The Deceptive Fight (Rapier Scholar)
The Deceptive Fight is a mode of fencing where you use false attacks and false openings to lure your opponent into predictabl…
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Inviting the Opponent to Dance (Longsword Scholar)
In this series we'll explore how to lure a timid opponent into the fight and how to cue an aggressive opponent to attack righ…
Receiving Gioco Largo (Sidesword Apprentice)
Gioco Largo ("Wide Play") refers to the situations where the opponent's point is out of the centerline or their weap…
Receiving the Opponent (Rapier Apprentice)
This month's curriculum allows us to explore being the fencer who sits and waits, setting a trap and letting the opponent com…
Receiving Gioco Largo (Longsword Apprentice)
Fundamentals of Attack & Defense with Longsword
The longsword, a beautiful piece of historical weaponry. But the question is, how well can you move with it? In this series, …
Moving like the Masters with Sidesword
In this series we’ll explore the the movements, strategies and advice of the later Bolognese Masters, Dall'Agocchie & V…