HEMA 101 adminAug 123 minRapier 101 - part 3: Counter actions to the disengage from the inside lineIn part 2 , you saw that, for the fencer who has gained a stringer on the inside, they are expecting their opponent to disengage. If you...
HEMA 101 adminMar 3116 minSmallsword 101 - McArthur 1780, part 1: Guards, parries and thrustsTo learn the basics of smallsword, I'm going to use: The Army and Navy Gentleman’s Companion or A New and Complete Treatise on the Theory...
HEMA 101 adminJan 246 minLiechtenauer's longsword 101 - part 5: ParriesParries in LL system can be broken down into: Common parries: not used if you can help it, but probably necessary to train against in...
HEMA 101 adminJan 195 minParrying - 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...
HEMA 101 adminJan 155 minParrying - 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...
HEMA 101 adminJan 58 minParrying - 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...