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New York, N.Y.: Maestro Ramon Martinez, Martinez Academy of Arms
http://www.martinez-destreza.com
Ramón
Martínez is a teacher of classical and
historical fencing.
He
studied classical fencing with the late
Maître d'Armes Frederick Rohdes in New
York for ten years. Maître Rohdes was one
of the last fencing masters to teach
fencing as a martial art. During that time
Mr. Martínez became assistant and protégé
of Maître Rohdes and was the only one of
his pupils permitted to teach with full
authorization at the Rohdes Academy. In
late 1982, shortly before his death,
Maître Rohdes conferred the rank of
Fencing Master on Mr. Martínez.
In
all, Maestro Martínez has devoted over 28
years to the study and teaching of
classical fencing. He has also done
extensive research in historical fencing.
Many
of the most prominent masters of the past
centuries left elaborate, highly detailed
treatises of the systems and styles which
they taught. Maestro Martínez has spent
years carefully and thoroughly researching
these treatises in an effort to accurately
reconstruct these varied styles. These
ancient and historical forms are then
taught as authentically as possible to
those of his students who are interested.
Maestro Martínez' goal is to teach,
promote, and preserve this rare martial
art.
Maestro
Martínez is a member of the Council of
Advisors of Swordplay Symposium
International. He is associated with the
Federazione Italiana Scherma Antica e
Storica and the British Federation for
Historical Swordplay. He is the current
president of the Association for Historical
Fencing, founded to promote, preserve and
revive classical and historical fencing. He
is also one of the founders and the Official
Spokesman of the IMAF and a research
consultant for the American Society for
Chivalric Research.
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