This paper may be distributed freely, within the rules of copyright.
http://www.schlachtschule.org/instruction/TheJudicialDuelV.2.pdf
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Some Observations on the Judicial Duel as Practiced in Fifteenth-Century Germany
I have written a monograph on judicial combats in 15th-century Germany. It focuses upon
information from the Fechtbücher, but examines other sources, too, both modern and historical. Most of the scholarship available today regarding deeds of arms is focused on France and England, while this paper focuses strictly on judicial combats in Germany, and is intended primarily for students of historical European martial arts--especially those who follow the Liechtenauer school--who want to understand the context of the arts they study.
This paper may be distributed freely, within the rules of copyright.
http://www.schlachtschule.org/instruction/TheJudicialDuelV.2.pdf
This paper may be distributed freely, within the rules of copyright.
http://www.schlachtschule.org/instruction/TheJudicialDuelV.2.pdf
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In your opinion what was the context of early KDF?
Was it something you would see in personal defense or street fights or more for judicial duelling?
The early Fechtbücher clearly covered both "sudden self defense" (street fights) and Zweifechten, or dueling. All of the Harnischfechten material, however, was absolutely for Zweifechten, despite Talhoffer's handful of plays that seem to represent warfare.
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