Reading Ann Tlustys book on Martial Ethics in Early Modern Germany, it is interesting to note what great importance the Renaissance society put on intent over consequences in any violent encouter. Consequently, in some cases it was even considered worse to thrust at someone even *without* harm, than killing someone with a strike. The thrust was really considered very dishonourable and the traces of that probably remained throughout the German fencing with the Hiebfecthen. And again, how very relevant the strike with the flat was in a street fight, as that again proved your intent to not do harm and trying to avoid escalating things. All this certainly puts the art of Joachim Meyer in a very interesting light. Exactly what it means and how it relates to the teachings of the fencing guilds still needs to be researched.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 09:19:08 +0000
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