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Two Sword: Cover, Control, and Strike (Sidesword Scholar)

December 2021

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This series will prime you on how to use two swords tactically with an aim to controlling your opponent's weapons with one of your own, leaving the other free to strike. Students will cover:

  • The core gioco stretto entering guards.
  • The use of the core gioco stretto changing patterns.
  • Controlling and cutting actions with right and left sword lead.
  • Gaining and yielding patterns for when you can keep a line and when you lose one.

Recommended pre-requisite: Two-Sword Patterns and Flow.

Classes

01Core Guards & Changing PatternsClass 1
  1. Core Guards & Changing PatternsLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson
02One Covers, One StrikesClass 2
  1. One Covers, One StrikesLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson
03Compound Attacks, Feints, and FollowingClass 3
  1. Compound Attacks, Feints, and FollowingLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson
04Covering, Counter Thrusting, CombiningClass 4
  1. Covering, Counter Thrusting, CombiningLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson

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