Cooler Than Hutton: HUTTON.

Hutton is an interesting historical figure over and above the manuals he published, and he's significantly more interesting than the stereotypes about him which often circulate in Historical Fencing Circles.
Our guest, a Hutton specialist from the Old Sword Club, takes us to school. :)
You'll want to increase your volume a bit while Em's speaking, as they're a little soft-spoken.
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[@kevionrogers2605]

There were two Hutton books in my public library in the 1990s and his curriculum was taught at our local YMCA sabre fencing and stage combat.

[@jf5078]

So this was a really good breakdown of Hutton's influence on British fencing during his time. It does a good job of painting a picture of how people's minds sort of worked when it came to fencing.
I would have liked a brief breakdown of his methodology and pedagogy since both those things have been in question in the past. Maybe something also on debunking common misconceptions about him, but Em did a really good job here.

[@russmitchellmovement]

We try to limit these to an hour -- it's really clear that one could go significantly further here since the Brits are absolutely spoiled for archival and documentary evidence -- anything touching on the UK instantly has a trove of documentation that is often lost in the World Wars on the continent.

[@OliverJanseps]

Thank's for the talk and lecture 👍👍
I also think Hutton needs a restart in HEMA (as Jf pointed out earlier). He dont have to be gloryfied but he is also not outdated, just because his books were early available. And he definetely should be reduced to 'cold steel'.

[@jf5078]

Hutton had access to some high level training in Britain, he was even friends with one of Britains top foilists George Chapman. Chapman IIRC spent the first 30-40 years of his life in France and was considered equals with the French masters in Britain such as Prevost or guys like Baptiste Bertrand . Hutton and Chapman shared the same views on Angelo's method having both been students of Angelo's. They believed that Angelo's system was dated and past its prime so they innovated. Both taught at the same club but Chapman was a bit older and accomplished than Hutton at the time IIRC

[@HobieH3]

Early romanticism similar to Classicism of the Late Medieval/ early Renaissance period; i.e. armor and helmets reflecting Greek & Roman influences?