Joachim Meyer
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| Born | ca. 1537 Basel, Germany, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | February 24, 1571 (aged 34) Schwerin, Germany, Holy Roman Empire |
| Citizenship | Strasbourg |
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Knife maker Freifechter |
| Spouse(s) | Appolonia Ruhlman |
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| Language | Early New High German |
| Genre | Fencing manual or fechtbuch |
| Notable works |
Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens (1570) MS A.4°.2 (1560) MS Var.82 (1570-71) |
Joachim Meÿer (ca. 1537–1571) was a self described Freifechter (literally, Free Fencer) living in the then Free Imperial City of Strasbourg in the 16th century and the author of a fechtbuch Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens (in English, Thorough Descriptions of the Art of Fencing) first published in 1570.
In 1570, Joachim Meyer wrote a comprehensive, multi-weapon treatise entitled Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens or, in English, Thorough Descriptions of the Art of Fencing. It is seen as one of the most complete systems within medieval German martial arts. Meyer's book was reprinted in 1600, and may have been an influential source for other 16th- and 17th-century German fencing books, including a 1612 book by Jacob Sutor. 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), rapier, dagger, and pole weapons.
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.
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