Not every tactic works against every type of opponent and the quicker we can analyze your opponent's Art (skill & techniques) and Nature (personality & tendencies), the more effective we'll be in combat.
If you're a left-handed historical fencer, don't discount body voids. Here are sample rapier voids for lefty vs. righty.
If you're lacking room at home, try this tennis ball fencing lunge drill. Perfect for historical fencers focused on rapier & smallsword.
Stabbing a wall is a popular new rapier fencer drill, but it can be more useful by shifting the focus onto practicing measure.
How slow can you lunge? This rapier exercise will test your muscular endurance and control as you lunge in slow motion.
The Static Lunge aka the Isometric Hold Lunge is a great rapier strength building & muscular endurance exercise.
It's easy for ideas or actions in historical fencing manuals to get lost in translation - literally. Here's how two Alfieri translations presents very different plays.
Another fencer's interpretation on Alfieri's Plate 8.
At a recent SCA Arts & Science event, I demonstrated how two different Alfieri translations present very different play interpretations.
Here's the text for my SCA Provost contract, based off of English & French Renaissance fencing ordinances and traditions.
