Category Archives: Thoughts

Musings. Speculation. Ideas. Experiments.

Aside: Left-handed rapier, Capoferro

Posted on September 24, 2010 by xviiia

Well, just because my right arm is being rested, doesn’t mean I don’t have another arm to bugger up as well.. er.. to use. ;) Now – I could train my left up with what I know so far; but … Continue reading →

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Plays: Analysing and practicing

Posted on September 17, 2010 by xviiia

[draft] 0. Isolate a sequence of actions (if not solo then each part separately) from a form, play or assalto. => ‘drill’, ‘sequence’ ? Tabulate Practice Repeat and constant practice, follow training methodology.

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Kit: My sword simulator simulator

Posted on September 16, 2010 by xviiia

a.k.a  a stick, a rod; dowel even. So – predictably, even though I reined my enthusiasm in, using the nylon singlehander has strained wrist and elbow ligaments. However I was not about to abandon what I was studying (Dall’Agocchie’s form … Continue reading →

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Freeplay vs longsword I

Posted on September 13, 2010 by xviiia

..probably not (edit: absolutely not) a good idea this early on, but hey – I’m human >:-D Held my own relatively well against an 18m tactically adept Fiore longsworder. That said, I wonder how much of that was due to … Continue reading →

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Why Bolognese sword and buckler?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by xviiia

After about 1.5 years focussing on the longsword of Fiore dei Liberi it is perhaps not unreasonable to select an additional style. The question being of course, how to so select? Style – Complementary or Contrasting? Lineage – Related or … Continue reading →

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