Fencer on the right striking the fender on the left in the face with the pommel of a smallsword

Fencer on the right then steps through and unbalances the other fencer by pushing his head and shoulders back

Final action, one fencer on the ground while the other stands victorious above him, smallsword pointing down threateningly.

Tonight's class was on stwiking to the face and thwowing to the gwound woughly. #HEMA #smallsword

Fencer on the right striking the fender on the left in the face with the pommel of a smallsword

Fencer on the right then steps through and unbalances the other fencer by pushing his head and shoulders back

Final action, one fencer on the ground while the other stands victorious above him, smallsword pointing down threateningly.

Tonight's class was on stwiking to the face and thwowing to the gwound woughly. #HEMA #smallsword

Dueling Sword class worked on various ways of attacking after defending ourselves, including the fun riposte by Flanconade of 2nd.

Sunday classical fencing class is Sundays in Cambridge, MA.

#cambridgema #smallsword #bostonfencing #somervillema

This week in classical fencing class, our dueling sworders looked at various ways of riposting from parries.

Here the team works on riposting by disengagement, a great way to get around an opponent who counterparries.

#smallsword #cambridgema #somervillema #bostonsports #massachusetts

Lantern Fencing: Part I 🔦

Following a few rounds of “night fencing in the dark” I got a crash course in lantern fencing from Marli & Eric of HARP Fencing.

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#rapier #smallsword #historicalfencing #westernmartialarts

Picked up some of the dueling swords and a smarra by Yixuan (via swordshop). Tossed on basic dry epee blades from Absolute Fencing.

The tang of the epee needs shortening for the smarra but the dueling swords are good to go.

#bostonfencing #smallsword #classicalfencing #historicalfencing

Jean-Louis Michel: A Life Made for Hollywood (Black History of HEMA)

#blackhistory #smallsword #historicalfencing #westernmartialarts

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NEW VIDEO! This one looks at the legendary life of Jean-Louis Michel. Seriously, his life reads like it's straight from a Dumas novel.

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#blackhistory #smallsword #historicalfencing #westernmartialarts

When you hit that perfect lefty/righty parity in class.

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#bostonfencing #classicalfencing #smallsword #somervillema #somervillemassachusetts

In this vid, fencers probe via blade pressures to see how their partner reacts.

They step out, so it again, and attempt to execute their counter.

Coach is able to change reaction after every touch.

#bostonfencing #BostonFun #classicalfencing #classicalfoil #smallsword #somervillema

The floor was slick since they resealed it, so we kept footwork/explosiveness chiller.

Little more actions on the blade work (envelopment) with either a glide to the high line or a flanconade to the low line.

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#bostonfencing #smallsword #historicalfencing #classicalfencing #duelingsword

A sinister engagement

#somervillema #smallsword #fencing

Who won't want to take up #swordfighting after this! Michael J. Stevens talks to us over on our website about what led to his brand #newbook - #Fencing With the #Smallsword: The Art of Swordsmanship for the Beginner. This fab practical guide is out now!
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It’s #publicationday — FENCING WITH THE SMALLSWORD: The Art of Swordsmanship for the Beginner is available to buy NOW!! Congratulations Michael J. Stevens!
#smallsword #fencing #fencingclub #duel #dueling #swordsmanship #newbook #swordfighting #meyerandmeyersport #thesportspublisher #sportsbooks

Our beginner classical fencing squad working through a simple feint direct & disengagement attack with some added footwork.

#bostonfencing #classicalfencing #somervillema #smallsword

Napoleonic Crew

Happy Halloween sword nerds!!! 😁🎃 From Triangle Sword Guild and I, to you! #HEMA #smallsword #happyhalloween :)

Sandbox Exercise!

We gave our fencers’s a fun sword & cloak problem — how to get out of an opponent’s cloak bind.

Was fun to see what folks came up with. Here are a few ideas they came up with!

#somervillema #smallsword #historicalfencer

Working some target decision making based on distance in this one.

If I just provide counter-pressure to Eli’s engagement & pressure he can disengage to the body. If I step back while providing counter-pressure, he goes for the hand instead.

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#smallsword #historicalfencing #medfordma

Original post on mamot.fr

A good time #fencing was had at the Smallsword Symposium over the weekend (https://blackboarswordarts.com/smallsword-symposium Particularly interesting to me was Martin Dougherty's class on how to fence #smallsword properly and avoid looking like a poor reimplementation of epee (i.e. to be […]

Quality play with emphasis on the fleeting thrust and adaptations from that. All in freeform for the whole session.

#hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london #rapier #smallsword #verdaderadestreza #community #hemauk #domenicoangelo

Domenico Angelo in the smallsword class.
It’s a sword, it’s small, credo.

#hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london #rapier #smallsword #verdaderadestreza #community #hemauk #domenicoangelo #rouxsmallsword #davidrawlings

Thanks to Toby Manley of @swordacademy for the fab advance #bookreview of FENCING WITH THE SMALLSWORD by Michael J Stevens. A 'must-have' - it's out next month! #fencing #smallsword #HEMA #preorder

FENCING WITH THE SMALLSWORD: The Art of Swordsmanship for the Beginner. Pre-order to secure your copy.
Ever fancied #smallswordfencing — you've no exuse now! This is the prefect resource
#MichaelStevens #howToFence #fencing
#smallsword #meyerandmeyersport #thesportspublisher #newbook #swords

The Truth of the Sword.
A crew who were not only awesome to train with but also a lovely kind bunch of people. At the wonderful Rapier Vienna event.

#hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london #smallsword #williamcavendish

Foto auf einem Mittelaltermarkt. Ich (Frau Ende 20 mit langen, dunkelblonden Haaren) stehe in einem Fantasy-Mittelaltergewand seitlich vor der Kamera. In der rechten, vorderen Hand halte ich ein kurzes, rapierähnliches Schwert in die Höhe, auf der linken Hand sitzt ein Greifvogel mit dunklem Gefieder, weiß gesprenkelter Halskrause und rot am Kopf. Ich schaue in die Kamera, der Vogel zu mir.

Am Wochenende habe ich Inka kennengelernt, den #Schopfkarakara der Greifvogelauffangstation Mittelfranken🪶 Eine ganz schön selbstbewusste Dame!

Danke an Andreas und sein Team für die spontane Möglichkeit zu diesem Foto "mit Klinge"! 🙏🏼

#Autor_innenleben #Greifvogel #BirdOfPrey #SmallSword

Please remember, we are a serious club, where serious things happen all the time and no one ever ruins your homework video.

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Something I find kinda cool.

While most smallswords has unusable finger rings, and are just vestigial decorative remnants of earlier rapiers, spanish smallswords and some italian smallswords actually have usable finger rings!

#swords #smallsword