Czech Duels question

[Joe Beins]

Hi, I would like to know what kind of dueling the Czech people practiced during the 1500s or early 1600s.

Did they do Rapier? Polish sabre? Their own style?

Any help would be.... helpful.

Cheers.

[Gene Tausk]

Hi, I would like to know what kind of dueling the Czech people practiced during the 1500s or early 1600s.

Did they do Rapier? Polish sabre? Their own style?

Any help would be.... helpful.

Cheers.

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[Thomas Jancarik]

I believe the Freifechter guild had it's headquarters in Prague. Bohemia was an important region within the Holy Roman Empire and so I would assume that the "Liechtenauerian" tradition was studied there; although other traditions probably existed. If fact, this question interests me very much and if someone has any information relating to Eastern European medieval martial arts please feel free to share.

[Samuel Bena]

Im guessing probably the same as in Germany, e.g. Dussack/Messer (Czechs call it Tesák), longsword , rapier/cut-n-thrust etc. To my knowledge as far as dueling with sabres (in central europe) is concerned it was pretty much only a Hungarian (and later on Polish) thing.

Cheers