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Danet on the Demi-Volte
“In smallsword, the volte is a movement that is an evasive action—that is, an esquive—that sidesteps an attack while simultaneously thrusting into the opponent. When one executes this advanced move, one is simultaneously attacking and defending at the same time. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Theory, Weapon
Tagged 18th Century, Angelo, Counter Attack, Counter-Attack, Danet, Demi-volte, Escrime, esgrima, Esquive, French, L’Art des Armes, Small Sword, Smallsword, Volte
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2021 American Smallsword Symposium
The American Smallsword Symposium has been scheduled for 11-12 September, 2021. The event will be held entirely outdoors at the Carlyle House in at Alexandria, VA. There is ample parking, several hotels, and B&B’s in town. Early reports indicate the … Continue reading
Posted in Symposium
Tagged 2021, Alexandria, American Smallsword Symposium, AmSS, Angelo, Virginia
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Angelo’s Plates I-XV from Escrime in the Encyclopédie, 1765
Domenico Angelo rocked the fencing world. He was an Italian trained in France, appointed as Royal Fencing Instructor by George II where trained the future King, George III, in escrime. In 1763, working with artist Gwyn Delin, he published L’Ecole … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Historic Text
Tagged 1763, 1765, 1787, Angelo, British, d’Alembert, Diderot, Domenico Angelo, Encyclopédie, Enlightenment, French, Henry Charles Angelo, Italian, King George, Small-sword, Smallsword
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Opposing Smallsword with Saber
If opposed to the Small Sword, have recourse to the Cuts Three [ascending from inside low to outside high] and Four [ascending from outside low to inside high], directing them at the arm, by which means there is every probability … Continue reading
Posted in Quote
Tagged 1845, 19th Century, Angelo, Henry Charles Angelo, Infantry Sword, Saber, Sabre
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Angelo on Elasticity and Recovery
You ought to practice not only to make your thrusts with great quickness and vivacity, but also to deliver them with an elastic disengagement and disposition; and the motion of the body should appear like divers [sic] springs throughout the … Continue reading
Angelo’s Plate XV, “Escrime,” in Encyclopédie
Posted in Art
Tagged 1765, Angelo, Art, Encyclopédie, Engraving, Escrime, L'Ecole des Armes, Paris
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