Hanging point In the onset, make three upward strikes with the short edge from the left, and on the third, from longpoint turn into a...

Ochs From the previous taught sequences, you should now understand how to build your attacks and sequences against the opponent’s four...

Play 1: You take the vor # You Opponent 1 Move into right wrath guard 2 Do nothing 3 Step and cut Zorn from right to left ear 4 Parry...

The stances (or guards) in fencing aren’t meant to be held for long. They exist mainly to help you understand how to respond when you're...

This summarised chapter 10 from the 1570 'Art of combat'. Chapter 10 is where we get the Meyer's square, often used as a warm-up...

This is my current approach to using 15th-century German fencing theory. You may have a different interpretation—and indeed, the...

This post is heavily inspired (stolen?) from Jeff Tsay of Forte Swordplay. Check out his videos on his YouTube channel (which I've...

See part 1 here: Meyer's longsword 101 - Chapters 1-4.   As before, yellow text is my own, the rest is a rewrite of Meyer's 1570 book...

See part 1 here: Meyer's longsword 101 - Chapters 1-4. As before, yellow text is my own, the rest is a rewrite of Meyer's 1570 book...

Editor's note: this is a much abridged and edited/reworded version of Joachim Meyer's 1570 book. Its purpose was to a) force me to...

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...

I've been studying Meyer's longsword on and off for about 2 years, and I've moved on to Liechtenauer's longsword (LL for short) recently....