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Achille Marozzo (1484–1553) was an Italian fencing master, one of the most important teachers in the Dardi or Bolognese tradition.

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Introduction

Sixteenth century Italy was a place of constant conflict and shifting political and military balances. Men of status such as Prospero Colonna, Francesco Maria I della Rovere and Ferrante Gonzaga, often served as condottieri, hired military commanders, and became renowned for their martial exploits. This was also the case for Ascanio della Corgna, a noble from Perugia and nephew to Pope Julius III. Ascanio became famous serving as a condottiero in numerous battles, for his ingenuity as a tactician and military engineer, and for his competence with arms both in battle as well as in tournaments.[1] His military career earned him the title of the marquis of Castiglione del Lago. An anonymous poet, contemporary to Corgna, referred to him as “vero figluol di Mars”, a true son of Mars, which highlighted his martial prowess and fierceness as a warrior, as well as his recognition as such.[2] His temper also led to his involvement in several judicial duels of honour.[3] Two of them gave and boosted his reputations as a lethal fencer: the first against Ugo di Carpegna a

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Achille Marozzo

Achille Marozzo – a Bolognese with a school in Venice Italy- published his ‘Opera Nova’ in 1536 with a dedication to Count Rangoni. His reputation was very great and five editions of this text were published between 1536 and 1615. Morozzo was born in San Giovanni in Persiceto (a possession of Bologna) to Lodovico Marozzo in 1484. He studied fencing after the Dardi style Under the tutelage of the great Bolognese master Guido Antonio di Luca, where he may have known fellow student and future fencing master Antonio Manciolino.

Marozzo was a military man who used a system in the Bardi/Dardi tradition of Italian fencing using primarily the cut and thrust sword - largely known today as the sidesword. The system however covers much more than just one handed swordplay as Marozzo was a professional military man with a love for the older tradition of the “Knights of Arms.” The system covers the use of sword and buckler, single sword, two handed swords, pole arms and knife fighting. This is an elegant, brutal and dynamic system of martia

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Achille Marozzo

Italian fencer

Achille Marozzo (1484–1553) was an Italian fencing master, one of the most important teachers in the Dardi or Bolognese tradition.^[1]

Marozzo was probably born in Bologna. His text Opera Nova dell'Arte delle Armi (roughly equivalent to "The New Text on the Art of Arms") was published in 1536 in Modena, dedicated to Count Rangoni, then reprinted several times all the way into the next century. It is considered one of the most important works about fencing in the 16th century. It exemplifies theory, sequences and techniques about combat with different weapons, such as:

Sword and Small Buckler
Sword and Broad Buckler
Sword and Targa
Sword and Dagger
Sword and Cape
Sword-Alone
Sword and Rotella
Large Dagger with and without Cape
Sword for Two Hands
Polearms (Lance, Ronca, Spetum, and Partisan)
Unarmed against Dagger

He also includes a fairly comprehensive treatise on judicial dueling customs in Italy. The text was originally embellished with woodcuts, while after the 1568 edition, copperplate engravings were used.