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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Tag Archives: Vincentio Saviolo
Project: Green Linen GFG
Share I’ve probably mentioned it here before but for the past year and a half at least I’ve had an unfinished green linen gothic fitted gown sitting on my shelf waiting to be picked back up. It was all cut … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery, Fighting, Sewing, Website
Tagged 2010 Project Plans, Dueling, Embroidery, Fencing, Green Linen GFG, HMA, Project, Sewing, The Jacket Project, Vincentio Saviolo, Website
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Why Do I Feel Like I’m Not Accomplishing Anything?
Share I’m not quite sure what the issue is but lately I’ve found that I’ve been feeling very distracted with regards to my various projects and I haven’t been feeling like I’m really getting a lot done. Oddly I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery, Fashion, Fighting, Sewing, Tutorials
Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, Embroidery, Etsy Shop, Fencing, Fighting, Flanders Gown, Forehead Cloth, Foundations Revealed, George Silver, HMA, Joseph Swetnam, Project, Sewing, Swetnam, The Jacket Project, Tutorial, Vincentio Saviolo, Wool Hosen
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My Second FR Article Has Been Finished!
Share This afternoon I finished my second Foundations Revealed article and I’ll be turning it in a week from Monday. This article will be a tutorial on 14th Century bias cut hosen and I’m very please with how it has … Continue reading
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Tagged Dueling, Foundations Revealed, Hosen, Project, Sewing, Tutorial, Vincentio Saviolo
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Dueling According to Saviolo’s Honor and Honorable Quarrels: After the Lie is Given Gentlemen Should not Immediately Take up Arms
Share To date we have discussed giving the lie, how and why the man who receives the lie becomes the challenger, and some of the different kinds of lies. Today I would like to begin our discussion of what happens … Continue reading
Dueling According to Saviolo’s Honor and Honorable Quarrels: Certain Lies and General Lies
Share Last week we discussed giving the lie. However, as Saviolo goes on to discuss, there are many different types of lies. Today I would like to talk about some of the different kinds of lies that may be given. … Continue reading
Dueling According to Saviolo’s Honor and Honorable Quarrels: Giving The Lie
Share Dueling in the 16th century was often used as a form of private judicial combat between two individuals in order to settle disagreements over reputation and honor. “Giving the lie” began the process of the duel itself and there … Continue reading
On The Advantages And Disadvantages of Height
Share 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Fighting, Philosophy
Tagged Fencing, Fighting, George Silver, HMA, Philosophy, Vincentio Saviolo
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To attack or not to attack. That is the question.
Share 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 … Continue reading
