....If memory serves me right, one of the term "defensing" was applied as early as the Tudor era under Henry VIII. when he accredited fencing schools in mid 16th Century England and appointed Masters of "Defencing" using this term rather than the term "Fencing" as we now know it. Darned if I can remember where I read it though.... might have been in an article about Renaissance/Reformation England a few years ago. Anyway, that was one of the sources of the word, and it did include other martial arts as well. Hope this is helpful.
Regards,
Warren Cabral,
Fencing As Martial Art
ray and joan <smithnugent1@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear All, and Bill Pirkle, I am one of those who reads
something and then a mere 25 years later can't
remember where he saw it, but I believe in
16th-century English there was the word "defensing"
which meant the use not only of the sword but the
other weapons used in the society in general, both
mounted and on foot. Does anyone else remember seeing
such a term? Ray Smith
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