Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Jacob Sutor
open-in-new
<p>Jacob Sutor (also spelled "Jakob Sutor") was a German <a href="/facts/Fencing/9h2HHTvy">fencing</a> master who published a fighting manual in 1612, called the <i>Neues Künstliches Fechtbuch</i>. The book was mostly an updated version (or outright plagiarism) of <a href="/facts/Joachim_Meyer/lKxar53k">Joachim Meyer</a>'s work. </p><p>Sutor's <a href="/facts/Fechtbuch/fETnxvqQ">Fechtbuch</a> includes techniques for the <a href="/facts/Long_sword/B8g2f4yM">long sword</a>, <a href="/facts/Dussack/RWW0flhF">dussack</a>, <a href="/facts/Rapier/f9VwMg22">rapier</a> (which appears to be an early form of the weapon more similar to a <a href="/facts/Cut_and_thrust_sword/NIXagys6">cut and thrust sword</a>), rapier and <a href="/facts/Main_gauche/azx40PCw">main gauche</a>, rapier and <a href="/facts/Cloak/t0xJQsbe">cloak</a>, case of rapiers, <a href="/facts/Quarterstaff/vFtT9ov2">staff</a>, pole axe, and the <a href="/facts/Flail_(weapon)/nBJ00y90">flail</a>. </p>