AT YOUR MERCY is a comprehensive training guide for early Messer Fencing, definitively systematised from three core 15th Century manuscripts originating in Southern Germany. A distillation of over a decade of dedicated research and earnest practice, this book will teach you, step by step, all of the fundamental skills you will need to become a well-rounded Messer Fencer. Within, you will learn everything you need to know about posture and footwork, how to solidly defend yourself and make decisive attacks, as well as essential medieval fencing theory. You will have access to comprehensive and clearly-defined situational exercises that will help build a fearsome arsenal of techniques to work with. It is also an ideal starting point for those wanting to start their own Messer club, or introduce the weapon to an existing class, and contains a complete syllabus that can be used to teach students quickly and easily.