Ridolfo Capoferro (Capo Ferro)
Master of Arms / Author
Italian rapier grandmaster from Siena whose 1610 treatise Gran Simulacro defined the gold standard of rapier fencing.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth16. století
Date of Death17. století
Era17th century
Country of Origin
Italy (Siena)
Italy (Siena)Rank / TitleAuthor of Gran Simulacro (1610)
Active Years1600–1625
Biography
Ridolfo Capoferro published his masterpiece "Gran Simulacro" in Siena in 1610. Featuring copperplate engravings, it systematically defined distance, timing (Tempo), and the mechanics of the rapier lunge.