7:18 I've pulled this off against a heavily armoured opponent the way Marco controls Edo's momentum when he gets in close for that final blow was fantastic. He's very by the book and it shows. I love how Edo was going for the one handed thrusts throughout too a good tactic when added with an immediate step backwards for a follow-up attack.
Hmmm, a very interesting video. Got be thinking deeply about my own sparrings, and fired up a little bit as well hahah I got a question. How do you tend to transport your swords like? Both feders and blunts, as well as how does it change depending on distance. Cuz I think it'd be different when going to another city for a tournament from just going to fence at school or abroad? People don't really talk about it :/
Well, to move my swords around normally I use a fishing bag, lol, meant for fishing poles. When I travel by airplane I mainly do it for work, and so I always borrow a sword wherever I go teaching! So in this terms I'm not really useful hehehe!!!!
In longsword I constantly see people chopping away at the hands. They're so exposed that even really good fighters take a lot of hand shots. One starts to understand the mindset of the guy that created the 2 handed Swiss Saber. On another note, I noticed that you and your students tend to predominantly fight right foot forward. I find that I myself also tend to feel much more comfortable with my right foot forward, probably because of years of rapier, but everywhere I see longsword these days people seem to be right foot forward. This, in spite of the fact that every longsword systems that I've seen insists on passing steps for cutting. I'm not sure if it's a natural progression of the meta in response to hand vulnerability, a lack of necessity for hewing cut mechanics in tournament or perhaps the cross-pollination of many and varied fencing systems pushing toward a more universal style. Do you have any thoughts on this?
It is a very well organized and worded question! Yes I feel more comfortable fighting with RFF and yes the manuals shows in many occasions the LFF. I have my POV on this topic but it's so huge that I am not even able to condensate it in an answer here. I would like to make a video about this topic relatively soon anyway, so I'll be able to properly touch all the various points that needs to be taken into consideration.
@@FedericoMalagutti I confess I was just considering all the angles to this and was thinking about attempting a more comprehensive investigation/video on the subject. Though my channel is tiny and no-one would see it haha.
@@resolvedinsteel I just discovered it myself, in this last months I found many, many new HEMA channels. Your one seems pretty well structured, keep pushing forward, I bet it will go better and better ;-)
Well funny enough I do the same but with my left foot forward because I am a lefty. But I do find throwing a good zornhau with good structure is best with my right foot leading then passing to my left
I remember in one of your earlier videos when I asked you why don't you use the passing step while attacking with an arming sword you ex0lained it to me so I aknowledge your arguments and point of view... but I want to ask you: you don't use the passing step even when sparring with a longswors ? I appolagise if it seems like I am repeating myself or asking a stupid question... I assure you that is not my intention... I just want to learn as there are no hema schools around me in my country.
Hello! Well I generally use passing steps, they are not my main way of stepping during a fight though. I generally use passing steps while launching explosive thrusts and cuts at the opponent, but this are not the fencers who would be fooled by this actions, as they fence with me regularly. I prefer the half step, or acceeser o just “steps” over the passing step, simply because it can be modified in many ways. If you want to move forward by 5 cms only, you can, if you need 10 or 20, same thing, you can also breach a lot of space if needed. That’s the main motivation, during a fight you need to manage measure in the most precise way possible, the passing step do not has this quality unluckily.
I love that even as a coach fencing your students you approach every spar with a learning mindset. We need more of this ⚔❤
2:55 The Rattle snake technique
He actually does it on purpose, it's boring, so it works XD
I appreciate you sharing with us this performance.
Beautiful exchanges between these two!
7:18 I've pulled this off against a heavily armoured opponent the way Marco controls Edo's momentum when he gets in close for that final blow was fantastic. He's very by the book and it shows. I love how Edo was going for the one handed thrusts throughout too a good tactic when added with an immediate step backwards for a follow-up attack.
Yeah, they are both getting better and better 🙂
Very interesting and variable fights with style guards and process! Welldone to all the fighters !!!❤
Nice sparring video Federico !
