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“when entering into measure to strike, there should be a clear threat made.”
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
“A properly constructed warm-up involves three things: loosening the joints, warming the body, and light stretching. Ideally it will also activate core stabiliser muscles, increase strength, and increase both aerobic and anaerobic endurance.”
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
“First one, then the other, describes in clear fencing language, in detail exactly what occurred. For example: “Mary was in coda longa, I was in posta di donna. Mary attacked with a thrust to my face. I tried to exchange the thrust, but my sword caught on the back of my mask and I missed my parry. Mary’s thrust landed in my face”. Then Mary describes what she thought happened “well, I started in tutta porta di ferro, and attacked with a mandritto fendente … (you’ll be amazed how rarely you’ll agree with each other to start with). Lastly, the observer states what he thought happened. If the observer doesn’t have a reliable fencing memory, use a video camera too. When”
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
― The Medieval Longsword: A Training Manual
“Vance closed the link and stamped off to biolab-1, too furious to say anything more. He didn’t even ask the Lord for wisdom and guidance, which was remiss of him, but the Lord would understand the frailty of human reaction in the face of such outrageous provocation.”
― Great North Road
― Great North Road
“I hope that one day the audience will demand the same degree of martial realism in a fight as it demands visual realism in special effects. The”
― The Swordsman's Companion: A modern training manual for Medieval Longsword, 20th Anniversary Edition
― The Swordsman's Companion: A modern training manual for Medieval Longsword, 20th Anniversary Edition
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