Radaellian Scholar

An advantage of studying the Radaellian lineage that I often emphasise is the number of treatises published by the graduates of Radaelli...

Having released scans of the 1902 edition of Masiello's foil treatise a few years ago and the 1902 sabre edition earlier this month, I...

After releasing the scans of the 1902 edition of Masiello's foil treatise  two years ago, it was only a matter of time before I would ac...

Among the many corners of the world which felt the influence of Italian fencing at the turn of the 20th century, South America is arguably o...

One of the most distinguishing aspects of Italian sabre fencing, at least in the opinion of foreign commentators in the 1890s, was the fact ...

*** Update: A third set of student notes has been found, as detailed here . *** The period of study which this blog predominantly concerns i...

After the military fencing master's school in Rome was indefinitely closed at the end of 1914 as part of Italy's military preparatio...