Knife and twine is one of the secrets of this school.This isn' t a defense system against a knife but a real educational method to learn short-range fencing with a pedagogical part to learn how to use and apply tactical and technique combinations.
Last masters were "frantoiani"
Knife and wine is organized in "nomine"
Each "nomina" is usually structured from three to seven "legaure"
"Nomine" groups are organized into groups of seven
Seven "Nomine" form a style or a scholarly teaching for knife fighting.
Knife fighing tradition in Ofantina valley can be dated at least 200 years of real experience in knife combat for defense.Has been passed over from father to son.However, its not know when twine use has developed, a common tool for the agro-pastoral tradition for pedagogical purposes for the teaching of "Cielo e Meraviglia" school.
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