Hugo Wittenwiler
Fencing Master
Swiss medieval fencing master and author of an illustrated combat treatise on sword and wrestling (1493).
Quick Facts
Date of Birth15. století
Date of Death15. století
Era15th century
Country of OriginSwitzerland
Rank / TitleAuthor of Fechtbuch (1493)
Active Yearsca 1493
Biography
Hugo Wittenwiler was a Swiss martial practitioner who authored a late 15th-century manuscript detailing unarmored wrestling, dagger techniques, and longsword combat.