Original sentence: The Dardi school of fencing with the spada da lato in the 16th to early 17th centuries influenced the early modern style of fencing, including Elizabethan fencing in England and the French school of fencing in the 18th century (which in turn developed into modern sport fencing)
Edited sentence: Of especial influence was the Dardi school of fencing with the spada da lato in the 16th to early 17th centuries, which gave rise to the classical early modern style of fencing with the rapier, including Elizabethan fencing in England and the French school of fencing in the 18th century (which in turn developed into modern sport fencing)