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TECHNICAL MANUAL

ABRACAR

(unarmed combat)

by Nova ScrimiaCopyright NOVA SCRIMIA 2009

Lesson n 1: Guards and basic engagements

NOTE: The lessons founds on the analyse of the following sources:

Cod. Pisani Dossi, Biblioteca Re Vittorio Emanuele III - segn. XII 10 7, shorted in P.D. Cod. 83. MR. 183 (ms. Ludwing XV 13), shorted in G.L.


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PREMESSA

One of the most interesting aspects in every Martial

Art is undoubtedly the unarmed self-defence, and this

is true also for Italian Martial Tradition. In Nova

Scrimia, the study of this discipline, both in its ancient

(of Middle Age and Renaissance) and classic version

(fight and Box Libera, XIX century), has no aim of

historical reconstruction, it is rather a searching-

ricreative one.

Methods and real operative contests have a

connection with models referred to self defence.

THE ANCIENT MEDIEVA

Nowadays the oldest and mosthe unarmed Scrimia or abraof Flos Duellatorum (MagisteFlos Duellatorum - Nova SThe art of bare-hand combat iby master Fiore in his unsupesubjects taught in the treaty aagainst dagger, dagger againssword, long sword, bastard swFlos is a work which deals art of combat; even today, i

both for the historical/culturafor the present personal defen


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QUATTROPOSTE

Posta Longa

GLMi chiamo posta longa e in questa posizione ti aspetto. Se tucerchi di farmi delle prese, io sono certo di mettere il miobraccio dritto, che sta pronto, sotto al tuo sinistro (stancho).Cos entrer nel primo gioco di lotta e grazie a questo ti far

cadere a terra. Se non riesco in questazione, allora applicherqualcuna delle altre azioni che seguono.

PDMi sono messo in questa guardia per fare prese pi vantaggiose.Se non riesco ad ingannarti tu potresti avere la meglio.

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Dente di Zenghiar

GLIo mi metto in dente di cinghiale per contrastare la tua guardia.Sono cos certo di impedire le tue prese e, se mi serve, cambioguardia ed entro in porta di ferro. Sono in una posizionefavorevole per metterti a terra. Se per tue capacit difensive nonriesco a fare quanto dico, allora cercher altre soluzioni per farti

male. Applicher (per raggiungere lo scopo) qualunque azionedi rottura (roture), intrappolamento (ligadure), slogatura(dislogadure), in tutti quei modi che sono descritti dalle figure.

PDCerco di cambiare il modo di combattere e grazie a questanuova soluzione ti far cadere a terra.


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Porta di Ferro

GLSono in porta di ferro e senza muovermi aspetto qualsiasi tuaazione. Infatti, sono preparato ad intercettare il tuo attacco atutto mio vantaggio. mia la maestria di saper lottare.Questarte poi ha grande importanza nel combattere con ogniarma sia essa lancia, spada o daga.Porta di ferro mi chiamo e sono una guardia piena di insidie

(malizie piena). Chi attacca questa guardia si trova in gravedifficolt (briga) e rischia dolorose contrarie. E a te che cerchidi sconfiggermi con le prese, io ti avverto che ti far cadere aterra.

PDSe non mi sconfiggerai grazie alla tua abilit e intelligenza(incegno), io credo che grazie alla mia forza tecnica riuscir afarti molto male (male e peco).


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Posta Frontale

GLIl mio nome posta frontale sono la guardia per guadagnarele prese. Io vengo verso di te con questa guardia e tu crederai dipotermi ferire. Ma io posso muovermi e se serve con ingegnocambier la guardia in porta di ferro. Rapidamente posso fartitanto male da farti credere di essere allinferno. Sar facile per

me (far bon merchato) intrappolarti e romperti le braccia. Ebasta che io ricordi le azioni (se no sar smemorato), da questoingaggio posso applicare ogni tipo di presa o tecnica.

PDVengo verso di te con le braccia cos ben distese e posizionate.Con questa guardia in qualsiasi modo evolva la situazione, ioposso applicare le mie azioni.


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General directions

Master Fiore begins his lessons with unarmed combator wrestling, dealing with the guards and the related

attitudes. The relations among the four guards generatea defensive/offensive system, which is very practicaland useful for the recreative fighting betweenscarmitori (fencers), as well as for the self defence.

Development of skills

One of the most interesting feature is the teaching ofskills, necessary to develop and master the art ofabracar. In the prologue, Magistro Fiore reminds usthat who wants to be really skilful , must knowperfectly the technical actions (saver prese avanticad)and seek to develop the skill bound to thestatic/explosive strength and power (forteza-fortitudo).The required abilities are about the capacity to breakbones, grap arms and legs, wound and injury the mostdangerous part of the body (roture-ligadure-lesion),overbalancing and throwing the opponent, make him

fall badly to the ground.All this must be executed with great rapidity of armsand legs (presteza-celeritas).Moreover the scarmitor must be able to shift fromguard to guard, from action to action with fluidity.

