Historical Fencing & Martial Arts Academy
Students of the Lichtenauer tradition would recognise that many of the techniques in the “system” can be structured almost as a flowchart of attack and counterattack. We also know that actions must be taken ‘indes’ (in the moment), so how are we to translate structured drills into a broader ability to fence. Every martial artRead more about Fencing as Language Acquisition[…]
Reading: Meyer 1570 Chapter 6 The trend in German swordsmanship is to concentrate a lot of our attention on the vor and zufechten (before and pre-fencing) with an eye to taking the initiative and forcing our opponent to take action in a predictable way. This is without doubt a keystone to success; if we doRead more about Withdrawing from an Exchange[…]
Much of the conversation in the longsword fencing community revolves around safety equipment. There is a constant striving for a gold-standard of safety gear which will allow participants to practice risk free at full speed. My own preference in this regard is to begin train slower and more cautiously with less protective safety equipment withRead more about Some Thoughts on Safety While Training[…]