l’Arte Dell Armi

Niccolò Menozzi: The Spadone Project

Do you like big swords? Yea, we know. We all do! Well, if you do, you're probably familiar with The Spadone Project, it's phenomenal, how could you not be? Now meet the man behind the curtain, Niccolò Menozzi! In this episode Stephen and Joshua sit down with Niccolo to tackle the tropes and the misnomers of the two handed sword. We dive deep into the historical use of the weapon on the battlefield and in duels, and discover all of the intricacies that differentiate these beautiful weapons. 
 
Check out and support Niccolò's work here: https://thespadoneproject.com/

Jean Chandler: Guilds

Jean Chandler is one of the most dedicated researchers HEMA has to offer. He's absolutely brilliant! He's also a pretty incredible human being. If you want to learn more about guilds, Renaissance commerce, and martial traditions, this is the episode for you!
Check out Jean's website here: https://jeanhenrichandler.com/

Dr. Guy Windsor: Teaching, and a survey of Vadi and Fiore

This episode marks l'Arte dell Armi's 20,000th download!!! We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude to you our listeners for engaging with this podcast! We greatly appreciate you, and look forward to bringing you more content in the future! Stay saucy my friends!
 
We had the honor of sitting down and talking to Dr. Guy Windsor.  This lively discussion highlights teaching, developing teachers, teaching hacks, running a school as a business, before transitioning into Fiore, Vadi, Capoferro and beyond. It was a truly insightful conversation and we're looking forward to having Guy on the podcast again in the near future, we still have so much to discuss. Note that Joshua had to take care of his son through the first part of the episode but managed to pop-in for the second half.
 
You can find all of Guys work at:
https://swordschool.com/
Take virtual classes with Guy at:
https://swordschool.teachable.com/
Find his books at:
https://swordschool.shop/
 

Jack Gassmann: Martial Culture, Context and Crossbows

Jack Gassmann is both an accomplished academic and historical fencer, a true jack-of-all-trades, he's lived a life full of historical exploration in about every capacity you can possibly imagine, including stunts and film. Stephen and I sat down with Jack and tried to understand what it might've been like to lead crossbowmen on horseback. You won't want to miss this! Stay tuned to the end for a special 20%-off offer on Jack's new table top game, Forces of Virtue!
https://masterstrokegames.com/

Bolognese Foundations Part 4: Tactics

To attack or not to attack, that is the question!
 
It would seem there are many different ways to approach the tactics of Bolognese fencing, but is that because of the varied approaches of different authors, or is there a hidden consensus? Martin, Stephen and Joshua discuss measure, tempo, the nature of the guards, provocations, and so much more in this episode of l'Arte Dell Armi!

Maestro Wars Episode 4: Rogue Son

Pope Julius II has turned his covetous eye toward Ferrara. Meanwhile the French under Bayard and his d'Este allies prepare the way in hope of resisting the Pope's forces and his new league of allies, the Holy League. The French army has a few aces up their sleeves in the Bentivoglio and a young, daring captain, named Gaston di Foix, nicknamed the Thunderbolt. 
 
Part 1: Back in Bologa, 1:22
Part 2: The Warrior Pope, 7:38
Part 3: Guido Rangoni's Little Adventure, 15:26
Part 4 and Part 5: Too Close to the Sun, 22:03
Part 6: Showdown in Bologna 31:03
Part 7: Guido's Star on the Rise 42:41
Part 9: Hugo Pepoli and the Exiles of Bologna, 50:18
Part 10: The Lady from Sex, 55:10
Part 11: The Siege of Bologna, 60:18
Part 12: Revolt in Brescia, 69:08
Part 13: Torre del Magnago, 73:00
 

Bolognese Foundations Part 3: Footwork

Put on your blue suede shoes, it's time for some Dardi Dancing!
 
In this episode of Bolognese Foundations Stephen, Martin, and I discuss footwork! 

Bolognese Foundations: Part 2, Guards (with Martin Höppner)

En garde! 
In the first installment we learned how to travel between point A and point B, in this episode we'll talk about what those points are, what they mean, and what they're good at. The Cuts and thrusts take you between different guards, but all of your actions will begin and end in guards, so let's learn what those guards are all about. 
For those following at home, check out this written supplement: Bolognese Foundations: Part Two - by Joshua Wiest (substack.com)
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Bill Grandy: A Complete Perspective

Bill Grandy has done it all, and been really good at all of it too; he has one of the most complete perspectives of anyone I've had the pleasure of talking to on this podcast. So, what did we talk about? A little bit of everything! Armor, wrestling, messer, sidesword, rapier, push of pike, you name it, we probably covered it in this miraculous episode. 

Bolognese Foundations: Part 1, Cuts and Thrusts (with Martin Höppner)

So, you've heard about the magical powers of the Bolognese Sauce, and you want to get cooking, but when you open up the books all you see is a bunch of really odd Italian words mixed up in sentances with weird grammer and sometime illogical phrasing. You really want to read the text's of Marozzo, Manciolino, dall'Agocchie and the Anonimo, but you don't know how to get started, or maybe you have started but you need some resources to help you memorize a lot of the terminology. This is the podcast for you!
Hey, you too, longtime practitioner, it never hurts to revist the foundational material! 
Martin Höppner was kind enough to join us for this series, which is good because he proposed the idea way back when the podcast was getting started. 
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