Dueling sword/smallsword training with Eli (sans-VO).

Tricky drill. Engage and then parry the attack to the low line with a parry of 2nd, then riposte by glide to the torso OR detach to the arm.

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City Guards giving a workshop on Threshing Flail and Mangual

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Kicking off Cloaktober a day early since I’ll be on a plane for Rome tomorrow.

This is an option drill working on a second guard from Fabris.

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Fun action on the blade work with Anna.

Our lesson started with exploring how to set up specific situations and reactions from our opponent. And to mix it up, we looked at the blade pressure.

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Cloaktober is a fortnight away!

Here’s some rapier + cloak training with Lance. He’s a beginner fencer that’s really taken with sword + cloak.

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Italian Dueling Sword or smallsword or smarra or whathaveyou training video with Eli.

First lesson back with Eli after a summer break. We did a lot of fundamentals and then started adding on some fun actions to one another.

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