Reduced weight.
Upside-down mounted blades.
A sneakily set handle.
Early attempts in gaining an unfair advantage with épées de combat.
Reduced weight.
Upside-down mounted blades.
A sneakily set handle.
Early attempts in gaining an unfair advantage with épées de combat.
The Irish beat each other with shilelaghs, the English drew blood with singlesticks and quarterstaves, the French wielded canne and baton. The Portuguese still play at jogo de pao and the Italians had the bastone. The Germans, however, showed no interest in wooden weapons, at least after the Fechtschul traditions of dussack and assorted staff weapons (most of which with a blade of one kind or another) had disappeared. How come? Continue reading
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This site’s editor, J. Christoph Amberger, was born and raised in West Berlin, Germany. He studied in Berlin, Göttingen, Aberdeen, and Annapolis and holds an M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College Graduate Institute. After Obtaining his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2015 and passing the Maryland bar, he is now an attorney in Baltimore City. Continue reading
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Tagged amberger, amberger collection, christoph amberger, fencing, j christoph amberger
J. Christoph Amberger was born and raised in Cold-War West Berlin, Germany. He studied in Berlin, Göttingen, Continue reading