First off, I haven't had time to read everything on the Arma site, so if the answer is obviously here, I apologize for the redundancy of the question.
Years ago, I read through a "Cliff Notes" version of Di Grassi, and tried to incorperate several aspects of his fighting into mine, and have done quite well with it since...
Last month, I started sifting through the 16 or so pages of the Saviolo text, and well, to put it bluntly I'm having extreme troubles...
Perhaps it is the Q&A style of the text, or perhaps it is the attack/defend approach to explaining his moves... but Saviolo is proving to be a much harder read than Di Grassi.
Also, I'm having a hard time incorperating what I do understand into my fighting.
I'm primarily working with Schlager, but am also trying to use the moves with extra-wide epee.
Can anybody offer advise on Saviolo?
Do any of the current fighting manuals discuss Saviolo at all? I've ordered "The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe" by Sydney Anglo, "Renaissance Swordsmanship" by John Clements, and "Arte of Defence" by William Wilson... Do any of these books cover Saviolo?
Do any websites cover Saviolo in detail? Or have a move by move discussion on the topic?
Its not an obsession with Saviolo, its just the first step in examining other texts than Di Grassi... and I don't want to just falter and give up, cause I'm having trouble with visualizing the moves he is describing.
I also recall most of my lingo... but what in the world is a "mandritta"?
Thanks for any and all help!
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