Author: Oleg Starinov
Who is the successor to Italian fencing?
This article is an interesting research, which demonstrates to me as a journalist and a researcher of the world’s martial arts a peremptory exposure of Italian masters of fencing and the hereditary significance of the…
Mystical University
All the secret in this world is always a conventional secret, any mysticism ends where applied science begins! (Documentary “Mystical University”) In 2014 in Calabria, an unprecedented event in the history of the Italian criminal…
The mystery of history: two different Sicilies
The mystical island in the Mediterranean is shrouded in legends about the Society of Honor and the Mafia. It is a place, where “justice” is not an empty sound. Despite numerous centuries of war and…
About saber and the Cossack martial art. Professor Vadim Zadunaisky
Professor Vadim Zadunaisky took part in the marathon dedicated to the project “Mysteries of Russian and Slavic schools of fencing”. Vadim Zadunaisky is a doctor of historical sciences, professor, researcher of Cossack culture and a…
The Canarian knife is the world champion among criminal knives
It is a well-known fact that to date, there is a huge variety of knives in the world. Blades are an integral part of tradition and culture in virtually every country. This is not surprising if…
The Navaja. Spanish heritage of Norman origin
It is not a secret that the richest fencing culture from immemorial times is rightfully owned by Spain. Numerous conquering wars in the history are known, which resulted in the formation of the Spanish fencing…
Russian fencing school lessons. Prehistoric period. Zero level
In the “Scientific Research Institute of world martial art traditions study and criminalistics research of weapon handling” a new direction of study was initiated, namely, the study of Russian Fencing School. Every level of it,…
Weapons of Italian criminal tradition
In 2017 “Unsolved Crimes” newspaper conducted a journalistic investigation and filmed 10 episode documentary on the history of the Italian criminal tradition. One of the episodes covered an investigation of the history of bastone, which…
Overview of the Spanish Fencing and Results of Expedition to Spain of Grand Maestro Oleg Maltsev
Research in the field of Spanish fencing lead by Grand Maestro Oleg Maltsev is in continuation. One of the programs of the “Science of Victory” episodes in the framework of “Lies and Truth about martial…
“Snake bite”. Second Echelon of the Palermitan Style of Spanish Fencing
In continuation of the study of the Palermitan system of Spanish fencing in the framework of one of the programs “The Science of Victory” Grand Maestro Oleg Maltsev had explained and demonstrated the second echelon,…
Uncompromising defense barehanded against a knife
Within the framework of a closed seminar which was visited by a group of our journalists, Grand Maestro Oleg Maltsev has touched upon a very important topic in the field of martial arts and demonstrated…
Italian fencing. Schools of Turin and Milan
We continue researches in the field of the Italian fencing together with Grand Maestro Oleg Maltsev within the framework of broadcast “Science of victory” for the project “Lies and Truth about Martial Arts”. This time…