Nicolaes Petter

Nicolaes Petter was a Wine Merchant and a well known and undefeatable Wrestler in Amsterdam during the 17th century. In 1674 his knowledge about wrestling and self defence was published in a book with 71 etchings by the famous artist and illustrator Romeyn de Hooghe. According to martial artists and historians, it is one of the most important martial arts books ever published. Copies of his book are highly valued items in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and …