Western Martial Arts Document Sources

• Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA) - One of the premier sources for scanned original documents and ongoing research into the medieval martial arts.  Go to their library for the quickest access to information (although they now have a one-time charge for access, to help cover their server costs).  They primarily focus on the fighting arts of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
• The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts (ARMA) - Another excellent source for scanned original documents and interpretive information.
• Journal of Western Martial Arts - This portion of the EJMAS (Electronic Journals of Martial Arts & Sciences) contains excellent articles on western martial arts.
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Western Martial Arts Online Forums

• Swordforum Online - Forums discussing anything having to do with swords or swordsmanship.
• Armour Archive - A bit SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) oriented, but still with some very good information for the Western martial arts practitioner.
• Western Martial Arts Mailing List - A mailing list for practitioners of all forms of Western martial arts.
• MyArmoury - Primarily for discussion of sword & other weapons & armour collection, although there is some discussion of martial applications.
• Netsword - Primarily a western martial arts forum focusing on medieval culture, martial skills, warfare, and weapons.  This forum is less frequented than others listed here.
  
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• Flos Duellatorum (Pissani-Dossi) - This copy of the manuscript, from the facsimile created by Francesco Novati in 1902, is made available thanks to William Wilson (Tattershall School of Defence) & David Peck (Chicago Swordplay Guild).  This is the only publicly available manuscript, which is now in the public domain.
• Fior di Battaglia (Getty-Ludwig) - This copy of the manuscript is housed at the Getty museum, in California.  These images are hosted by the museum and thus copyrighted.  This version of the manuscript contains significantly more textual information and instruction than the Pissani-Dossi version.
  
• St. Martin's Academy of Medieval Arms - This is the home salle of Mr. Bob Charron, the most accomplished interpreter and instructor of Fiore's work in the United States.
• Schola St. George - This California group begins its studies with the Italian tradition, primarily Fiore.
• The Exiles-Company of Medieval Martial Artists - This English group is heavily involved in interpretation of Fiore.
• Schola Gladiatoria - Schola Gladiatoria is an historical European martial arts group based in Ealing, West London. It trains in the fighting arts taught in the Fior di Battaglia, as well as other medieval and Rennaisance traditions.
• Chicago Swordplay Guild - Excellent group founded by and led by Greg Mele, as well as numerous other scholars.  Training in longsword & medieval fighting arts based on the Fior di Battaglia, Filippo Vadi's Arte Gladiatoria, and some German sources for dagger & close combat.  They also have a group that focuses on rapier training.