Radaellian Scholar

Among the many public critics of Radaelli's fencing system in the 19th century, you would be hard pressed to find a single one who had a...

When discussing the practical application of Radaelli's sabre method, I try to defer as much as possible to the texts rather than person...

To understand how fencing theorists thought about and systematised their theories of fencing, ample material can be found in the form of fe...

A common misconception regarding the instruction of fencing in the 19th century is that there were easily identifiable military and civilian...

The third and final part of our fencing tour of Naples features many of the people introduced in part two, with the additions of notable Nea...

In this second part of our tour through the fencing halls of Naples, we are given a peek inside the storied halls of the Grand National Acad...

Within the wealth of sporting magazines and newspaper articles which commented on fencing in late 19th century Italy, there are several jour...