Achille Marozzo (1484–1553) was an Italian

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master, one of the most important teachers in the Dardi or Bolognese tradition.Castle, Egerton (1885), ''Schools and Masters of Fenc'', Londra, G. Bell, rist. (2003) ''Schools and Masters of Fencing : From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century'', Mineola (NY), Dover Editions, , p. 35 : ''his work is remarkably in advance of any other at that period, and foreshadows the superiority of the Italian schools.'' Marozzo was probably born in

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. His text ''Opera Nova dell'Arte delle Armi'' (roughly equivalent to ''"The New Text on the Art of Arms"'') was published in 1536 in

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, dedicated to Count Rangoni, then reprinted several times all the way into the next century. It is considered one of the most important works about fencing in the 16th century. It exemplifies theory, sequences and techniques about combat with different weapons, such as: *Sword and Small Buckler *Sword and Broad Buckler *Sword and Targa *Sword and Dagger *Sword and Cape *Sword-Alone *Sword and Rotella *Large Dagger with and without Cape *Sword for Two Hands *

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(Lance, Ronca, Spetum, and Partisan) *Unarmed against Dagger He also includes a fairly comprehensive treatise on judicial dueling customs in Italy. The text was originally embellished with woodcuts, while after the 1568 edition, copperplate engravings were used. Achille Marozzo states he studied swordsmanship under Guido Antonio Di Luca, about whom he says that "as many warriors came out of his school as did out of the Trojan horse". Later Bolognese fencing masters such as Viggiani and Dall'Agocchie may have been influenced by his work, if not directly studied under him. Today, Marozzo's work is studied and researched by several historical fencing groups in different countries.

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The Teachings of MarozzoMarozzo's Progression
* ttp://www.schoolofthesword.com/Twos%20Company%20PartIII.pdf An introduction to the use of single sword and sword and buckler, according to the work of Achille Marozzoby Phil Marshall and Oliver Barker of The School of the Sword.
An introduction to the play of two swords, one in each hand, according to the work of Achille Marozzo
by Phil Marshall and Oliver Barker of The School of the Sword.
Bolognese Swordplay & the Dardi Tradition
by William Wilson; contains a partial English translation of Books I & II of ''Arte dell'Armi''.

1484 births 1553 deaths People from the Province of Bologna Italian male fencers Italian soldiers Italian male writers 16th-century Italian writers Historical European martial arts Historical fencing {{Italy-fencing-bio-stub

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