Four Combat Attitudes
Understanding your opponent is one of the most powerful advantages in combat. In this tactical course, you will dive into the…
Course Tag: sidesword-session
Gioco Largo vs Stretto
Wide and narrow play (gioco largo and gioco stretto) are essential to understanding how to size up an opponent and create cou…
Facing the Unorthodox Fighter
Longsword vs Two-Sword
How do you take on someone wielding two weapons with only one?
This seri…
Two-Sword: Strategy and Control
Using the lens of Two-Sword vs Longsword, this series develops fundamental strategic and tactical skills including:
Seven Provocations in Gioco Stretto
In this series students will explore how the seven provocations of stringere, changing guards, entering measure, earnest atta…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:
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…
Sidesword Forms & Plays (Sidesword Scholar)
In this series you will explore a diversity of sidesword forms from the Bolognese tradition including those of sword and buck…
Three Weapons Drilling
Specially formulated for this year's 30-for-30, the Three Weapons Drilling course is just that. In one hour we'll be handling…
Two Sword: Cover, Control, and Strike (Sidesword Scholar)
This series will prime you on how to use two swords tactically with an aim to controlling your opponent's weapons with one of…
Building a Bolognese Assaulto (Sword&Buckler edition)
In this course we will learn the basic elements that make up an iconic Bolognese Assaulto.
Narrow & Deceptive (Sidesword Scholar)
Nearly every fight finds its way into the narrow play (gioco stretto) where the points are close and dangerous. Here your tem…
Two-Sword Patterns & Flow (Sidesword Scholar)
Wielding two sideswords is a complex and rewarding challenge that looks like something out of a fantasy epic but is in fact a…
Bolognese Body Mechanics with Sidesword
Arm Strength and Cut/Thrust Combos with Sidesword
Of course, arm strength isn't just about your guns. It's about making a muscle chain that connects the sword with the core. S…
Sidesword & Rotella (Sidesword Scholar)
The large arm-strap round shield, known as the rotella, was popular as a secondary for the sidesword throughout continental E…
Defending in the Guards with Sidesword
Utilizing Dall’Agocchie’s second solo form we will revisit moving into and out of guard positions with efficiency and gra…