La Verdadera Destreza is a Spanish type of fencing. The Spanish sword system is a universal method of fighting based on reason, mathematics, and diverse other aspects of a Renaissance humanist education. Its practitioners called the system La Verdadera Destreza, "the True Skill", and it is largely based on the works of Aristotle, the geometry of Euclid, and other classic authors. The tradition is expressed in the work of two primary authors, don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza and his student, don Luis Pacheco de Narváez. The system of combat is tied to an intellectual, philosophical, and moral ideal and Carranza expresses concern about the future of Spain if the young men are not well taught. The fighting method was first documented in 1569 and describes a conservative system of swordplay using both thrusts and cuts. The weapons were shorter than the rapiers used by the Italians, and Pacheco specifically rebuts the wo

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