rapier-session Archives

Seven Provocations in Gioco Stretto

In this series students will explore how the seven provocations of stringere, changing guards, entering measure, earnest atta…

Moving fluidly with a weapon is not just a showy skill, it’s a combat skill. Being able to flow with your weapon allows you…

The spear's length gives it a tremendous amount of ability to control the offensive space and to deceive an opponent about it…

The spear is an effective weapon both in and out of armour. Used short it can be used to engaged close with lots of leverage …

In this course we explore how to deftly wield the poleaxe and spear starting with postures, attacks and flow and moving into …

The offhand isn’t just an ornament which makes us look awesome when lunging. It is an excellent tool we can utilize to prot…

Striking the fool that dare approach.

Specially formulated for this year's 30-for-30, the Three Weapons Drilling course is just that. In one hour we'll be handling…

This month we look at how we can close the measure between us and our adversary by taking the fight to them. We are going to …

We are continuing along the same lines as last month, looking at rapier plays from old manuals and interpreting it within the…

This month we are going to look at plays from different rapier masters and how we can use them within our system. While still…

It all begins at the guard. The way you stand dictates the way you move, how you move to measure, how you move in time. This …

Italian fencing is often associated with linear movement. In this series we'll break that mold and look at how to use and cou…

The ability to move your feet with swiftness and precision goes a long way in a sword fight. It helps you to arrive at the ri…

This month we look at how we can close the measure between us and our adversary by taking the fight to them. We are going to …

In this series you're going to dive into the use of offline movement both into and away from the weapon to enhance stringere,…

The offhand isn't just an ornament which makes us look awesome when lunging. It is an excellent tool we can utilize to protec…

The rapier and dagger are a powerful defensive combination when used in union. In this series students will learn how to exte…

In this course we’re covering blade "turns", that is, how the blade spins along its edge, as well as how it moves when anch…

In this course we're covering the lunge in its many forms, from short and punchy to extended and long. We'll even include lun…

The Deceptive Fight is a mode of fencing where you use false attacks and false openings to lure your opponent into predictabl…

This month's curriculum allows us to explore being the fencer who sits and waits, setting a trap and letting the opponent com…