The Fencing Grounds

Wappen of the Marxbruder and Federfechter pt01

Today on the Fencing Grounds Kevin Maurer and Chris VanSlambrouck spoke about the Brotherhood of Saint Mark (est.1487), again. This time they focus on  the most powerful fencing guild during the life time of master Joachim Meyer by exploring the Wappen or coat of arms of the fencing guilds. This is part one, up next is the second part on the Federfechter (est.1607). LivingMeyer on Patreon & Instagram

Mauracus Scabius 1559

A sensational story that is retold this morning on The Fencing Grounds: In 1559 a foreign Freyfechter held a public fencing event in Straßburg while a "Mauracus Scabius" ran amuck. more on Patreon with LivingMeyer

Marxbruder, Meyer and Early Modern Mayhem

On the Fencing Grounds yesterday morning Kevin Maurer and Chris  VanSlambrouck chat about the Marxbruder. oh and if you don't know who the Brotherhood of St. Mark were here is an excerpt from Chris's up coming workbook of all things Meyer:   "On August 10th, 1487 Emperor Friederich III (1415-93) dramatically increased the renown and honor of being a member of the Brotherhood of Saint Mark by granting them the Imperial Privilege to teach fencing and certify masters of the sword in two hands. This made the Marxbrüder the undisputable gatekeepers of the Fechtkunst in the Empire. Being recognized as “Marxbrüder approved” carried some societal clout in the Holy Roman Empire, because it gave such a powerfully backed preference. I imagine that frustrated the masters of defense (Schirrmeister) unaffiliated with the now privileged Brüderschaft (Brotherhood) some of them were surely members or students of the Liechtenauer Tradition."  1491 Augsburger Fechtordnung (Cod.I.6.2º.5, 1v-5v) 1491 Frankfurter Fechtordnung (Cod.I.6.2º.5, 6v-20v) 1546 Solothurn Fechtordnung (Mandatenbuch 1, pp358-59) Christoff Rösener’s (1579) Ehren Tittel und Lobspruch der Ritterlichen Freyen Kunst der fechter

The Veldenz Manuscript 1561

The Veldenz Manuscript 1561 with Chris [https://www.patreon.com/LivingMeyer?fan_landing=true] and Kevin.

Historical Fencing 1999 with Greg Mele

Hello everyone! Good news, today on the Fencing Grounds over coffee Chris spoke with Greg Mele of The CSG [https://www.chicagoswordplayguild.com/events/wmaw] and Freelance Academy Press [https://www.freelanceacademypress.com/about-us.aspx]. Greg shares a personal rendition of a most interesting Historical Fencing journey. In doing so, we are gifted with a vivid picture of WMA and it's development. As bonus we are told tale of the state of affairs in that all too turbulent period at the end of the 1990s. Stay tuned for part two!  Train hard, be Hard