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The Great
Plains Fechtschule (German for 'Fencing School') is a
school of historical swordsmanship based in Topeka, Kansas. As
a chapter of the Selohaar
Fechtschule, we follow the curriculum created by its principal
instructor, internationally-known researcher, instructor, and
combatant Christian
Henry Tobler. The group meets weekly to research, study, and
practice the martial arts of medieval Germany under the guidance
of instructor Jessica Finley, a personal student of Mr. Tobler's
for five years. The Great Plains Fechtschule focuses on the Fechtbücher, or "fight books", of the masters of the tradition arising from the teachings of the 14th century grandmaster Johannes Liechtenauer. We use the treatises ascribed to Sigmund Ringeck, Peter von Danzig, Paulus Kal, Hans Talhoffer, Peter Falkner, and others, whose commentaries on Liechtenauer's secret verses constitute the medieval German Kunst des Fechtens (Art of Fighting). These manuscripts document the use of the longsword, dagger, poleaxe, and unarmed combat, both in and out of armour, on foot and on horseback. We welcome all those interested in reviving this fascinating and chivalric martial art!
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