This series of posts is based on Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli (1610). My aim is to make this practical and to aid in the teaching of...

This has been developed for an 8 week beginners course on longsword that I am teaching. It is designed to introduce a beginner to the...

See Part 1 where I introduce the attacks and guards. Firstly, a bit of guidance on parrying: There are two ways to parry with the...

Single sword (Spada Sola), or the sword in one hand, is the foundational weapon in the Bolognese tradition (well, it can be debated that...

'Guards' is such a poor name for these. They are better described as 'noteworthy positions'. You will use the guards a lot, but really...