Justice, intelligence and practice

If one is interested in the history of fencing there is not a lack of information on the web on the topic. Researching the different styles one will immediately come across Camillo_Agrippa. Agrippa took a different approach to fencing as his primary job was not fencing master. His “Trattato di Scienza d’Arme” is a mathematical (being an engineer and mathematician) approach very different from the other masters of his time. Reading one can come away with not just valuable insights on fencing but also on life. He begins his work stating that the science of arms comes from “justice, intelligence and practice.” This life approach gave his students a way to defend oneself but to do it in an honorable manner.