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>--- Tyler Martin <autumngale@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I thought I'd throw out a thought about the lunge
> > being a "new" technique.
> > There is a Roman wall carving that depicts a
> > gladiator preforming an almost
> > entirely modern lunge ( his sheild is held out
> > behind him.)
> > I belive there is a picture of this image in J.
> > Christoph Amberger's book.
> > -Tyler
>Hi, Tyler,
>I don't think that there are any techniques that are
>really new, only ones that fall into vogue at
>different times and with different styles. Even within
>a similar time period you'll find a variety of
>techniques and strategies. For example, within the age
>of rapier we can find the Spaniards walking circles,
>the Italians & their Botta Longa, and the English with
>broadsword & buckler. And of course, the now well
>known ms.I-33, which shows monks practicing a
>thrust-oriented style of fencing back in the 13th
>century. One can generalize about what's historically
>accurate, but it's important to remember that there
>are always exceptions.
>
>Cheers,
>Jeff
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