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FREE! Longsword Quick Start

Do it on your own or with a partner
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
8 topics, 15 min video

Free

FREE! Rapier Quick Start

Do it on your own or with a partner
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
11 topics, 18 min video

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Longsword Courses

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FREE! Longsword Quick Start

Do it on your own or with a partner
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
8 topics, 15 min video

Free

Longsword Fundamentals I: Intro, Cutting & Postures (LSW-050)

Learn the six cuts of the longsword and the core quadrant postures for combat
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
16 topics, 29 min video

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Longsword Fundamentals II: Thrusting, Blade Control & Footwork (LSW-055)

Thrust with precision, control their weapon, and work from any distance
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
14 topics, 34 min video

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Longsword Fundamentals III: Timing, Defense & Sparring (LSW-060)

Improve your timing, make precise defenses, and progress to free sparring
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
20 topics, 54 min video

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Longsword Fundamentals Certificate

Complete the Longsword Fundamentals I-II-III course series and print out your free certificate!

Free

Forms & Guards with Longsword

Core attacks and defenses for the primary guards of the Longsword 16 topics, 39 min video

Free

Approaching Gioco Stretto with Longsword (LSW-110)

Control the opponent's sword point and make safe decisions as you move forward
PLUS quizzes, practice notes, self-assessments
26 topics, 54 min video

Free

Receiving Gioco Stretto with Longsword (LSW-120)

Learn blade pressures then counter-strike the opponent as they move forward
Quizzes, practice notes, self-assessments
22 topics, 52 min video

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Longsword Grappling I

Learn a variety of disarms, pommel strikes, arm binds and throws
18 topics, 34 min video

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Receiving Gioco Largo with Longsword

Make solid defenses against cuts, then counter attack with advantage
19 topics, 34 min video

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Approaching Gioco Largo with Longsword

Strategies to confidently approach the opponent who holds their sword offline
19 topics, 44 min video

Free

Scholars Assault with Longsword

Solo and partnered forms inspired by the plays of Fiore's manuscript
14 topics, 26 min video

Free

Precision & Intention with Longsword

Learn to displace the opponent's sword while attacking them from any position
25 topics, 56 min video

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Tempo & Provocation with Longsword

Learn the four striking tempos, and how to provoke the opponent's attack
21 topics, 36 min video

Free

Collection with Longsword

Arresting the opponent's attack with leverage and follow-on counter attacks
19 topics, 40 min video

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Counter Cutting with Longsword

Precise and effective cuts that strike while displacing the opponent's attack
19 topics, 43 min video

Free

Posta Finestra with Longsword

A survey of finestra's attacks, defenses and strategies for defeating it's position
30 topics, 74 min video

Free

Gioco Stretto with Longsword

Control the opponent's immediate threat and work effectively from the bind.
22 topics, 48 min video

Free

Quadrant Defenses vs Fendente with Longsword

Defend and counter attack from all guards against downward blows
35 topics, 52 min video

Free

Quadrant Defenses vs Mezzano, Sottano and Thrust with Longsword

Defend and counter attack against lateral, rising and thrusting attacks
18 topics, 42 min video

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Primary Guards with Longsword

A survey of core attacks and defenses of the longsword's primary guards
35 topics, 81 min video

Free

Secondary Guards with Longsword

Explore an additional arsenal of guards with their attacks and defenses
35 topics, 96 min video

Free

Gioco Stretto & Grapples with Longsword

Coming to the bind, blade pressures, grapples at five distances
30 topics, 39 min video

Rapier Courses

Free

FREE! Rapier Quick Start

Do it on your own or with a partner
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
11 topics, 18 min video

Free

Rapier Fundamentals I: Intro, Postures & Lunging (RAP-050)

Introduction to the Renaissance rapier, its core postures and deadly lunging attack
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
15 topics, 28 min video

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Rapier Fundamentals II: Footwork & Blade Control (RAP-055)

Learn footwork, maintaining and recovering blade control
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
18 topics, 40 min video

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Rapier Fundamentals III: Timing & Sparring (RAP-060)

Develop timing and a sense of opportunity, progress to free sparring
PLUS quizzes, practice notes
16 topics, 33 min video

Free

Rapier Fundamentals Certificate

Complete the Rapier Fundamentals I-II-III course series and print out your free certificate!

