{"id":2488,"date":"2009-01-18T14:32:31","date_gmt":"2009-01-18T19:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2012-02-16T08:57:16","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T08:57:16","slug":"youngblood-unearths-smallsword-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/stage-combat-2\/youngblood-unearths-smallsword-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"YoungBlood Unearths Smallsword Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\nAside from a brief list of terms and definitions in the Pallas Armata(1639) this is the earliest published historical fencing glossary I have seen. Please make best use of it that you can.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/youngblood.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=22\">YoungBlood \u00bb Sword Geek: Smallsword Glossary 1784<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tim Klotz has sourced an excellent piece of sword history here. A full A-Z glossary of terminology and advice on smallsword duelling from a very early source. McArthur&#8217;s manual, which he published at the age of 24, is based on his understanding of Master Oliver. The reader may compare this work with Oliver&#8217;s Fencing Familiarized, and contrast with Angelo&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/1853676268?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=memorishakes-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=390961&#038;creativeASIN=1853676268\">The School of Fencing<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=memorishakes-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=15&#038;a=1853676268\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Klotz, &#8220;McArthur\u2019s dismisses many distinctive and flamboyant characteristics of Angelo\u2019s style (such as thrusting in Tierce, the Fan Parade (Modern Parry 6) and complex disarms).&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aside from a brief list of terms and definitions in the Pallas Armata(1639) this is the earliest published historical fencing glossary I have seen. 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