Fiore Posta's

[coryzamparelli]

So I've been studying greatly on fencing and taking many notes on terminology and different masters. Right now I am trying to learn Longsword alone in The Italian School of Combat and I've been searching greatly for good examples (with writing and pictures) of Fiore dei Liberi's Postas but I cannot find much of anything anywhere. Does anyone know a good site where I could find this information? Or a PDF file?

[Jaron Bernstein]

Why not read the Fiore manuals (there are 4 different versions out that we know of) themselves? The best sources for this Art are....the actual masters themselves.

[coryzamparelli]

I would love to, but the problem is that when I go to look for books to buy that are translated versions of his treatise, they are pretty pricey and I have no means of making money at the moment. So I decided to check my local library and they have nothing that has to do with Fiore, or any other type of fencing besides french rapier/epee classical fencing. Then I attempted to find an actual school near me to go to where I could study under a master and learn the Italian School of Combat (which is what I am focusing on now) but none of them teach that here in Florida, or at least not in south Florida, all they have here is German which I would love to learn, but is not my priority right now. His actual treatise or any one of the four versions are no where near my location, which is an issue for me because I am only 17 and I do not have a job nor a car. So my last hope, so to speak, is to look online for PDF files that have translated versions or for me to find a good, detailed site on his work so I can truly learn the art.

So yes, I would love to read his actual work myself, but there is no way at the moment unless it's online.

[Alex Bourdas]

Free translation and images here:
http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Fiore

[coryzamparelli]

Thanks for the link! I will definitely check it out!