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I had originally heard from a friend who had practiced in Saviolo's system that there was a larger emphasis on striking, but on further research it seems that statement doesn't hold up. Should have researched a little more before saying anything.

I'll go pick up that book immediately. Thanks a lot.

While I am aware that there are many manuals that cover Abrazare/Ringen in Western Martial Arts, I am only aware of one (from Saviolo) that covers hand-to-hand combat that isn't entirely based on wrestling and includes striking as well. Other than Saviolo's work, are there any other masters that wro...

Curved swords became popular for many reasons at many different times. Mechanically speaking, though, a curved blade will generally cut very well because a smaller portion of the blade impacts at a single interval of time, meaning that it imparts a natural slicing motion into the cut that doesn't re...

Thank you very much for the information. The reason for my inquiry was based on a lot of statements I'd seen thrown around forums and other not-so-trustworthy parts of the internet saying things like: "Germans liked their longswords heavier for deeper cuts!" or "The Italians thought c...

Usually when there is a weapon that is used across a large geographical area there are variations that are generally unique depending upon which part of that extended geographical area you are in. My question is this: when it comes to the longsword, are there noticeable variations between longswords...