Fechtschule Sankt Peter
Core Values of the School
- The school is devoted to the study of historical systems of fight current in central Europe before 1600
- Historical weapons and equipment will be used as far as possible. We are re-creating an aspect of history, not developing a modern art. This means that, although we are not a re-enactment society as such, we are in fact re-enacting (or re-creating) a particular aspect of the historical past. This extends to recreating the experience, while fencing, of the clothing, footwear and armour of the period in question.
- Respect for the sources – we do not know better than our ancestors, and will not attempt to "improve" on their work
- Respect for fellow students and teachers
- Punctuality - participants are expected to attend sessions on time
- Participation - participants are expected to participate in warmups, drills, discussions etc. rather than have private conversations or activities unrelated to the excercise at hand
- Courtesy - participants will show proper courtesy toward teachers and students, striving together to increase our knowledge of the art