Seven Provocations in Gioco Stretto
In this series students will explore how the seven provocations of stringere, changing guards, entering measure, earnest atta…
Course Tag: Scholar
Gioco Largo Strategy
Gioco Largo with Sidesword & Longsword
Two-Sword Assaults & Strategy
In this course you'll learn the 16th century two-sword assault of Antonio Manciolino as a solo form and then as a partner exe…
Two-Sword Fundamentals
Dual wielding of two equal length swords is a challenging and rewarding discipline. In this series you'll learn the fundament…
Sidesword Assaults Solo & Paired
In this course you will learn the first assault of sword and buckler documented in Achille Marozzo's 1535 book Opera Nova. Th…
Powerful Wide Play 4: Moving into Stretto
Learning to move between the wide, flowing and powerful actions of the wide play (gioco largo) and the tight controlling acti…
Powerful Wide Play 3: Entering and Deception
Wide play (gioco largo) can be a highly deceptive mode of fighting. When your blow takes a lot of time to arrive it also allo…
Powerful Wide Play 2: Mastering the Measure
Playing the wide game (gioco largo) requires that you have a keen sense of measure and the capacity to enter into your oppone…
Sidesword Fundamentals and Guards
There are 17 different guard positions with the sidesword from the Bolognese tradition! In this course you'll explore each of…
Weapon Flow
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…
Powerful Wide Play 1: Cutting & Footwork
Wide play (gioco largo) is a mode of fighting defined by large cutting and clearing actions designed to dominate and displace…
Dagger In Armour and Out
The rondel dagger is a 9 to 12 inch steel spike designed to puncture through maille and even plate. Used both in armoured com…
Longsword in Armour
The longsword is a versatile weapon that can be used in one hand, two, or held with one hand at the blade in a mode known as …
Sword and Buckler: Provocations in Largo and Stretto
A provocation is an action designed to lure the opponent into making a predictable action that you can exploit. A good provoc…
Sword & Buckler: Larghissima to Presa
In this course you'll explore the use of the buckler and sword through the measures. Starting at the widest measures with wid…
Poleaxe: Extended and Narrow
The poleaxe is both a weapon of power and of dexterity. In this series you'll explore how to move between play where you're h…
Poleaxe: Foundations & Control
The poleaxe is a weapon of both power and agility. In this series you'll learn the fundamentals of attack and defense in both…
Deception both Wide and Narrow
Both the wide and narrow games (gioco largo and stretto) are ripe for misleading your opponent. In this course we'll first ex…
Longsword Flow & Deception
Being able to move with the momentum of your weapon is a core skill in creating deception in wide play (gioco largo). In this…
Longsword Gioco Largo
Wide play (gioco largo) is a mode of fighting defined by large cutting and clearing actions designed to dominate and displace…
Spear Control & Deception
The spear's length gives it a tremendous amount of ability to control the offensive space and to deceive an opponent about it…
Spear: Short and Long
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 …
Polearms: Flow to Combat
In this course we explore how to deftly wield the poleaxe and spear starting with postures, attacks and flow and moving into …
Longsword Unorthodox Postures
In this class we explore the positions that live outside of the core quadrants. Starting first with the challenging but more …
Two-Swords: Single and Double Patterns
One of the biggest challenges with two-swords is learning how to manage two weapons without having one interfere with the oth…
Advanced Tempo Applications
In this series you'll explore how to spot and control the four moments when your opponent is most vulnerable:
Gioco Largo with Longsword
In this series you'll explore gioco largo, the wide play, with the sword in two hands. You'll begin with exploring accordant …
The Mechanics of Deception
In this series we explore the use of deception within single handed and two handed cutting weapons in both wide and narrow pl…
Sidesword & Buckler in Wide Play (Sidesword Scholar)
Gioco Largo (wide play), where the sword actions are broad with the intent of clearing the centre or leading the opponent int…