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Meyer's book itself describes a system of combat designed primarily for sportive, civilian swordplay – an early form of Fencing – rather than a system meant for the Duel . His book mostly consists of descriptive text, with only a few dozen Woodcuts , each of which depicts several players enacting various techniques described in the text itself. The book consists of five chapters, covering the Long Sword , Dussack (a training weapon not unlike the Messer ), Rappier (a single-handed sword, but heavier than the thrust-oriented Rapier ), Dagger , and Pole Weapon s. Meyer's system generally flows from, and uses the terminology of, the German School Of Swordsmanship as set down by Johannes Lichtenauer , though Meyer's civilian system also appears to draw from contemporary Italian swordplay, including Achille Marozzo . EXTERNAL LINKS
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