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Organisations and websites The Western Arts mail list is a meeting-place for scholars and practitioners alike The Historical Armed Combat Association offers the most comprehensive information on Medieval and Renaissance martial arts currently available online HACA unarmed combat feature includes a selection of unarmed and close-combat illustrations from many different historical sources The Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts offers a wealth of information on historical martial arts, armed and unarmed. Check out the Online Library section, which includes a large number of ancient European martial arts manuals. Alliance Martial Arts specialises in historical close-combat techniques, from Dolchfechten to the combat systems of 18th and 19th century America Purpleheart Armory offers a wide range of wasters (wooden training weapons), including daggers Martinez Academy of Arms website featuring Arte dell'abbracciare as taught by John Kovacs Dragon Preservation Society website featuring a complete, illustrated English translation of Passchen's Ringbuch, and reconstructions of Marozzo's pressas The Inn-Play, or Cornish Hugg Wrestling - a transcription of Sir Thomas Parkyns' 18th century manual covering both agonistic and antagonistic unarmed combat Articles Kicks in the European Schools of Defence - an illustrated article by Chris Amberger Competitive Combat: Playing the Prize - an article by Chris Amberger, not specific to close-combat but providing an excellent description of a Medieval German martial arts school A Brief Look at Grappling and Wrestling in Renaissance Fencing - a comprehensive article by HACA founder John Clements The Use of Kicks in Swordfighting - an article by Gene P. Tausk Medieval and Renaissance Dagger Fighting - articles by Pete Kautz of Alliance Martial Arts Understanding Ancient Martial Arts Texts; Pooh and Hermeneutics - a fascinating article by Kendall Giles on applying the philosophy and methodolgy of hermeneutics to anlysing historical combat texts Books
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