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Fifteenth-century German fencing master of the Liechtenauer tradition, a
student of Hans Stettner von Mörnsheim, who served as Schirrmeister at three
courts and commanded men on campaign. His illustrated treatise (about 1460–1470)
is the first to illustrate parts of Liechtenauer's Recital, and its
introduction lists the seventeen masters of the Society of Liechtenauer.
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Hans Stettner von Mörnsheim
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“He wrote that he studied martial arts under Hans Stettner von Mörnsheim, and
was an initiate of the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer.”
“Master Stettner, he goes on to note, taught a great many students including Kal
himself.”
“According to his own testimony, he was the student of one Hans Stettner, who
was in turn an initiate of the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer.”
Sources
“In his Fechtbuch (Fencing Manual, ca. 1460), master Paulus Kal included an
image that speaks to the requirements of a good swordsman.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Paulus Kal. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02XNYM8X3CPVXH73RJ - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JRHX02XNYM8X3CPVXH73RJ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Paulus Kal}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02XNYM8X3CPVXH73RJ}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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