Fundamentally excellent.
As a treat and as we are off next week we took the fundamentals class and showed them a lot more options than we usually would. Incredibly impressed by how well they did.
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Attacked I tell you!
Still laughing, made my day😊❤️
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Joachim Meyer work on Sword Saturday, halberd and staff and lots of spinny focus.☺️
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Monifer and Looming Shadow, from our Crystal Palace class post Montante work.
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A quiet night tonight in the Crystal Palace Longsword class (not so quiet, some are hiding from the swing!), so I brought some toys along for the night.
Montante rules from Figueyredo and Godinho.
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Excellent end to the day. Verdadera Destreza Sabre from Frias. With a hint of Paulus Hector Mair and Joachim Meyer, because there was a pertinent place. Excellent work from all!
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Thr Verdadera Destreza class, and a lesson of glowering at the movement of conclusion.
Deeply fun we spent the entirety of the freeplay that followed trying to close to conclude. Utterly excellent.
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I’ll post more of these exchanges over the next few days. These two were wonderful to watch. The whole smallsword session yesterday was freeplay with everyone bringing something new and improved to the table.
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A lesson on spins with the staff from Joachim Meyer and Paulus Hector Mair polearms work.
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Cracking session in the both the Longsword and sword in one hand fundamentals classes.
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Sabre and Dussack from Paulus Hector Mair and Joachim Meyer, in the Crystal Palace mixed weapons class.❤️⚔️❤️
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I.33 in the sword and buckler class. Lots of tempo work, lots to be proud of.☺️⚔️☺️
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I’m not going to make this about a few choice photos of women in the classes. I’m going to use this as my reminder that we need to work harder for equality. Happy women’s day.
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Last lesson going awesome 😂 verdadera destreza Sabre at Sword Saturday.
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Krucke!
I.33 work in the sword and buckler class. Such a clinical dissection of this play and everyone was superb. And I LOVE Sally’s excellent covering placement in the freeplay.
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From my personal research collection.
An original page from Academie de l’Espée the beautiful masterwork of verdadera destreza by Girard Thibault d’Anvers.
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I.33 in the sword and buckler class. A lot of work on the circular footwork that makes the system function properly. And a lot of discussion of parallel actions elsewhere from Frias sabre to the anonimo bolognese and others.
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If you want a longer sword, step closer!
I think Robyn needs a tank!
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The sword in two hands. Achille Marozzo form work in the a Crystal Palace class.
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Find a crew that elevates each other❤️⚔️❤️
Swords, Spears, Sickles, RAVE!
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I’ve been asked to explain this a lot and I always end up trying to do so inside ten minutes, post freeplay when folks are exhausted after trying their best and where it might be taken as criticism, rather than “here is the thing we should remind ourselves of constantly.
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An incredibly focussed sword and buckler class yesterday, working varied measures in I.33, from entering from half shield, to crutch (with added Yoda, cos it helps). Fantastic work from everyone ☺️
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Due to the contentious comments on yesterday’s video, Robyn felt it necessary to address Posture of the Straight Line gate.
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Robyn, our resident expert on La Verdadera Destreza, offers some valuable insight into the works of Girard Thibault.
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Sometimes the shot doesn’t land, but it’s sooooo fun learning from the misses! Then hitting ☺️⚔️☺️
Freeplay in the smallsword class.
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I.33 and working the Schutzen against 2nd ward and its plays in the sword and buckler class.
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Achille Marozzo and flowing through some Joachim Meyer. Lovely work from everyone and caught this moment of poise from these three.
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Another beautiful Sword Saturday.
Polearms, Longsword and the invisible sabre class (I forgot to take pics)
Our incredible community!❤️⚔️❤️
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A beautiful day and a private lesson just before the rain came in.
A birthday party with a few Dungeons and Dragons friends who decided to pit rogue against fighter and Druid against cleric as Bruce watched on!
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