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The Art of the Sabre and the Épée

By Luigi Barbasetti

The Art of the Sabre and the Épée Politics & History

The Art of the Sabre and the Épée

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This is the ultimate fencing book with all the tips and tricks that an excellent fencer must master: Battuta, Foot call, Slinging parry etc. If the book does not meet your expectations, you can send it back and get your money back.------New Book. Reprint from 1936. 170 pages. English. Presents theories and ideas that are quite useful for saber and épée fencing. Reveals the methods of one of the most successful fencing master - Luigi Barbasetti - of the period. Luigi Barbasetti, (born February 1859, Cividale del Friuli, Italy died March 31, 1948, Verona), Italian fencing master, much respected in both Italy and Hungary. A student of the great Italian sabre teacher Giuseppe Radaelli, Barbasetti in many ways outstripped his master. His unique insight into fencing helped guide the sport into the 20th century. Barbasetti began his teaching career at the Military Fencing Masters School of Rome and later moved to Vienna, where he opened the Austro-Hungarian Central Fencing School in 1894. His style with the sabre, involving a greater emphasis on finger play to control the blade, was so successful that it replaced the teachings of the Hungarian master József Keresztessy (called the father of Hungarian sabre fencing ). Barbasetti s school attracted the best fencers in both Austria and Hungary, and the so-called Hungarian style of swordplay he developed with the sabre dominated international competitions during the first half of the 20th century. He returned to Italy at the outbreak of World War I and continued teaching there until 1921, when he moved again, this time to Paris. He had many illustrious pupils, including Lucien Gaudin and Roger Ducret, both of whom competed for France in three Olympics 1920, 1924, and 1928 Gaudin winning four gold and two silver fencing medals and Ducret three gold, four silver, and one bronze. In 1943 Barbasetti retuned to his homeland, spending his final years teaching in Verona.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
170
Release Date:
2019-02-01
Publication Date:
2019-02-01
Publisher:
Hahn, Michael
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
3964010057
Weight:
300 g
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