Posted in 18th Century, Dussack, fencing, Foil, quarterstaff, rapier
Tagged degen, dusak, dusägge, dussack, escrime, fechten, fechtschule, federfechter, fencing, marxbrüder, staff, stange
A biedermeier meeting of the minds
Thanks to Mark Twain and Jerome K. Jerome, Anglo-Saxons on both sides of the Atlantic consider the Mensur — a pan-German ritual of passage practised wherever quality German is spoken Heidelberg Mensur — synonymous with Heidelberg. Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, 20th Century, fencing, Schläger
Tagged escrime, fechten, fencing, heidelberg, korbschläger, mensur, Schläger, student duel, student prince
Clash of the titans… Continue reading
Boys will be boys… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, fencing, Saber
Tagged cut fencing, escrime, fechten, hiebfechten, Saber, säbel
This postcard, stamped and mailed in 1906, shows cavalry soldiers at Saumur practicing on foot… Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, fencing, Lance, Saber
Tagged escrime français, fechten, fencing, lance, lanze, sabre saber, saumur, säbel
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