Camillo Agrippa

Italy

Description

Milanese architect, engineer and mathematician who worked in Rome and, though not a professional master, became one of the most influential fencing theorists. His Trattato di Scientia d'Arme (1553) applied geometry to fencing, made the thrust the main attack and reduced the guards to four (prima to quarta), presaging the rapier style.

Sources

“The first true innovator of the sixteenth century was Camillo Agrippa (flourished mid–sixteenth century).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
“Camillo Agrippa (1510s–1595) was a 16th century Italian architect, engineer, and fencer.”
— Camillo Agrippa - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info

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