The socalled codex wallerstein or vonn baumanns fechtbuch oettingenwallerstein cod. Paulus hector mair 15171579 was a german civil servant fencing master from augsburg. Paulus hector mair pdf fighting with the grain sickle. Note how the otherwise unarmored fencers at sword and buckler are wearing metal gauntlets, apparently with mail protecting the palms see 150v. Paulus hector mair 15171579 was an augsburg civil servant, and active in the.
The sickle fighting of paulus hector mair part one memag. The sickle has rich symbolism in europe, including in the grim reaper and in the bibles final book of revelation in which an angel announcing judgment day holds a sickle. Paulus hector mair 15171579 was an augsburg civil servant, and active in the martial arts of his time. Augsburg during the sixteenth century was perhaps the single greatest center for the study and production. As far as i can tell, this was a first attempt at sickle sparring, following experimentation with. The german school of swordsmanship, in general, faced a decline during the renaissance as the italian and spanish schools, which tilted more toward the rapier and civilian dueling, took the forefront. Vom baumanns 108, suggesting that the manuscript belonged to one michael baumann, listed as a mercenary by profession in the. Paulus hector mair ms from 1550 held at the university of dresden. In addition to five plays, this workbook will include sections on additional guards and the five master strikes.
It was not his intent to publish a manual that would convince wealthy lords to be his patron or students to follow his teachings and come to his school. A subreddit for discussing historical fencing and martial arts, specifically european hemawma. Paulus hector mair paulsen hektor mair, paulus hector meyer. I often joke that our patron saint is paulus hector mair, the shady 16th century augsburg patrician who embezzled public funds to cover the cost of collecting fencing manuals and throwing lavish parties. When approaching mair s work, it is worthwhile to remember that he, unique among martial arts authors of his time, was not a master. Paulus hector mair project gutenberg selfpublishing. The flail of paulus hector mair 18jun2012 presented at atlantian kasf 2012, containing an overview of the weapon and our practice, and our translations and commentary. Trattato sul maneggio delle armi e della spada di g. Here is a complete set of more than 300 images from this major work of c. But if in the same way you place your right foot opposite him, and hold the sickle with the. It is essentially a compilation of techniques from earlier works in the.
The sickle represents the agricultural working class or peasantry in this symbol. Paulus hector mairs fechtbuch has previosuly been overlooked by scholars and practitioners. Approach your opponent with your right foot leading, the sickle held in your right hand on the left side of your head. Paulus hector mair 151779 was a municipal civil servant in the bavarian city of augsburg, active during the mid1500s he was hanged in 1579 at the age of 62 for having misappropriated city funds.
An illustrated, stepbystep manual on the true mixed martial art of fighting with the poleax, halberd, spearshortstaff, and lancelongstaff. Attachconfig14237attach attachconfig14238attach heres a video of some guys sparring with the weapon. In his youth, he likely received training in fencing and grappling from the masters of augsburg fencing guild, and early on developed a deep fascination with fencing treatises. Polearms of paulus hector mair by david james knight and brian hunt.
I started practicing hema at the end of last year with a club thst trains mostly meyer longsword and some i33 sword and buckler, one of my instructors has agreed to do some staff work with me but im looking to go over some of the trestises to learn. The emblem of the grim reaper, who is sometimes portrayed as carrying a sickle rather than the more traditional scythe. The sickle falcis of paulus hector mair translation by rachel barkley commentary by owen townes. It is essentially a compilation of techniques from. Dresden version i 1550s french translation by lutz. Longsword sequences from paulus hector mairs longsword.
In his youth, he likely received training in fencing and grappling from the masters of augsburg fencing guild, and early on developed a deep fascination with fencing manuals. Additional transmissions of hundsfeld and lignitzer dagger. Wiktenauer itself could not have grown so quickly or easily without these scans, some of which we still use. By david james knight, brian hunt polearms of paulus hector mair by david james knight, brian hunt paulus hector mair was perhaps the most intriguing figure in the liechtenauer tradition of german renaissance martial arts. Paulus hector mair 151779 was a municipal civil servant in the bavarian. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Each page contains an image and a description of a series of attacks and counters, ending with one of the fighters being injured. Schola gladiatoria forum view topic paulus hector mair.
For this, he engaged the painter jorg breu the younger, as well as two experienced fencers, whom he charged with perfecting the techniques before they were painted. Translated into modern english from the works of 16th century german combat historian paulus hector mair. Wiktenauer, the worlds largest library of hema books and. Paulus hector mair s fechtbuch has previosuly been overlooked by scholars and practitioners. Weapons featured above include the halberd a variation of poleaxe, longsword, quarterstaff maybe shortstaff, sickle, dagger, dussack, scythe and a decidedly painful looking enlarged variation on a flail. Paulus hector mair pdf paulus hector mair pdf download. Tacitus reports that golden sickles were used in druidic rituals. Polearms of paulus hector mair by david james knight and brian hunt an illustrated, stepbystep manual on the true mixed martial art of fighting with the poleax, halberd, spearshortstaff, and lancelongstaff.
The sickle is an attribute of both ceres, the greek goddess of agriculture, and saturn the roman god of the harvest. Resources for the historical european martial arts hema student, with a particular focus on the ars gladiatoris of paulus hector mair. The sickle fighting of paulus hector mair part one youtube. Martin huntfeld, andre lignitzer, paulus kal, juden lew, ott, auerswald. He collected fechtbucher and undertook to compile all knowledge of the art of fencing in a compendium surpassing all earlier books. Mairs german longsword 2 level 2, 4th revision this workbook begins looking at the longsword manual of paulus hector mair. Read book pdf online here pdf download polearms of paulus hector mair pdf full ebook. Mair is part of the nuremberg tradition and assembled his text in 1542. An enthusiastic practitioner of fencing, wrestling and other martial arts, he was. Paulus hector mair wiktenauer insquequo omnes gratuiti fiant.
Pdf download polearms of paulus hector mair pdf full. Paulus hector mair association for renaissance martial arts. The compendium compiled by paulus hector mair in the 1540s looks back to the preceding century of work and attempts to reconstruct and preserve a failing art. He was born in augsburg in 1517 to a wealthy and influential family in the german middle class burghers. Click on the animated book image to viewdownload a pdf version of wilhalms. The renaissanceera german weapon master paulus hector mair detailed a large number of combat techniques for the singlehanded sickle. Paulus hector mair was perhaps the most intriguing figure in the liechtenauer tradition of german renaissance martial arts. Paulus hector mair 1517 1579 was a 16th century german civil servant and fencing enthusiast.
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