Giovanni dall'Agocchie
As far
as I know at present, this fencing master from the Dardi tradition was the last
master to publish a manual from this tradition. Dall'Agocchie was from Bologna
and was the fencing master of Fabio Pepoli, Count of Castiglione. I consider
this Master very important to the tradition as he explained the guards and attacks
of Marozzo in a very easy to learn fashion. He also may be considered a transitional
master as some of his teachings are a pre-cursor to the use of the rapier. In
particular the works of Capo Ferro, who actually quotes teachings from the Dardi
tradition. Dall'Agocchie's work is dated 1572.
