The practice or art of fighting with a buckler; combat or fencing involving the use of small shields.
From 'buckler' + '-ing' (gerund/present participle suffix). This term developed in medieval and Renaissance martial contexts to describe the specific technique of shield fighting.
Bucklering was actually a refined art form in Renaissance Europe—there were entire schools teaching proper buckler technique, and skilled bucklerers could defeat larger opponents through superior technique and footwork!
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