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Episode 20 The Fechtschulen Poems
In this episode I talk about the reasons for the rhyming poems that the renaissance era fencers wrote, Commemorating their bouts in the fechschulen. I read quite a few of my own translations of them.…
Episode 19 Heinrich Schöppl and the Federfechter from Regensburg
This short podcasts shares details of the historical research of Heinrich Ferdinand Schöppl. (1868-1924). Military officer and archivist who had begun writing a Historic Novel in 1910, titled the…
Episode 18 Insights into the wandering entertainers and the Fencing arts
In this episode I share insights and historical information about the connections between the minstrels and the Historic European fencing arts. hopefully, these insights will appeal to students and…
Episode 17 The Trades Guilds and the Fencing Arts
In this episode I share historic details about the Trades Guild and their connections to the fencing arts and fencing guilds of the Holy roman Empire during the renaissance.
Episode 16 Making of Masters of the Longsword
In this episode I share and reveal historic details about how the fencing guilds certified Masters of the Longsword.
S1E15 Episode 15 Insights into the origins of the Federfechter guild in Prague
Insights into the formation of the Federfechter guild in Prague. In this podcast I will share recent discoveries about the conditions in Prague and elsewhere that led to the Emperor granting…
S1E14 Episode 14 Sword Dances
In this latest episode I relate a brief history of Sword Dances throughout the world. Giving a context for the main topic of this podcast, the German Sword Dances of the 15th-18th centuries and how…
S1E13 Episode 13 The influences of ancient Greek and Roman cultures on the 15th-17th century German Kunst des Fechtens
Here I read from an unpublished article I wrote back in 2014. Detailing the direct influence of the ancient Greco-Roman histories on the 15-17th century German fencing arts, and more. I hope this…
S1E12 Episode 12 Fechtschulen rules and Ordinances
In this episode I continue with the theme of the Fechtschulen of the 16-18th centuries. Here I dig deeper into the rules and ordinances of the fencing events. How the city councils sought to maintain…
Episode 11 The Landsknecht
In this episode I talk a little about the history and formation of the German Landsknecht. I briefly discuss their origins and affects on history of Europe and particularly our modern studies of the…
Episode 10 Death and Injury in the Fechtschulen
This Episode contains details of death and serious injuries that occurred in the 16th-17th century Fechtschulen. I share research from various historical sources which reveal interesting facts of…
Episode 9 The Winkelfechter
In this episode I talk about the Winkelfechter. This group of fencers practiced and learned outside of the officially approved fencing guilds during the 16th-19th centuries. I mainly read from an…
S1E8 Episode 8 The Luxbrüder
Here I talk about the little known third group of fencers, that never was given royal or Imperial privileges, yet nevertheless existed alongside the two known Fencing guilds during the 15-18th…
S1E7 Episode 7 The Federfechter
In this episode I share research about the second known fencing guild from the German renaissance era to receive Imperial privileges to teach, instruct and also certify Masters of the Longsword.…
S1E7 Episode 4 Heussler pt 2
This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. In this final episode of the Heussler series, I dive deeper in the actual military histories of this fascinating…
Episode 6 The Marxbrüder
In this episode I share research that points to the origins of the first fencing guild to be given Imperial privileges during the renaissance era in Germany. I also talk about their functions as…
S1E5 Episode 5 the Fechtschulen part 1
In this episode I begin a series of podcasts that will reveal interesting facts about the 16th and 17th century German competitive fencing events known as the Fechtschulen. What they were and what…
S1E4 Episode 4 Sebastian Heussler part 1
In episode 4, I share biographical facts about the early 17th century Fencing Master, Sebastian Heussler. I read from my published work on Heussler and reveal interesting details about his family…
S1E2 Rabbit Hole Research: Martial entertainment of the shooting festivals and Fencing events.
In this episode I discuss the Martial entertainment during the 15-17th centuries in Germany. Including research data from the Shooting festivals and Fechtschulen. I give a brief overview of these…
S1E1 Rabbit Hole Research: Introductions
In this first episode I'll be explaining how and why I do research into the Historic European Martial Arts. And how that helps to further my physical understanding of the arts as a Martial artist and…
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