dall’Agocchie – Walking in the Guards
An analysis and interpretation of the solo form described in Giovanni dall’Agocchie’s 1572 treatise.
Discussion of modern training methods
An analysis and interpretation of the solo form described in Giovanni dall’Agocchie’s 1572 treatise.
Tout simplement des liens vers une excellente série d’article sur le règlement du fleuret, son interprétation, son évolution.
L’entraînement aux arts martiaux provoque généralement des craintes initiales et des douleurs occasionnelles. Certaines méthodes d’entraînement utilisent la peur ou la douleur comme des aides pédagogiques. Ce sont des méthodes que je n’approuve pas, et cet article est une synthèse de mes raisons.
A translation of a portion of the Traité d’Escrime Moderne of Jean Joseph-Renaud discussing the concept of “secret attacks”.
‘Canne de combat’ is a spectacular combat sport. What are its true benefits, and how applicable would it be outside the sportive context?
This post provides an in-depth analysis of a cutting motion, giving details about the trajectory of the sword and the power generation mechanisms involved.
This post outlines my current interpretation of the first actions found in Marozzo’s sword alone section, started in the context of an online form tournament.
This post contains an English translation of the French tournament rules found in Labat’s treatise.
In this article, I discuss the widespread principle ‘minimum effort, maximum efficiency’ and how it should be handled with care…
This post contains some discussion of a thought-provoking article: What is intent?