Provost (martial arts)

Provost (martial arts)

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 he had 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 swords 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, Director John Clements. see The Song of The Lioness Series


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