HEMA 101 adminJul 11 minBeginner's Guide to Fencing with the LongswordThis has been developed for an 8 week beginners course on longsword that I am teaching. It is designed to introduce a beginner to the...
HEMA 101 adminApr 122 minBolognese sidesword 101 - part 2: Defensive plays (how to parry and riposte)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...
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...