Paulus hector mair pdf

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. Also, as suggested by brian hunt, author of paulus hector mair. A much smaller, but still important, body of material on the longsword survives from italy and iberia. Paulus hector mair was perhaps the most intriguing figure in the liechtenauer tradition of german renaissance martial arts. Paulus hector mair s fechtbuch has previosuly been overlooked by scholars and practitioners. He os x mountain lion server for dummies pdf is a contemporary of fencingmaster paulus kal whose manuscript may contain hints of. Polearms of paulus hector mair download ebook pdf, epub. It consists of at least three distinct treatises, based on the art style and the handwriting. Paulus hector mair paulsen hektor mair, paulus hector meyer. Paulus hector mair ms from 1550 held at the university of dresden. Jun 15, 2015 pdf download polearms of paulus hector mair pdf full ebook.

Pdf brazilian jujutsu vol 1 gi techniques download full. An enthusiastic practitioner of fencing, wrestling and. Mair is part of the nuremberg tradition and assembled his text in 1542. 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. It is essentially a compilation of techniques from earlier works in the. Polearms of paulus hector mair opens with a foreword by john clements surveying the use of polearms in renaissance europe, including historical accounts of duels settled by staff, halberd and poleax. 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. Translated into modern english from the works of 16th century german combat historian paulus hector mair. Longsword sequences from paulus hector mairs longsword. Its the story of paulus hector mair, or, fandom goes bad. Paulus hector mair association for renaissance martial arts. It is essentially a compilation of techniques from earlier works in the liechtenauer tradition. Heres a story i came across on a site devoted to western martial arts.

He eventually undertook the task of producing a large fechtbuch of his own that brought together material from various sources in his collection. He was born in 1517 to a wealthy and influential augsburg patrician family. Polearms of paulus hector mair by david james knight and brian hunt. Additional transmissions of hundsfeld and lignitzer dagger. Martial arts studies publishes the highest quality academic work on any aspect of martial arts studies. Working from both the german and latin versions of mair s opus, they present chapters on combat with the poleax, halberd, spear and shortstaff, and lance and longstaff, with text in the original german and. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Polearms of paulus hector mair association for renaissance.

Five of lignitzers plays and three hundsfelds can be found in the works of gregor erhart ms e. These teachings were part of other anonymous dagger texts. He collected fechtbucher and undertook to compile all knowledge of the art of fencing in a compendium surpassing all earlier books. He collected fechtbucher and undertook to compile all. Paulus hector mair 1517 1579 was a 16th century german civil servant and fencing enthusiast. Jan 25, 2016 read book pdf online here pdf download polearms of paulus hector mair pdf full ebook. 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.

Note how the otherwise unarmored fencers at sword and buckler are wearing metal gauntlets, apparently with mail protecting the palms see 150v. Paulus hector mairs fechtbuch has previosuly been overlooked by scholars and practitioners. These illustrations from paulus hector mair show both the left and right ochs. Paulus hector mair paulsen hektor mair, paulus hector meyer 1517 1579 was a 16th century german. As per paulus comments the costs consumed most of his familys income and property. Polearms of paulus hector mair david james knight, brian. Spear play of paulus hector mair video dailymotion. Apr 08, 2009 polearms of paulus hector mair by david james knight and brian hunt. Click download or read online button to get polearms of paulus hector mair book now. Pdf download polearms of paulus hector mair pdf full.

Paulus hector mair 1517 1579 was an augsburg civil servant, and active in the martial arts of his time. Here is a complete set of more than 300 images from this major work of c. Augsburg during the sixteenth century was perhaps the single greatest center for the study and production. 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. It contains a large number of colourful images showing fighting techniques with a wide variety of conventional weapons, and some unconventional weapons. Those who invoke european to exclude or demean other cultures ignore established historical scholarship including the multicultural nature of european martial arts traditions. In the introduction, knight presents an overview of mairs life within the. Jan 04, 2012 paulus hector mair 1517 1579 was a 16th century german civil servant and fencing enthusiast. Schola gladiatoria forum view topic paulus hector mair. He was born in augsburg in 1517 to a wealthy and influential family in the german middle class burghers. Paulus hector mair wiktenauer insquequo omnes gratuiti fiant. Jan 29, 2001 paulus hector mair 15171579 was an augsburg civil servant, and active in the martial arts of his time. Jan 01, 2008 in polearms of paulus hector mair, authors knight and hunt make their contribution to the endeavor that mair began so many centuries ago.

About the author david james knight is an association of renaissance martial arts free scholar and lifelong martial artist. Paulus hector mair wrote a lengthy and rather interesting preface to his compendium. An enthusiastic practitioner of fencing, wrestling and other martial arts, he was determined to preserve the knowledge of the combat arts of his time. Download and read free online polearms of paulus hector mair by david james knight, brian hunt. Mair paulus hector forthcoming treatise on the martial. An illustrated, stepbystep manual on the true mixed martial art of fighting with the poleax, halberd, spearshortstaff, and lancelongstaff. The longsword of paulus hector mair part 1 paulus hector mair was an avid collector of fechtbucherfencing manuals. The most important italian source is fiore dei liberis treatise of 1409, written toward the end of the. His dream is realized in this remarkable book by authors david james knight and brian hunt. Media in category paulus hector mair the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.

Kunst des fechtens is a system of combat taught in the holy roman empire during the late medieval, renaissance, and early modern periods, as described in the contemporary fechtbucher combat manuals written at the time. Fuste agresti peasant staff, complete, in doc format mairs peasant staff 1. It aspires to stimulate and enrich the development of research and scholarship in martial arts studies by publishing the highest quality interdisciplinary work in the emergent field. The original currently rests in the holdings of the universitatsbibliothek augsburg in augsburg, germany. When approaching mairs work, it is worthwhile to remember that he, unique among martial arts authors of his time, was not a master. He collected fencing manuals and undertook to compile all knowledge of the art of fencing in a compendium surpassing all earlier books. Paulus hector mair 15171579 was a german civil servant fencing master from augsburg. Read book pdf online here pdf download polearms of paulus hector mair pdf full ebook.

The preface to the dresden codex is nearly identical excepting orthographical conventions. 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 a bit more, which master would you reccomend. In the introduction, knight presents an overview of mair s life within the greater context of the german reformation. 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. Paulus hector mair 15171579 was an augsburg civil servant, and active in the martial arts of his time. 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. Note how the left ochs doesnt have the arms crossed. The geographical center of this tradition was in what is now southern germany augsburg, frankfurt, and nuremberg. In addition to five plays, this workbook will include sections on additional guards and the five master strikes. Jan 20, 20 this amazing compilation of martial arts was commissioned by paulus hector mair 15171579 during four complete years in augsburg of hard work that involved a painter jorg breu the younger and two experienced fencers, whom he charged with perfecting the techniques before they were painted. When approaching mair s work, it is worthwhile to remember that he, unique among martial arts authors of his time, was not a master. 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.