It is time to talk about why the Byzantines never wrote fencing manuals
John Dandoulakis
BA War Studies, MA European & International Politics
In our days, it is "common ground" for most HEMA practitioners and enthusiasts that a historical martial art cannot possess legitimacy, and in particular a distinct fencing method if this has not been recorded in primary sources: the Manuals. But is that really so? Let's have a look at a "hot" topic: that of eastern roman martial arts, known as byzantine hoplomachia.
John Dandoulakis
BA War Studies, MA European & International Politics
In our days, it is "common ground" for most HEMA practitioners and enthusiasts that a historical martial art cannot possess legitimacy, and in particular a distinct fencing method if this has not been recorded in primary sources: the Manuals. But is that really so? Let's have a look at a "hot" topic: that of eastern roman martial arts, known as byzantine hoplomachia.
