Course Category: Longsword (Rank 3) Free Scholar

We’re picking up the longsword to explore giocco stretto or the "narrow play", a combative context where the opponent’s w…

Posta finestra (window guard) makes use of the sword's point to quickly move forward and close off the centreline.

We will be working through all of the primary poste of the longsword looking at both how to employ their most direct actions …

Rising & Lateral: We are continuing to explore defenses from various quadrants against lines of att…

Crossings: The sword in two hands is a powerful tool for cutting and defending against cuts. In these c…