Provost (martial arts)
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In the London
-based "Corporation of Masters of the Noble Science of Defence
", or "Company of Masters", Provost was the third of four ranks, the others being Scholar, Free Scholar, and Master. A Free Scholar could not be accredited as a Provost until they have studied under a registered Master for seven years (though this time requirement was occasionally shortened). Acquiring the rank of Provost required a grueling Prize Playing
with a variety of sword
s and other weapons, followed by a formal oath
. Provosts were allowed to accept students and open their own fighting schools.
Provost is also used as a rank in the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
, which bases its ranking system on that of the London Company of Masters. It currently acknowledges only one Provost, Deputy Director Aaron Pynyberg.
London
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-based "Corporation of Masters of the Noble Science of Defence
Company of Masters
The Company of Maisters of the Science of Defence was an organisation formed in England during the reign of Henry VIII to regulate the teaching of the Arte of Defense or fencing, using a range of weapons, including the rapier, quarterstaff, and, most notably, the broadsword.This school of fencing...
", or "Company of Masters", Provost was the third of four ranks, the others being Scholar, Free Scholar, and Master. A Free Scholar could not be accredited as a Provost until they have studied under a registered Master for seven years (though this time requirement was occasionally shortened). Acquiring the rank of Provost required a grueling Prize Playing
Prize Playing
A Prize Playing was a test of martial skill popular in Renaissance England with the London-based Corporation of Masters of the Noble Science of Defence....
with a variety of sword
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
s and other weapons, followed by a formal oath
Oath
An oath is either a statement of fact or a promise calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually God, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact. To swear is to take an oath, to make a solemn vow...
. Provosts were allowed to accept students and open their own fighting schools.
Provost is also used as a rank in the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
Association for Renaissance Martial Arts is an international educational non-profit organization dedicated to the study and practice of historical European martial arts of the 15th to 17th centuries...
, which bases its ranking system on that of the London Company of Masters. It currently acknowledges only one Provost, Deputy Director Aaron Pynyberg.