Hello! And welcome to the Art of Arms, especially Ridolfo Capoferro's system of rapier fencing. I hope you are enjoying your copy of The Duellist's Companion, be it the first or second edition. Here you'll find all sorts of resources for your practice. Let's start with the source!
Here is a copy of William Wilson and Jherek Swanger's translation of Gran Simulacro:
And if you'd like a pdf of the original source, it's too big to embed on this site, but you can get it from my Dropbox folder here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5q6zy3qlbal277w/CapoFerro_1610_B%26W_Web.pdf?dl=0
You can download The Rapier: Part 1 Beginners Workbook ebook from my Bookfunnel account here: Workbook
Table of Contents
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I have assembled all my equipment recommendations here: Equipment
Get Ready for Rapier
I have a sequence of seven very short rapier preparation exercise videos covering ankles, knees, hips, hamstrings, shoulders, wrists and neck, which you can sign up to here: guywindsor.net/grr
Mechanics Seminar
Recordings of Rapier Seminars