Giacomo di Grassi - His true arte of defense

Contents:

• “His True Arte of Defense”
• The Author’s Epistle unto divers Noble men and Gentlemen

• 1. The First Part
  • 1.1. The True Arte of Defense
• 2. The Means How to Obtain Judgment
• 3. The Division of the Arte
• 4. Of the Sword
• 5. Concerning Thrusting
• 6. The Arm
• 7. Of Paces
  • 7.1. Of the Agreement of the Foot and Hand
• 8. Of Wards
  • 8.1. The High Ward
  • 8.2. The Broad Ward
  • 8.3. The Low Ward
• 9. Of Striking, Of Defending
  • 9.1. The Manner How to Strike
• 10. When it is Better to Strike With the Edge
• 11. The Means to Defend
• 12. The Method Which Shall be used in Handling the Chapters Following
• 13. The Single Rapier
  • 13.1. The Hurt of the High Ward at Single Rapier
• 14. The Defense of the Thrust of the High Ward at Single Rapier
• 15. The Hurt of the Broad ward at Single Rapier
• 16. The Defense of the Broad Ward at Single Rapier
• 17. The Hurt of the Low Ward at Single Rapier
• 18. The Defense of the Low Ward at Single Rapier
• 19. The Rapier and Dagger
• 20. Of the Wards
• 21. How to Defend with the Dagger
• 22. The Offense of the High Ward at Rapier and Dagger
• 23. The Defense of the High Ward at Rapier and Dagger
• 24. The Hurt of the Broad Ward at Rapier and Dagger
• 25. The Defense of the Broad Ward at Rapier and Dagger
• 26. The Hurt of the Low Ward at Rapier and Dagger
• 27. The Defense of the Low Ward at Rapier and Dagger
• 28. The Rapier and Cloak
• 29. The Manner How to Handle the Cloak
• 30. An Advertisement Concerning the Wrapping and Warding of the Cloak
• 31. The Hurt of the High Ward at Rapier and Cloak
• 32. The Defense of the Thrust, Right and Reversed Blows of the High Ward at Rapier and Cloak
• 33. The Hurt of the Broad Ward at Rapier and Cloak
• 34. The Defense of the Broad Ward at Rapier and Cloak
• 35. Of the Hurt of the Low Ward at Rapier and Cloak
• 36. Of the Defense of the Low Ward at Rapier and Cloak
• 37. Of the Sword and Buckler
• 38. Of the Form of the Buckler
• 39. The Manner How to Handle the Buckler
• 40. Of the Hurt of the High Ward at Sword and Buckler
• 41. Of the Defense of the High Ward at Sword and Buckler
• 42. Of the Hurt of the Broad Ward at Sword and Buckler
• 43. Of the Defense of the Broad Ward at Sword and Buckler
• 44. Of the Hurt of the Low Ward at Sword and Buckler
• 45. Of the Defense of the Low Ward at Sword and Buckler
• 46. Of the Sword and Target, called the Square Target
• 47. The Manner How to Hold the Square Square Target
• 48. The Hurt of the High Ward at the Sword and Square Target
• 49. The Defense of the High Ward at the Sword and Square Target
• 50. The Hurt of the Broad Ward at the Sword and Square Target
• 51. The Defense of the Broad Ward at the Sword and Square Target
• 52. The Hurt of the Low Ward at the Sword and Square Target
• 53. The Defense of the Low Ward at the Sword and Square Target
• 54. Of the Sword and Round Target
• 55. On the Manner How to Hold the Round Target
• 56. The Hurt of the High Ward at Sword and Round Target
• 57. The Defense of the High Ward at Sword and Round Target
• 58. The Hurt of the Broad Ward at Sword and Round Target
• 59. The Defense of the Broad Ward at Sword and Round Target
• 60. The Hurt of the Low Ward at Sword and Round Target
• 61. The Defense of the Low Ward at Sword and Round Target
• 62. Of the Case of Rapiers
• 63. The Manner How to Handle Two Rapiers
• 64. Of the High Ward at Two Rapiers
• 65. The Defense of the High Ward at Two Rapiers
• 66. Of the Hurt of the Broad Ward at Two Rapiers
• 67. Of the Defense of the Broad Ward at Two Rapiers
• 68. Of the Hurt of the Low Ward at Two Rapiers
• 69. Of the Defense of the Low Ward at Two Rapiers
• 70. Of the Two Hand Sword
• 71. Of the Manner How to Handle the Two Hand Sword in Single Combat
• 72. Of the Defense of the High Ward at Two Hand Sword
• 73. Of the Hurt of the Low Ward at the Two Hand Sword
• 74. Of the Defense of the Low Ward at the Two Hand Sword
• 75. Of the weapons of the Staff, namely the Bill, the Partisan, the Halberd, and the Javelin
• 76. Of the Partisan
• 77. Of Bill against Bill, Halberd against Halberd, or Halberd against Bill
• 78. How to Strike with the Halberd
• 79. Of the Defense of the Heel, or Blunt End of the Halberd
• 80. Of the Hurt and Ward of the Javelin
• 81. Of the Defense of the Thrusts of the Javelin
• 82. Of the Partisan
• 83. Of the Pike
  • 83.1. The Manner How to Handle the Pike
  • 83.2. For the Cause the Pike Makes Greater Passage with the Point than any Other Shorter Weapon
  • 83.3. Of the wards of the Pike
  • 83.4. Of the Manner How to Strike in the said Wards
  • 83.5. Of the Defense of the Wards
• 84. The Second Part
  • 84.1. Of Blows and Thrusts
• 85. Deceits or Falsings of the single Sword, or single Rapier
• 86. General Advertisements concerning the defenses
• 87. Of Sword and Dagger, or Rapier and Dagger
• 88. Of Sword and Cloak, or Rapier and Cloak
• 89. Falsing of Blows, Of Sword and buckler, square Target, and round Target
  • 89.1. An Advertisement concerning the defenses of the false of the round Target
• 90. Of the falses of the two Swords: or Rapiers
• 91. An Advertisement concerning the defenses of the two Swords: or Rapiers
• 92. Falsing of Blows, Of the Two Hand Sword
• 93. The Defense of the Two Hand Sword
• 94. Of the Partisan, Bill, Javelin, and Halberd
• 95. Of the Pike
• 96. The Defenses of the Deceits of the Weapons of the Staff
• 97. How a man by private practice can obtain strength of body thereby
• 98. Of the exercise and strength of the arms