Verdadeira Destreza

Alguns nomes históricos em galego/português para as partes da espada Saturday February 8th, 2020 – Posted in: AGEA Documentos, Destreza Comum, Destreza Portuguesa, Verdadeira Destreza

Sorry, this entry is only available in Galego-Português. Diniz F. Cabreira Arte do Combate AGEA Editora Atualizado a 20200207 Introdução Com frequência ao estudar diferentes tradições de HEMA utilizamos termos emprestados de outros idiomas. Muitas vezes esses termos são flutuantes e mudam dependendo da fonte que estejamos a ler. Muitas vezes o campo lexical resultante é mistura de termos novos e antigos, específicos da nossa arte e emprestados, próprios à nossa língua e estrangeiros. É…

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Dandic, pompous and quarrelsome: uses and customs in Iberian fencing salles at the XVI and XVII centuries Friday September 16th, 2016 – Posted in: Destreza Comum, Destreza Portuguesa, Paraesgrima, Verdadeira Destreza

Uses & customs in Iberian fencing salles of the sixteen and seventeenth centuries: safety regulations and equipment; traditions, rituals & salutes; scoring in tournaments; teacher’s wages and teaching methods.

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A very brief history of the Verdadeira Destreza in Portugal Thursday May 5th, 2016 – Posted in: Destreza Comum, Verdadeira Destreza

This brief article describes the history of Verdadeira Destreza in Portugal between the XVI and XVIII centuries. It presents the fencing scene as it probably was at the time, sets context for the apparition of Verdadeira Destreza and its eventual displacement of the older common fencing style and lists and describes the known sources.

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«Memorial da Prattica do Montante» videos Tuesday April 26th, 2016 – Posted in: Verdadeira Destreza, Videos

Our fellow Ton Puey in his school Academia da Espada, is doing extensive work of theoretical and practical research in the regras (lit. «rules», set chains of actions) for the iberian montante two-handed sword. In this effort, he recorded here a first draft of his interpretation of the 32 rules (16 single and 16 composite) that master Diogo Gomez de Figueiredo left written in his Memorial da Prattica do Montante. Do not miss the opportunity…

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An Overview of the Iberian Montante Sunday April 24th, 2016 – Posted in: Verdadeira Destreza

This article gathers a series of notes written while studying the sources on the Iberian montante sword of the late XV century and following centuries. The extant sources are listed and analysed. Different approaches to teaching this weapon’s handling are described, stressing those who can provide a context for its use.

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Un texto de Esgrima Española del Siglo XVI Tuesday May 5th, 2009 – Posted in: Verdadeira Destreza

We reproduce here an excerpt from the 2009 article «Un texto de Esgrima Española del Siglo XVI» which Manuel Valle Ortiz and Mary Dill Curtis wrote for number 7 of the Materiales para la Historia del Deporte publication, from the Pablo de Olavide University in Sevilla.