People of German School of Fencing

German School of Fencing: 4 documented people. Also: codifier (2), master (1).

Founder (1)

Joachim MeyerFounder: Meyer's Art of FencingStrasbourg cutler and free fencer (c. 1537–1571), author of the manual Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens (1570) on the sword, dussack, rapier and other weapons.

Codifier (2)

Johannes LiechtenauerGerman fencing master of the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, author of the poem Zettel on which the German longsword tradition stands.Paulus KalBavarian court official and 15th-century fencer, author of the manuscript Cgm 1507, in which he recorded 17 masters of the Liechtenauer Society.

Master (1)

Ott JudMaster: Ringen (Medieval German Wrestling)An Austrian wrestling (Ringen) master of the 15th century, author of an extensive treatise on wrestling that became the dominant work of the Liechtenauer tradition.

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