Radaellian Scholar

Having exposed and discussed the differences between the two editions of Pecoraro and Pessina's sabre treatise in the previous post , we...

The year 1910 is a pivotal one in the history of Radaellian fencing. For starters, less than a month into the year came the untimely death o...

If you have any preconceptions of what an Italian épée looks like, the first picture that probably comes to mind is the type with a crossgua...

Foil fencing equipment from Enrichetti (1871). Source: KU Leuven When comparing a French and Italian foil as they are commonly made today, i...

Although it has been well over two years since I had an opportunity to talk about Italian fencing in Argentina , my silence on the fascinati...

In the Radaellian tradition, no other fencing master boasts quite the same level of name recognition as Luigi Barbasetti. As a result of his...