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Welcome to the Swordschool Wiki
The Swordschool Wiki is a free reference library for historical martial arts, as interpreted and developed by Dr. Guy Windsor, and as taught at Swordschool.
We are currently (as of January 2026) overhauling the wiki to make it easier to use, and updating it with literally dozens of new video resources. Please do not report broken links or missing pages until this notice has been removed.
See Videos to Shoot for a list of videos that need to be created for the Wiki (either shot from scratch, or edited from online course videos). Please email Guy to suggest additions to the list.
We distinguish between what we think the historical sources show (Interpretation) and how we bring the systems to life (Training). It is not a course, and it is not a complete training system. Think of it as a library you can browse at your own pace.
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Interpretation
These pages focus on the interpretation of historical sources: what is shown, what is written, and what we think it means.
For example: what does Fiore mean by punta falsa? How should Capoferro’s scannatura be understood?
Browse by system / author
Interpreting Royal Armouries MS I.33
Interpreting Ridolfo Capoferro
Browse by weapon
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Training
How we turn historical material into safe, effective modern training.
These pages describe modern training methods informed by historical sources: drills, progressions, and teaching approaches. If you’re looking for a drill, form, or exercise, it’ll be here.
Training Royal Armouries MS I.33
Pre-hab, Re-hab, and Conditioning
Archive
Interpretations and training methods have changed a great deal since we started this wiki project in 2011. When an interpretation or drill is superceded by a newer version, the old one is archived here for reference.
Legacy main page (temporary)
While we are updating the wiki, we'll keep the old Main Page text and links here.
This is a work in progress, and always will be. The most complete sections so far the the Fiore basic syllabus and the conditioning guidelines. See the "all pages with videos" link for an idea of what's been done so far...
For online courses, go to Swordschool Online http://swordschool.teachable.com
