Hans Talhoffer
Insights into the life of a fencing master in the 15th century

Paul Becker

from: Alte Armatur und Ringkunst: The Royal Danish Library Ms. Thott 290 2º.

Paul Becker is a German historian, fencing teacher, officer and coach, who since his youth has devoted himself to the training and research of historical fencing arts and their history. From 2005-2018 Paul Becker was an officer in the German Army in the rank of a captain. There he studied history with a focus on the Middle Ages to a Master of Arts.  In the military he was also a teacher and instructor in the fields of combat, fighting, sport, shooting, communication and security policy. Since the end of 2018, he has been running his fencing school IN MOTU full-time, developing and selling products for historical fencing. He also works as a freelance historian, where he was responsible for the exhibition "Iron Bestselling Sword and Armour in Craft and Society" as curator. His current research focuses on German-speaking fencing masters of the 14th-15th century and the fencing didactics of the German fencing art of this period.

Cite this:

• Becker, Paul (2020). "Hans Talhoffer: Insights into the life of a fencing master in the 15th century." Alte Armature und Ringkunst: The Royal Danish Library Ms. Thott 290 2º. Somerville: HEMA Bookshelf. pp. 47-67.