Strategy, tactics and technique: What's the difference?
One of the hardest things to do as a new HEMA practitioner is to understand when to use the techniques you've learned. You spend time in...
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Jun 155 min read
Double trouble - using right of way and priority in your fencing
This week I taught a lesson on double hits, which saw a big improvement in the quality of fencing from the students. Whether this is long...
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May 127 min read
The 5 Words re-visited: using tempo to understand Vor, Nach, Indes
I recently wrote an article about tempo: Using tempo/timing to fence better (hema101.com). This article is a continuation of that. I...
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May 1011 min read
Using tempo/timing to fence better
Fencing has often been compared to chess, and in fact I've included a copy-paste of what Microsoft Co-pilot AI has to say on the subject...
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Jan 195 min read
Parrying - part 3 - point online parries (POPs)
In part 1 I looked at 'block' parries, which work primarily by crossing the strong of our blade over the cutting direction of our...
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Jan 155 min read
Parrying - part 2: Straight parrying ('inside-out' parrying)
In part 1 I introduced the basics of parrying, namely that for two swords to interact their blades need to cross. One way of doing this...
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Jan 58 min read
Parrying - part 1: Intro, and static parrying (blocking)
This is the first part in my Fencing from first principles (FFFP) series, where I explore a general topic in depth to truly understand...
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