Rapier & Buckler/Targa Guards & Postures
Here's how to form guards with the rapier & buckler/targa, both with the sword-extended and the sword-withdrawn.
The Master Players: Overview of 16th & 17th Century French Fencing & Dueling Culture
This video presentation gives a general overview of French fencing & dueling culture in the 16th and 17th Centuries.
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.
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XIX: On Wounding & Disarming
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 19 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XVIII: On Wounding an Enemy Who Passes with the Left Foot
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 18 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XVII: How to Wound a Left-Handed Opponent
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 17 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XVI: How to Wound While Lowering the Body without Parrying
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 16 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XV: On Wounding While Carrying the Body Out of Presence
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 15 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XIV: On Wounding by Voiding the Body Without Passing
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 13 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XIII: How to Wound From a Firm Foot an Enemy Who Tries to Gain an Advantage by Circling
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 13 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XII: On Wounding a Furious and Resolute Opponent
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 12 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]
Alfieri Part 2, Chapter XI: How to Wound the Enemy While He Tries to Attack with a Mandritto or Riverso to the Legs
Today we’ll be looking at the plays in Plate 11 of La Scherma by Francesco [...]