that Meyer includes descriptions of footwork and drills for a student to practice, as well as tactics and fight psychology. I've been making instructional videos each week where I review translations of the historical plays along with step-by-step instructions. I then go over a "mental shorthand" where the steps are relayed in more colloquial modern English, and then demonstrate and explain how to practice the play as a solo exercise with or without a pell.
Class on period long sword for SCA Heavy Combat I taught for Meridies Royal University.
"And then Fiore says 'When in doubt, punch them in the throat!'..."
I'm known in the SCA as Duke Marc de Arundel, KSCA. I've been involved in armored combat for 21 years, starting first in Cynagua, and then moved to the Barony of Darkwood in the principality of the Mists, where I've lived for the last 11 years. My major focus is studying and interpreting period fight manuals, primarily Joachim Meyer's 1570 book, and "MS Dresd.C.487", a composite work that includes Sigmund ain Ringeck's gloss of the "Kunst de Fechten" tradition of longsword and Andre Ligntizter's work on sword and buckler, dated between 1504 and 1519. I then work to apply the techniques and strategic lessons from the period sources to SCA combat.
I have previously released two written works on the subject, "Heavy Longsword in the Style of Joachim Meyer", and "A Brief Examination of Period Sword and Buckler for SCA Combat"
I also run a study group focused on the study of Meyer and Ringeck's longsword, and have been teaching classes in and out of the SCA on those topics, as well as Lignitzer's sword and buckler.
Class on Lignitzer's and buckler taught at A&S 2018
Marc de Arundel Youtube Channel
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