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Renaissance Italy
Back to Renaissance Europe MapItaly bore a large number of individual fencing masters, yet the Italian styles grew slowly compared to other nations. Italy contained some of the first formal writings on the subject of fencing, and is thouhght to have influenced most existing styles at the time.
Italian Masters |
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 Early cover of Achille Marozzo's Opera Nova |
One of the earliest existing works, Opera Nova, was written in 1536 and emphasized thrusts and stabs over cutting power. |
 Portrait of Camillo Agrippa |
Mathematitian Camillo Agrippa began studying fencing, applying his geometrical knowledge to find new techniques. Some of his foresight also came from the study of movements used by chickens in fights. |
 Portrait of Giacomo di Grassi |
Writer of the treatise The Arte of Defense, diGrassi promoted the use of heavy footwork in addition to strikes and counterattacks. |
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