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Abrazare -- Fiore's unarmed grappling system. Locks, throws, and takedowns that form the foundation of his entire martial art.

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Spada in una mano -- single-handed sword techniques from Il Fior di Battaglia. Guards, cuts, and plays for the arming sword.

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Armoured combat with the azza. Fiore's poleaxe plays cover strikes, disarms, and wrestling at the haft.

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Mounted and dismounted spear plays from Il Fior di Battaglia. Thrusts, beats, and counters at long range.

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The German longsword tradition. Zufechten, five master cuts, winding, and the core plays from the Zettel glosses (Ringeck, Danzig, von Danzig).

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Joachim Meyer's systematic longsword method from 1570. Extensive cutting diagrams, devices, and Handtarbeit for the later German tradition.

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The oldest known European fencing treatise. Priest and scholar plays with sword and buckler from Royal Armouries MS I.33.

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The Bolognese school of fencing (Marozzo, Manciolino, dall'Agocchie). Guards, cuts, and plays for the single-handed sword.

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Filippo Vadi's De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi. An Italian longsword system distinct from Fiore, with its own guards and principles.

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