Full Rapier Sample Lesson: Yielding Glide
Looking for an alternative action to the disengagement? Give the yielding glide a try. Full, free sample lesson.
Achievement Unlocked: Instructor at Arms in Foil
Fresh off my return from Sonoma, I'm happy to announce I passed my instructor-level test at SSU's Fencing Master Certificate Program and am now an Instructor at Arms in Italian foil.
Visiting the Salle d’Armes Coudurier, the Oldest Fencing School in Paris
I recently went back to Paris to celebrate my 40th birthday. While there, I swung by the Salle d’Armes Coudurier, the oldest fencing salle in the city, for a few nights of traditional French fencing.
How to Hold a Buckler for Rapier & Simple Guard Transitions
Here's how to hold a buckler, plus some basic guard transition exercises to do at home.
Rapier Solo Drill: Fencing Pendulum Voids
Improve your girattas and low body voids with these pendulum drills.
Approaching Misura Stretta
So you've found yourself in Misura Stretta... now what?
Approaching Misura Larga
In this blog post, we explore the tactical options you have once in Misura Larga (according to the True Fight).
Approaching ‘Misura Larghissima’ or ‘That Space Between Out of Measure & Your Lunge’
Although Misura Larghissima is an ahistorical fencing term, it's still a useful teaching & training tool for rapier fighters.
How to Improve Your Rapier Feints Without a Partner
Feints are a challenging & difficult aspect of rapier. Here's how you can improve the technical side of your feints without a training partner.
Regarding the Basics of Measure in Rapier & Approaching from Out of Measure
Measure is a foundational principle of the Italian fencing system. Here's an overview of Misura, plus approaching from Out of Measure.
Approaching the Four Temperaments of a Fencer
According to the late-Renaissance Italian fencing masters, there are four temperaments of rapier fencers. Here's how to defeat each.
On the Properties & Uses of Guardia Quarta
Quarta (fourth guard) is the only guard to protect the inside line, but there are variations. Here's more about the guard & sample plays.