Free

Receiving with Rapier I: Mechanics

Learn to judge striking range and control the opponent's approaching blade
17 topics, 32 min video

Free

Receiving with Rapier II: Strategy

Dictate the play and strike the opponent as they move forward to control or attack
24 topics, 42 min video

Free

Approaching with Rapier I: Mechanics

Close the distance and find safe attacks against the defensive opponent
21 topics, 54 min video

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Approaching with Rapier II: Strategy

Find the right place and right time to pressure and defeat the opponent
25 topics, 62 min video

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Cutting Attacks & Defenses with Rapier

Attack, defend and recover via the cut, then counter them in three ways
18 topics, 45 min video

Free

True Fight Mechanics with Rapier

Advanced finding, gaining, stringere, offline and crossline movement
22 topics, 48 min video

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True Fight Strategy with Rapier

Analyze the opponent and create winning strategies to defeat them
13 topics, 31 min video

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Deceptive Fight with Rapier

The use of feints, preempting the opponent's responses, attacking safely
29 topics, 70 min video

Free

Body Voids with Rapier

Using lateral and downward movement, strategy and timing, countering voids
31 topics, 80 min video

Free

Refused Posture with Rapier

Fighting with left leg lead and sword withdrawn, strategies, counters
21 topics, 44 min video

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Striking Tempos with Rapier

Striking and countering the opponent in all four tempos, countering feints
26 topics, 45 min video

Free

Unorthodox Postures with Rapier

Using and countering guards with sword low, high, broad and unformed
41 topics, 79 min video

Rapier Secondaries Courses

Free

Offhand Defence & Control with Rapier

Use the offhand for defense and control of the opponent's blade
27 topics, 63 min video

Free

Offhand & Dagger with Rapier

Joined defenses of rapier and offhand, guards, disarms, countering the offhand
37 topics, 87 min video

Free

Dagger with Rapier

Joined defenses of rapier and dagger, additional guards, plays in all tempos
31 topics, 58 min video

Free

Buckler, Cloak with Rapier

Guards, transitions and defenses, specialty plays and flourishes, counters
27 topics, 61 min video

Free

Two Swords, Baton with Rapier

Using two swords, mechanics and strategy, baton attacks and defenses
28 topics, 47 min video

Free

Disarms & Dagger Strikes with Rapier

Disarms from all positions, dagger strikes, countering disarms
28 topics, 41 min video

Sidesword Courses

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Sidesword Fundamentals I: Posture & Movement (SSW-050)

Postures and footwork, eight cutting lines, and guard names
PLUS quizzes, practice notes 13 topics, 13 min video

Free

Sidesword Fundamentals II: Mechanics (SSW-055)

Three centres of cutting, power generation, shield positions
PLUS quizzes, practice notes 14 topics, 27 min video

Free

Sidesword Fundamentals III: Cutting Lines & Defenses (SSW-060)

Cutting lines, striking dynamic targets, parry and riposte
PLUS quizzes, practice notes 13 topics, 30 min video

Free

Sidesword Fundamentals Certificate

Complete the Sidesword Fundamentals I-II-III course series and print out your free certificate!

Free

Approaching Gioco Stretto with Sidesword

Maintain blade control and move forward to attack the defensive opponent
26 topics, 49 min video

Free

Grappling with Sidesword

Strikes, suppressions and arm binds using the shield and shield arm
23 topics, 42 min video

Free

Receiving Gioco Largo with Sidesword

Attacking the guards, bind pressures, stringere via the cut and thrust
21 topics, 39 min video

Free

Approaching Gioco Largo with Sidesword

Attacking the guards, bind pressures, stringere via the cut and thrust
26 topics, 46 min video

Free

Assalti with Sidesword

Parts of Marozzo's first and second assault with sword and buckler
15 topics, 17 min video

Free

Provocations with Sidesword

Seven provocations to direct your opponent's responses in combat
24 topics, 52 min video

Free

Low Line Guards and Progression with Sidesword

Morozzo's guard progression, a survey of low- and mid-line positions
26 topics, 51 min video

Free

High Line Guards with Sidesword

A thorough survey of high-line and elevated sword positions
25 topics, 51 min video

Polearms Courses

Free

Attacks and Defenses with Poleaxe

Learn the 8 attacks, plus defenses and variety of counter attacks
26 topics, 45 min video

Free

Quarterstaff Fundamentals

Wards, tempo opportunities, edge blows, adaptive play and grapples
30 topics, 50 min video

Unarmed Courses

Free

Grappling Foundation

Learn basic footwork, structure, force, binds, and poste in unarmed combat
27 topics, 55 min video

Free

Intermediate Grappling

Striking foundation, falling, centreline control and knife defense
18 topics, 42 min video

Free

Wrestling in the Grips

First master position, grappling entries, breaking and countering holds
24 topics, 35 min video

Dagger Courses

Free

Dagger I: Masters 1-3

Attacking lines, master positions, defenses against downward attacks
29 topics, 48 min video

Free

Dagger II: Masters 4-6

Defenses against centreline attacks, against the attachment
25 topics, 41 min video

Free

Dagger III: Masters 7-9

Defending with dagger in hand, tying in all previous plays
14 topics, 20 min video