Thanks!!
Great video thank you for a little extra strategy before socal.
Pretty good point awareness from both fencers at @8:56
Solid effort mate. Have a thumb 👍 catch you next video
nice! now i want more :D
Hehehe!!! :D
Nice sparring video.
Thanks!!!
Hi! I wonder what's the sword that's visible on a miniature of the video?
Malleus Martialis “Fior di Battaglia”
can you share with us the name / model of the sword what make such clear noise ?
It's a SIGI Feder, it doesn't normally makes that noise, the one who marco received makes it specifically.
Nice!
Hmmm, a very interesting video. Got be thinking deeply about my own sparrings, and fired up a little bit as well hahah
I got a question. How do you tend to transport your swords like? Both feders and blunts, as well as how does it change depending on distance. Cuz I think it'd be different when going to another city for a tournament from just going to fence at school or abroad? People don't really talk about it :/
Well, to move my swords around normally I use a fishing bag, lol, meant for fishing poles. When I travel by airplane I mainly do it for work, and so I always borrow a sword wherever I go teaching! So in this terms I'm not really useful hehehe!!!!
In longsword I constantly see people chopping away at the hands. They're so exposed that even really good fighters take a lot of hand shots. One starts to understand the mindset of the guy that created the 2 handed Swiss Saber.
On another note, I noticed that you and your students tend to predominantly fight right foot forward. I find that I myself also tend to feel much more comfortable with my right foot forward, probably because of years of rapier, but everywhere I see longsword these days people seem to be right foot forward. This, in spite of the fact that every longsword systems that I've seen insists on passing steps for cutting. I'm not sure if it's a natural progression of the meta in response to hand vulnerability, a lack of necessity for hewing cut mechanics in tournament or perhaps the cross-pollination of many and varied fencing systems pushing toward a more universal style. Do you have any thoughts on this?
It is a very well organized and worded question! Yes I feel more comfortable fighting with RFF and yes the manuals shows in many occasions the LFF. I have my POV on this topic but it's so huge that I am not even able to condensate it in an answer here. I would like to make a video about this topic relatively soon anyway, so I'll be able to properly touch all the various points that needs to be taken into consideration.
@@FedericoMalagutti I confess I was just considering all the angles to this and was thinking about attempting a more comprehensive investigation/video on the subject. Though my channel is tiny and no-one would see it haha.
@@resolvedinsteel I just discovered it myself, in this last months I found many, many new HEMA channels. Your one seems pretty well structured, keep pushing forward, I bet it will go better and better ;-)
@@FedericoMalagutti Thanks for the encouragement : D it means a lot!
Well funny enough I do the same but with my left foot forward because I am a lefty. But I do find throwing a good zornhau with good structure is best with my right foot leading then passing to my left
Frederico what lenght js your sigi? Shorty or standard?
Standard
I remember in one of your earlier videos when I asked you why don't you use the passing step while attacking with an arming sword you ex0lained it to me so I aknowledge your arguments and point of view... but I want to ask you: you don't use the passing step even when sparring with a longswors ? I appolagise if it seems like I am repeating myself or asking a stupid question... I assure you that is not my intention... I just want to learn as there are no hema schools around me in my country.
Hello! Well I generally use passing steps, they are not my main way of stepping during a fight though. I generally use passing steps while launching explosive thrusts and cuts at the opponent, but this are not the fencers who would be fooled by this actions, as they fence with me regularly.
I prefer the half step, or acceeser o just “steps” over the passing step, simply because it can be modified in many ways.
If you want to move forward by 5 cms only, you can, if you need 10 or 20, same thing, you can also breach a lot of space if needed.
That’s the main motivation, during a fight you need to manage measure in the most precise way possible, the passing step do not has this quality unluckily.
@@FedericoMalagutti Good points ! I understand... thank you for your reply 🙂!
@@alinvid6098 you are welcome!