http://sworddueling.com "The exercising of weapons putteth away aches, griefs, and diseases, it increaseth strength and sharpeneth the wits, it giveth a perfect judgment, it expelleth melancholy, choleric, and evil conceits, it keepeth a man in breath, in perfect healthe, and long life." - George Silver (1599) Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://sworddueling.com/2010/08/09/fencing-stutterstep-counterattack-technique/ http://sworddueling.com/2010/08/09/fencing-stutterstep-counterattack-technique/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:43:45 +0000 V http://sworddueling.com/?p=1824

]]> http://sworddueling.com/2010/08/09/fencing-stutterstep-counterattack-technique/feed/ 0 http://sworddueling.com/2010/07/23/video-highlights-of-the-european-fencing-championships/ http://sworddueling.com/2010/07/23/video-highlights-of-the-european-fencing-championships/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:33:14 +0000 V http://sworddueling.com/?p=1814 Italy wins mostly everything! Whatever happened to France in this sport?
http://www.fencing.net/2878/video-highlights-of-the-2010-european-championships/

]]> http://sworddueling.com/2010/07/23/video-highlights-of-the-european-fencing-championships/feed/ 0 http://sworddueling.com/2010/06/16/swordfightingfencing-documentary/ http://sworddueling.com/2010/06/16/swordfightingfencing-documentary/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:30:56 +0000 SWORD http://sworddueling.com/?p=1657 It is ironic that one focus of this is how new masks make fencing more media-audience friendly. Fencing would be audience friendly if it wasn’t about people playing tag with flexy wire.

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]]> http://sworddueling.com/2010/06/08/go-zorro/feed/ 0 http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/29/princess-bride-swordfight-2/ http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/29/princess-bride-swordfight-2/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 21:27:00 +0000 SWORD http://sworddueling.com/?p=1640 Ambidexterity in action.

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]]> http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/25/canne-de-combat/feed/ 0 http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/24/007-swordfight/ http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/24/007-swordfight/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 01:51:12 +0000 SWORD http://sworddueling.com/?p=1652

]]> http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/24/007-swordfight/feed/ 0 http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/21/balestras/ http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/21/balestras/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 01:29:22 +0000 V http://sworddueling.com/?p=1635 So this is a traditional fencing balestra which is really just a hopping advance and then a lunge in quick succession. (& http://sworddueling.com/2009/08/12/the-balestra-quartata/). So what I’ve been calling a balestra isn’t one – ah, terminology.
What I’ve been doing is when leaping forward powering out with the leading leg, with a rising hip & the quad kicking, like skipping on air, out forward, gaining extra distance. It works best with backhand & rising cuts.

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]]> http://sworddueling.com/2010/05/21/lessons-in-arms/feed/ 0 http://sworddueling.com/2010/01/10/historical-fencing-manuals/ http://sworddueling.com/2010/01/10/historical-fencing-manuals/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:08:13 +0000 V http://sworddueling.com/?p=824 Git yr old manuals right here…

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