HEMA 101 adminDec 27, 20231 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 23: Walpurgis wardThe final ward / counter-ward that i.33 presents to us is generally called the Walpurgis ward, and is of interest mostly because it is...
HEMA 101 adminDec 27, 20236 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 21: Priest's special longpoint (PSL) and its subtle lessonsFirst introduced in 23v with the text 'the priest conducts his specific ward, namely longpoint...', therefore this ward is generally...
HEMA 101 adminDec 18, 20233 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 15: First ward vs. longpoint (seventh ward)I.33 presents three plays for First ward vs. longpoint. None go well for the person in longpoint! To start at the beginning, i.33 says...
HEMA 101 adminDec 18, 20234 minI.33 Sword and Buckler - 101 - What is falling under the sword?I treat this blog as an ongoing project. Its purpose is to help me gather my thoughts so that I am prepared if teaching a class on i.33....
HEMA 101 adminDec 15, 20237 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 14: First ward vs. half-shieldThis is the first play in i.33, and there are many examples of the play on YouTube. Note some have a different interpretation of...
HEMA 101 adminDec 11, 20233 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 13: First ward vs. Krucke (Crutch)This is the first time we've encountered first ward. Normally, people learn first ward vs. half-shield. Instead, we learned third ward...