About Italo Santelli
Italo Santelli was an Italian fencer who is considered to be the "father of modern sabre fencing". The style involved a much more quick defense than classical training called for, and became known as the "modern style" of Santelli. Under the rules of the "code duello", Giorgio Santelli defended his father's honor and won the duel by delivering a blow to Cotronei's cheek, severing a nerve under his left eye (Cotronei's eye was irreparably damaged during that Summer).
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