About Aaron:
Aaron was introduced to swords as a participant in the first National Stage Combat Workshop run by Fight Directors Canada in 1993. In 1998, he traded the theatrical for the historical and took up Italian Rapier. In 2002 he began studying the Lichtenhauer tradition as one of the founding members of Anyhau (now Ironwood Sword School in Kingston, ON). In 2005 he also began dabbling in the study the Fiore’s system of Martial Arts. The next year Aaron began his intensive study of Imperial Close Combat techniques of the Great War, which formed the core of MA studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and the topic of his first book Bayonets and Blobsticks, the Canadian Experience of Close Combat 1915-18 (2011). His studies turned back to the Renaissance with the publication of a translation of Nicoletto Giganti’s first Rapier treatise in 2014. Since then, his eye has been cast back into the sixteenth century by his doctoral studies of the duel in sixteenth century Italy. As a consequence, he has begun dabbling in the Bolognese school of fighting arts.
About This Episode:
We had to hold off on releasing this one, because we brought up Joeli’s Liechtenauer research. This recording took place back in January.
If you're curious about the Bolognese Carnival celebrations, go check out the article that I finished after I was done researching the subject.
Don't mind our hypothetical posturing about our good friend Johannes Liechtenauer, we were having fun with some exclusive knowledge.
If you're interested in reading a great book that adds a lot of depth to this conversation, be sure to check out The Sixteenth Century Italian Duel by Fredrick R. Bryson {it's available on-line for free here, or on Amazon as a reprint}:
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Keep your eyes peeled for an epic breakdown about the brutal duel between Cristoforo Guasco and Niccolò Doria, by Stephen Fratus out in the next few weeks.
The Real Martin Fabian
Joeli Takala: The Real Johannes Liechtenauer
Herbert Schmidt: The Medieval and Renaissance Buckler
Liam H. Clark: A Journey to Stasbourg
Niccolò Menozzi: The Spadone Project
Jean Chandler: Guilds
Dr. Guy Windsor: Teaching, and a survey of Vadi and Fiore
Jack Gassmann: Martial Culture, Context and Crossbows
Bolognese Foundations Part 4: Tactics
Maestro Wars Episode 4: Rogue Son
Bolognese Foundations Part 3: Footwork
Bolognese Foundations: Part 2, Guards (with Martin Höppner)
Bill Grandy: A Complete Perspective
Bolognese Foundations: Part 1, Cuts and Thrusts (with Martin Höppner)
Michael Chidester: Bellifortis
Jess Finley: Sword in Armor
Dr. Patrick Bratton: Renaissance Naval Warfare
Episode 3.2: The Siege
Mike Prendergast: Pietro Monte’s Collectanea
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