{"id":50486,"date":"2026-06-20T15:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woo.zwaardenvolk.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=50486"},"modified":"2026-06-20T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:41:07","slug":"federico-ghislieris-rules-of-many-knightly-exercises","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/woo.zwaardenvolk.nl\/en\/webshop\/boeken-en-default-category-en-default-category-en\/hema-en\/federico-ghislieris-rules-of-many-knightly-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Federico Ghislieri&#8217;s Rules of Many Knightly Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">by Mike Smallridge<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">In 1587, a young military officer named Federico Ghislieri returned to the Medici court from the brutal religious wars of northern Europe. The ambitious young captain published a collection on the principles of combat for his commander\u2019s son, called <em>The Rules of Many Knightly Exercises<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">That book launched a remarkable career that would take Federico across Europe and the Mediterranean. Fighting against the Ottomans on land and sea, he corresponded with the Pope and Emperor, and even hosted Galileo. Though gravely wounded in battle, Federico nonetheless rose to the nobility and died peacefully, a courtier in Turin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Now the long-overlooked <em>Knightly Exercises<\/em> is brought to light for the historical fencing community. A true student of the counter-Reformation, Ghislieri\u2019s system explains fencing concepts with more detail and clarity than his contemporaries like Giganti (with whom he served) and Capoferro (who praised his tutor). 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