Joachim Meyer

Germany
Born 1537
Died 1571-02

Also known as

Joachim Meÿer

Description

German cutler, Freifechter and fencing master of Strasbourg, the last major master of the Liechtenauer tradition. His 1570 Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens covers longsword, dussack, rapier, dagger, wrestling and staff weapons; for the rapier he adapted what he learned abroad of Italian fencing to the German framework. The book was reprinted in 1600 and copied by Jakob Sutor and Theodori Verolini.

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    Bolognese school
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    “Meyer's system generally flows from, and uses the terminology of, the German school of swordsmanship as set down by Johannes Lichtenauer, though Meyer's civilian system also appears to draw from contemporary Italian swordplay, including Achille Marozzo.”
    — Joachim Meyer - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
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    “He dedicates nearly a third of the book to this weapon, in a fascinating fusion of late Bolognese and German guards, the overhand lunge of Angelo Viggiani, and the special cuts, or Meisterhau, of the old Liechtenauer School.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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Sources

“The last great master of the Liechtenauer tradition known to us is Joachim Meyer (flourished mid-sixteenth century).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
“He was the last major figure in the tradition of the German grand master Johannes Liechtenauer, and in the later years of his life he devised at least four distinct fencing manuals.”
— Joachim Meyer - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauerlink history info
Joachim Meyer - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Joachim Meyer. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02TCT533BKGJJWXX9B - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JRHX02TCT533BKGJJWXX9B, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Joachim Meyer}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02TCT533BKGJJWXX9B}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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