The Art of Fighting

Fight Book

Posted by on Thursday, February 26, 2026 Under: Art



A page from the 1512 manual by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) called  the 'Fechtbuch' or 'Fight Book.' It featured over 100 illustrations of martial arts techniques including wrestling moves (as on the page above) as well as dagger and short sword moves.  

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