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necessary cla

In the art of Scrimia prac

combat means to know the mthe phylosophic conditions, wof such refined and potential As Master Fiore said, the vitapractised as a recreative/formconcordia), but its feature anthe personal defence and to ira coe per la vita).Since the art could be praaggression, the whole defeforward (cum ogni ingano e ffare).Therefore, in the fencing integrity must be respected actions are dangerous and pericolusi da zugar).In Nova Scrimia we decidedstudy of this art, parting thdynamic playing exercises (z

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Of course the ethics and moral impose to distinguishthe martial study from the actual and real applicationof the self defence.We cannot execute a torcicollo or capofitto (stiff

neck e headlong), if our life is not really andflagrantly threatened. Moreover this unarmed combat,because of its feature of vital wrestling, could behardly applied in sportive contest, whether it is

standing or ground wrestlingecc.


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The Guards as instruments of relationship

It is very important to analyse the Flos art of abracaras a practical method for self defence. The Fiores

Poste are not just a stances of guards for fighting, butattitudes of relation, indeed well-formed. They needto run a situation of crisis and perceived danger,

keeping at the same time coldready to intercept fist blows o

Here are some brief direction

posta longa take up the relation distance

posta dente de zenghiar free the distance

porta de fero free the distance

posta frontale take up the relation distance

All these guards have various operative applications to survive a knife attack or every stee


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Guards and Poste: Structures of interception

Master Fiore is very clear on this regards: the Guardsaims is to protect yourself from the opponents attacks,

and, thanks to an active defence, to strike him at thesame time. The Posta has likewise the purpose to waitfor the enemys attack in a posture, which allows to hitavoiding every danger. Therefore, all the FlosDuellatorums guards are useful not just for blockingan opponents blow, but even to penetratesimultaneously into the enemys defence.

It is a system that we could define as interceptionstructure or closing of the engagement lines.Intercepting (intercipere: inter = tra-among/between+ capere = prendereseize/catch) means to interposepiercing and dynamic obstacles, before someone orsomething has the possibility to hit us. Indeed this isthe very purpose of the four guards: to set and generategeometric conditions, thanks to a precise posture bywhich we can intercept and block every possible blowor seizure.In the same time, the Flos dynamic interception

allows to penetrate into the strike lines and hit theopponent

Wedge interception

Cuneiform interception is thArte de Abracar. It is a mo

is feasible, by the way of eFerro: the arms lift up and the right hand could go to supviceversa. So they form a pibarring every torso/face/headhit the opposed target with th

Interception in time

This is a very important concthe enemys attack with one the other.This principle of simultaneitused in every fencing anweapons, whether the swordcloak, dagger or with another

The strategic/tactic condition

interception in Time, is tattack and the angle of engagwell trained the mastery of th

Here are some possible separry and riposte:


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posta frontale dx + passata posta frontale sx + passata posta longa dx + dent de zenghiar sx posta longa sx + dent de zenghiar dx posta longa dx + porta di ferro sx posta longa sx + porta di ferro dx

Basic propaedeutic directio

Required equipements:

1 cup

Indication for the exercises:

The posture of the body: barthe position of the legs arunarmed combat workout. That the knees (spring loaded) wraised.

For moving use these steps:

passare e tornare: la passata

accrescere e decrescere: alead foot and left follow, and


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EXERCISES

Exercise n 1

Put in front of your partner.

Both take the Posta Longa with the right foot

before, the external side of your arm touch your

partners in the same point.

Now disengage your arm, stepping forth with

passata, and move your arm under the opponents

until you touch his face. At the same time moveforward your left arm and seize the opponents right

arm to the elbow.

Then back to the guard to allow your partner to do

the same. Change the guards with the left foot

before and repeat the whole drill again.

When the skill of your hands will increase, begin to

step on the circle holding the arms in touch.

Try the same exercise starting both from Porta di

Ferro and stepping to contact in Posta Longa.

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Basic variant:

disengage the arm, as above said, and go to holdhim bearing your hand under his rare armpit,

as above, go to touch the genitals,

as above, but go to seize the lead leg with thespoon-shaped hand at the internal side of the

knee.

as above, but go to strike with the open hand therare shoulder,

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Detail 1

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Exercise n 2

Take the Dente de Zenghiar guard with the right

foot before and your partner stay in left Porta di

Ferro guard. Let him go to hold you toward the

upper side of your body and close the strike lines in

Posta Frontale until you touch with one hand the

opponent big target (head/torso). Back in guard.

Now it is your partners turn, then reverse the

guards and repeat all to the other side.

When you will improve your skill begin to step onthe circle

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Basic variant:

move even to seize the legs with one hand.Who receive close the line in Porta di Ferro

streching the free hand to stop the opponent

head.

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Variant 1

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Exercise n 3

Take both Porta di Ferro. Your partner step forthwith passata and try to touch your face. Close in

Dente de Zenghiarand contemporary touch with the

other open hand his breast. Back to guard.

Let your partner train the same drill and repeat

everything on the other side. As your hands get

skilful move on the circle.

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Exercise n 4

Take both Posta Frontale guard. Your opponent try

to seize or transport your arms, coming from above.Release your arms with a narrow disengagement,

thanks to the joints of the elbow. Contemporary

with a piercing motion your palm touch the

opponents torso or shoulder.

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Basic variant:

your partner push your arms upward and try toseize your lead leg. Close in Porta di Ferrostretching your free arm and stop the opponents

head with the your palm.

repeat the sequence, but this time retreating theleg with passata and close the line in Porta di

Ferro wiht both the arms stretched downward

blocking the opponents shoulder.

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The first lesson is over.

In the next one we will study the basic hand/leg strokes (percusion) and we will train to hit

in deep using the boxing target mitts.

Have a good training to all the scarmitori.

See you soon.

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