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Pocket Armizare

This application is a free portable reference for the early 15th century fencing manual 'The Flower of Battle' as created by fencing master Fiore de'i Liberi.
Within this application you can find full copies (with included translations) of all four available versions of this manuscript, as well as the ability to compare fencing plays between the different manuscript versions when applicable.

Originally created for the Northwest Armizare Fencing Club in Portland Oregon, my hope is that the Historical European Martial Arts community as a whole can also enjoy and benefit from this application in their pursuit of learning and studying this martial art.

This application is open source, and the code can be found at https://github.com/millerer/Pocket_Armizare. For image and translation sources used in this application, please read the 'About' section found at the bottom of the main menu screen.

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Reviews (28)

Ata. N. Feb 9, 2021     

Its essentially Fiore in your pocket. A great reference guide for beginners as well as experienced swordsmen. However there is some room for improvement: 1. Some of the image links are broken and display nothing or they show the wrong image from elsewhere in the manuscript 2. Having an option for the original language transcriptions would be nice 3. An ability to zoom in and make the images full screen, as they are quite tiny. 4. Video or GIFs of the techniques would be nice for beginners

Cal. C. Jan 10, 2020     

A wonderful free resource, I just wish the scans could be zoomed in on, and that the original Italian was also transcribed.

Iva. C. Oct 31, 2020     

Excellent way to compare interpretations between manuscripts. And, to compare other peoples translations of same manuscripts.

Jer. F. Mar 11, 2022     

Quite a good access to texts. I'd love to see the German texts too.

Sal. S. Nov 6, 2021     

Great book source and guide, seems some pages are missing tho or teachings seem to be incomplete

Mit. U. May 26, 2020     

I love this app. Fiore at my fingertips!!! I have tirned so many people on to WMMA because of this!!!!!

A. G. u. Dec 31, 2018     

a great hema resource.

Jam. P. Sep 28, 2016     

I have only been poking around this tool for five minutes, and I am incredibly impressed. It's smooth, laid out well, and comes with features I need but didn't even know I wanted. The ability to add my own notes in each play, as well as to quickly swap between versions of the manuscript for comparison is simply ingenious.

Bor. K. Oct 4, 2016     

Great app. The only thing I don't like is the old Web blue in the menus, but that is a miniscule problem. I urge the makers to make the same with other treatises. I would love to help with the grunt work (taking down images and text), I just have no programming skills in Android. PS: The spear plays are not opening for some reason.

Nic. A. Sep 28, 2016     

This app works very well and allows quick access to plays one would otherwise have to spend precious minutes or even hours digging through the manuscript for. Good for quick access during classes or for researching and studying specific material in a timely fashion. I love it!

Mic. P. Sep 28, 2016     

This is truly a remarkable achievement, allowing you to compare all the different sources of this work side by side, useful for the academic and the martial arts enthusiast.

Dav. R. Sep 28, 2016     

We have often gotten into a breakdown of a play and only had one or two of the manuscripts on hand to study when we really wanted to see it depicted in all of them. This will make training so much easier. No forgotten manuscripts and no hunting through pages!

ImN. May 5, 2017     

My only problem is mainly how sometimes Fiore will tell you how awesome a move is, but never quite explaining it in detail. Otherwise, this is a very handy quick-reference app for HEMA practitioners. :)

Aar. U. Sep 29, 2016     

Thanks for creating this super useful resource for students of Armizare and the HEMA community at large. Cheers to all that made it happen.

Dav. M. Sep 28, 2016     

Good work, and a generous contribution to our community. It looks good on my Samsung Note 4.

Edd. R. Apr 7, 2018     

As a new practicioner to Fiore, this app has been a joy to use in my studies. Thank you and God bless you.

Jav. C. Oct 8, 2016     

For sure help in these moments when you forgot the book.

Jam. S. Dec 31, 2016     

Just spending time in the small minutes of the day studying Fiore has significantly accelerated my learning. The ability to see identical plays across manuscripts is also very helpful!

Eli. W. Jun 9, 2017     

Fantastic app, great companion to your library. Thank you for taking the time to do this!

A. G. u. Oct 7, 2016     

Thanks! Very handy for the salle and the tavern later...

A. G. u. Feb 9, 2018     

Superb reference, easy to navigate, easy to compare different versions (ex: Getty vs. PD)

Mid. T. K. Sep 28, 2016     

I absolutely love this app. It makes the study of Fiore much more accesabile.

Joh. P. Aug 28, 2017     

FANTASTIC! I'm just beginning in Hema and Fiore, this will prove invaluable for my learning and training.

Ala. R. Oct 9, 2016     

Very interesting and well designed for any RMA practitioner

Mat. S. Nov 14, 2016     

Great, convenient reference for HEMA fans.

Jef. L. Oct 26, 2017     

Great app for HEMA followers of Fiore.

Twi. o. t. Y. Dec 15, 2017     

Fantastic, a must-have.

JF. G. Sep 29, 2016     

This is awesome!