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Sword and buckler 102 - i33 - Part 4: Parries and counter wards
This post covers the pink parts of the diagram When your opponent attacks you, you need to defend against it. You can do this in several...
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Jan 1912 min read
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Beginner's Guide to Fencing with the Longsword
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...
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Bolognese 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...
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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - part 5: Parries
Parries in LL system can be broken down into: Common parries: not used if you can help it, but probably necessary to train against in...
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Jan 24, 20246 min read
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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 19, 20245 min read
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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 15, 20245 min read
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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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Jan 5, 20248 min read
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