Meyer Frei Fechter, Free Fencing Guild

Studying the German Art of War by Joachim Meyer 1570. since 2002

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Guest Articles on Various HEMA Subjects Directives not Director (a refutation by Jeffrey Hull of the ARMA Rosetta Stone Article) Examining the Nine Petals of the Flower of Battle (A Fiore article by Michael Chidester) The stick is king: The Shillelagh Bata or the rediscovery of a living Irish martial tradition (by Maxime Chouinard, B.A.)	Articles on the Meyer Art of Combat The Parts and Times of the Fight! The Footwork of Meyer Cutting Drills of Joachim Meyer The Life and Work of Joachim Meyer Other HEMA Articles of Interest Insights into the Fechtschulen of the MarxBruder and Federfechter Guilds Translated List of Sources from Above Article Meistersingers and the Fechtschule
Longsword Art of Meyer Introduction to Meyer Longsword Thrusting in Meyer Longsword Gripping and Disarms in Meyer Longsword	Dusack Art of Meyer Introduction to Meyer Dusack Comprehensive Dusack Guide ! Advice on Dusack Devices ! Provoker, Taker and Hitter Footwork with the Dusack Use of Centerline for offense and Defense in Dusack
Polearms Art of Meyer Introduction to Meyer Staff Basics Staff Fighting Strategies Introduction to Meyer Halberd Dynamic and Athletic Meyer Halberd	Dagger Art of Meyer ! Meyer’s Dagger Combat ! Meyer’s Dagger Plays
Wrestling Art of Meyer Basic Throws and Locks of Meyer's Wrestling	Translation, Transcription and Historical Research Introduction to the German Fraktur Schrift for New High German Jacob Sutor Translation by Kieth Myers Part I (Longsword, Dusack) High German Paulus Hector Mair Half Swording Translation by Keith Myers

"Everyone thinks differently from everyone else, so he behaves differently in combat"
-Joachim Meyer, Kunst des Fechten, 1570
"For as we are not all of a single nature, so we also cannot have a single style in combat,
yet all must nonetheless arise and be derived from a single basis."
-Joachim Meyer, Kunst des Fechten, 1570
"Who despises me and my praiseworthy craft, I'll hit on the head that it resounds in his heart."
--Augustin Staidt, Federfechter

"The Truth in Combat is different for each individual....
Truth lies outside of All Fixed Patterns."
-Bruce Lee

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