Combat Conditioning

Build the strength, mobility and endurance your swordplay asks of you. Over five weekly sessions you’ll start with the fundamentals of conditioning and build toward complete workouts shaped around the rapier, sidesword and longsword.

Each session adds a layer. First come the movement patterns and joint preparation everything else rests on. Then mobility for deep guards and long lunges, strength for the sword arm and the legs that carry it, and conditioning that matches the rhythm of a real exchange. In the final session you’ll put it all together into routines you can keep training on your own.

In this course you’ll learn:

• A warm-up and joint preparation for the wrists, shoulders, hips and ankles
• Mobility for deep guards, passing steps and lunges
• Strength for a stable sword arm, a strong grip and a powerful base
• Interval conditioning built from footwork and fencing actions
• How to combine strength, mobility and cardio into a weekly practice

All levels are welcome. Every exercise has easier and harder versions, so you can work at your own level and progress from week to week. You’ll need a little floor space and the training sword you use most.