Alison Kannon is an avid costumer and a rabid historical martial arts and fencing enthusiast. She has been studying and teaching Sixteenth Century European martial arts since 2001. She is an enthusiastic historical re-enactor and created Elizabethanmafia.com in order to share her research of the fashion, culture, and martial arts of Early Modern England.
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Honor and Reputation in Early Modern England
The 16th Century saw a notable rise in interest in the Italian culture in England. While we most often think of the rapier as the most important Italian import in to England it was not the only one. Italian courtesy … Continue reading
On The Advantages And Disadvantages of Height
I know a lot of tall fighters and a lot of not-so-tall-fighters. I am a not-so-tall-fighter. I’m not short by any means but at 5’7” I’m usually shorter than the 6’-ish fighters I generally face. I know a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Fencing, Fighting, George Silver, HMA, Philosophy, Vincentio Saviolo
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To attack or not to attack. That is the question.
It has often been debated as to whether the offender or defender has an innate advantage during a fight. It was debated during George Silver’s day, it was debated before Silver ever picked up a sword, and it’s still debated … Continue reading
Instructing Students According to George Silver
Silver often gets a bad rap for his Paradoxes of Defense and until recently, with the surge in interest in HMA and cut and thrust, he was more often than not seen as an enemy of fencing and rapier combat. … Continue reading
Mistakes
At the time when there was a council concerning the promotion of a certain man, the council members were at the point of deciding that promotion was useless because of the fact the man had previously been involved in a … Continue reading
The Abiding Place
I’ve been really awful about writing this past week or so. Everything has been really crazy around here with trying to get ready for Bob’s party, the WS/FS Get Together, and our upcoming SCUBA trip. Seriously, I’m about 30 min … Continue reading