Why are most late medieval fencing manuals German?
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Honestly I do not have the complete historic reference for this, but the Germans were one of the first groups of people to actually print manuals for fencing. Johannes Liechtenauer was a famous weapon master of the 14th century and most of the people that wrote the initial manuals claim to have trained with him. With the manuals of combat being written out they spread and were used more and more through out the region. Later on the Italian rapier fencing style eclipsed the older methods and that is what led to the modern day sport of fencing.
From a modern perspective, the Johannes Liechtenauer based manuals are good and teach a solid set of techniques orientated to the arms and armor of that time. These manuals are one of the most sourced manuals for the recent European Martial Arts movement. This is purely opinion, but during the time these manuals were written, it was around the time that Europe was coming out the dark ages and things were beginning the process of calming down and stabilizing. If the Germans jumped on the bandwagon of print a bit faster it could very well be that they spread do to initiative and met a demand for a desired service. Then using the teachings of a master that were a solid base for training and techniques, battle tested and tried and true, the style of fighting spread among the fighting class because it was available and more importantly because it worked. This is based off the modern concept of how mixed martial arts is spreading in popularity due to its overall effectiveness in competition. If something works well in the situation given it becomes popular and expands through out the area. In the case of the German style it probably had to do with surviving battles and having a high kill count.
References Grady, B. (n.d.). Call to Arms: The German Longsword. Retrieved from MyAroury.com: http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_arms_gls.html Wikipedia. (n.d.). German School of Fencing. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_school_of_fencing Wikipedia. (n.d.). Historical European martial arts. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_European_martial_arts Wikipedia. (n.d.). Johannes Liechtenauer. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Liechtenauer
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