No not quite. It's a thrust preceded by an offhand displacement of the opponents sword. Reason why my front leg moves backward is often for balance and I put my weight on the back leg without wanting to actually move forward and so that I can retreat if needed. Not the best thing to do as it does need some tweaking.
@@EspadaNegra Interesting, thank you. I hadn't connected the preceding use of the offhand. I wonder what dropping into a lower guard would do for it (probably not good for your knees).
So it really depends on a number of factors. With rapiers (and frankly with any other sword) duels would rarely go on for long and with your life on the line one would fence a lot more safely and without wanting to commit any mistake so the approach would be far more cautious. First blood duels that don't necessarily require the death of one of the parties could go a lot quicker but still with far less energy than a sparring bout when both fencers are safe. Lastly you can't expect both fencers to fight exactly alike. While one may be more on the defensive side, Capo Ferro for example does teach how to fight against a "beastial man", when you fight against someone who only rushes forward without any regard for their own safety.
@@EspadaNegra Sure...😄 ... you are fencing at Palmela Castle, a beautiful place on top of a hill. You have a nice stone tower as a backdrop, overseeing the village below. That beats renting a room in a local sports centre. And from the mic, I hear some wind, so you were probably not melting in the sun on that particular day. 😅 P.S.All castles should partner up and organise a 1-3 day HEMA event per year, be it demonstrations to the public, small tournaments, or free sparring. They just look the part for HEMA venues.
Ok I do have to admit that's quite the flex. Didn't see it from that prism. Granted this was an event, and they do host classes there every two sundays so that group has that going for them. But while the morning was relatively cool, we cooked in the afternoon.
@@EspadaNegra I'm happy to hear that... that you cooked in the afternoon heat as punishment for a nice venue 😈... nah, just kidding 😇. I'm happy that the castle already is doing what I was thinking about. It brings life to the old stones, right? You know what I mean, the energy of the fencing is transmitted into the venue as well. It's not a feeling that people lived there, but more a feeling that people still live there. It's such a beautiful win-win!
Yeah absolutely as far as I know it's the only municipality actively encouraging this. A few years back in 2018 I remember being at a tournament in a 17th century fort by the sea which was pretty epic as well. So there's always some activities, but some more regular than others.
I am now picturing Italian duelists in period garb, except they are now wearing Jordans and Nikes.
Ah mine are Onitsuka Tiger Asics, but I've grown fond of pumas recently haha
Nice video
Thank you!
Is there a name for the thrust performed at 02:16 and 03:48 ?
No not quite. It's a thrust preceded by an offhand displacement of the opponents sword. Reason why my front leg moves backward is often for balance and I put my weight on the back leg without wanting to actually move forward and so that I can retreat if needed.
Not the best thing to do as it does need some tweaking.
@@EspadaNegra Interesting, thank you. I hadn't connected the preceding use of the offhand. I wonder what dropping into a lower guard would do for it (probably not good for your knees).
Would a real life dual have this level of energy?
So it really depends on a number of factors. With rapiers (and frankly with any other sword) duels would rarely go on for long and with your life on the line one would fence a lot more safely and without wanting to commit any mistake so the approach would be far more cautious.
First blood duels that don't necessarily require the death of one of the parties could go a lot quicker but still with far less energy than a sparring bout when both fencers are safe.
Lastly you can't expect both fencers to fight exactly alike. While one may be more on the defensive side, Capo Ferro for example does teach how to fight against a "beastial man", when you fight against someone who only rushes forward without any regard for their own safety.
@@pyark 'The duellists (1977) - second duel' Quite high energy and only last seconds. Very scary imoh!
Nice flex! And I'm not talking about the rapiers.
Ok now I'm curious about which flex that was then haha.
@@EspadaNegra Sure...😄
... you are fencing at Palmela Castle, a beautiful place on top of a hill. You have a nice stone tower as a backdrop, overseeing the village below. That beats renting a room in a local sports centre. And from the mic, I hear some wind, so you were probably not melting in the sun on that particular day. 😅
P.S.All castles should partner up and organise a 1-3 day HEMA event per year, be it demonstrations to the public, small tournaments, or free sparring. They just look the part for HEMA venues.
Ok I do have to admit that's quite the flex. Didn't see it from that prism. Granted this was an event, and they do host classes there every two sundays so that group has that going for them. But while the morning was relatively cool, we cooked in the afternoon.
@@EspadaNegra I'm happy to hear that... that you cooked in the afternoon heat as punishment for a nice venue 😈... nah, just kidding 😇.
I'm happy that the castle already is doing what I was thinking about. It brings life to the old stones, right? You know what I mean, the energy of the fencing is transmitted into the venue as well. It's not a feeling that people lived there, but more a feeling that people still live there. It's such a beautiful win-win!
Yeah absolutely as far as I know it's the only municipality actively encouraging this. A few years back in 2018 I remember being at a tournament in a 17th century fort by the sea which was pretty epic as well. So there's always some activities, but some more regular than others.