Links

Prima Spada Affiliation and/or Involvement

Australia Historic Swordplay Federation

Represents Historical Swordplay groups in Australia

Queensland Living History Federation

Represents Queensland's living history and reenactment groups covering all eras.

The Abbey Museum

Located at Caboolture; a Medieval Tournament is held there annually, which we attend.

Finesse Academie of Fence

Canberra based historical (as well as modern) fencing club, with which Prima Spada has a number of shared interests and goals

Sites of Interest

La Verdadera Destreza

The Destreza Translation & Research Project is engaged in translating the works of the Spanish fencing masters, and is producing a significant online information resource about everything to do with La Destreza.

Sword Forum International

An educational organization promoting history and culture through the study of swords and swordsmanship. Currently featuring an interesting article about the rapier.

Bibliography

Primary Sources Relating to La Destreza

Carranza, Don Jeronimo (1569)

De la Filosofia de las Armas

Marozzo, Achille (1536)

Opera Nova

Narvaez, Don Luis Pacheco de. (1600)

Libro de las Grandezas de la Espada

Thibault, Gérard (1630)

Acadamie de l`Espee

Silver, George (1599 London)

Paradoxes of Defense