Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens
 Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens or in English: A Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing: A Thorough Description of the Free Knightly and Noble Art of Fencing Showing Various Customary Defenses Affected and Put Forth with Many Handsome and Useful Drawings is a German fencing manual that was published in 1570. Its author was the Freifechter Joachim Meyer. This manual was made for and was dedicated to Meyer's patron Count Palatine Johann Casimir.