Actually there were a lot of opportunities: from private lessons with fencing masters to attending a fencing school, and even to learning fencing at the Academy. In poor families fencing skills were transferred from father to son, and those who was richer and could afford to take lessons from professionals, often choosing expensive Fencing Masters. From that point on, Fencing Masters were able to become nobility and even to become famous.
From the late 16th century to the 18th century in France, there were very few real fencing masters — for example in 17th century Paris there was only one fencing master per twenty thousand people and later in the 18th century there was only one for every thirty thousand! There was a serious need for fencing schools and academies, and the time was ripe for this to happen. Typical school in province was very ordinary. Often those schools were located on the first floor of the regular houses and had one a more or less large room with a dirt unfinished floor and a pair of small windows.
Through these windows onlookers and passers-by liked to watch through, getting excited about exercises and bouts. These schools were noticeable from the street because of the entrance sign with a hand and a rapier. But of course fencing schools in aristocratic quarters such as Saint Germain in Paris, near the Louvre and the Royal Palace were up scaled with fancy facilities, designated smoking areas and best teachers. Musketeers had an average salary of livres per year. However rich people with solid income preferred to take private lessons at home.
It was a common belief that a noble gentleman should hide how much effort and expense it took him to learn fencing. Private lesson costs were about from two to four livres — almost as much as a month of training in a normal school of fencing.
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Fencing is an art of attack and defense with a sword or similar weapon. Modern fencing is a recreational and competitive sport, but its rules and techniques are derived from those originally developed for efficient swordplay in dueling. During the Middle Ages 5th century to 15th century the sword was an offensive weapon used for cracking armor, and the shield was used as a defense. After gunpowder came into general use, heavy defensive armor became obsolete, and the sword became a defensive as well as an offensive weapon.
In the 16th century the rapier was introduced in Italy, and the art of fencing was rapidly systematized in fencing schools.
A dagger in the other hand, and later a folded cloak, replaced the shield. Eventually the non-sword arm was left free and held away from the sword arm to minimize the target area. The use of the rapier and the Italian fencing technique spread throughout Europe.
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