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by Kirksey_Dave
Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:18 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Rapier and cut & thrust
Replies: 11
Views: 15221

Excellent link! Thank you very much for all the input. I have been reading di Grassi (well, Mr. Clement's essay in Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts). I have found that, when reading the old English, it is best not to think about the letters and just keep reading. The words will make ...
by Kirksey_Dave
Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:39 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Rapier and cut & thrust
Replies: 11
Views: 15221

Thanks again. You always are quick to respond and for that I am grateful. I am currently looking into the Di Grassi. I have Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial arts and there is something on it in that book ( as you probably know). That with the plates on the website should be a good help ...
by Kirksey_Dave
Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:10 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Rapier and cut & thrust
Replies: 11
Views: 15221

Rapier and cut & thrust

Hello all!

Though my interest in RMA is not new, I mostly have leaned toward learning longsword. Recently, after a curious purchase involving Thibault, my interest in the rapier has been increasing. I was wondering if anyone has a good suggestion for a treatise out there that would be good for ...
by Kirksey_Dave
Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:17 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: A silly question about thr training system
Replies: 2
Views: 14610

A silly question about thr training system

I was reading through the qualifications for prize playing and could not get a handle on what is required to obtain the rank of general free scholar. My question is simply if it has to be longsword first or if I could get that through rapier or cut-and-thrust.

I know it is probably an obvious ...
by Kirksey_Dave
Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:23 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: On Thibault
Replies: 5
Views: 5940

Thanks all for you input thus far. I have yet to price the various materials I am pondering. I believe I am going to look into rubber mats after I measure as told by Thibault. I will most likely have to store them in my car, so I am actually wondering how multiple sections would work. I hope to use ...
by Kirksey_Dave
Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:38 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: On Thibault
Replies: 5
Views: 5940

On Thibault

I am curious to see who has worked through or read Academy of the Sword by Thibault, and thier thoughts. I find it interesting and very in depth. I honestly have never much thought about rapier combat; gravitating more towards the longsword and weapons of that era. What I have read in my recently ...
by Kirksey_Dave
Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:23 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Sword in Two Hands by Brian R. Price
Replies: 15
Views: 15091

Sword in Two Hands by Brian R. Price

Greetings,

A friend of mine and I have recently begun our WMA studies, and as a terrible spendthrift I am always on the look out for a new book. Between the two of us we have probably six or so. In my browsing I have recently found Chivalry Bookshelf. One such book is a Fiore translation entitled ...