Beautiful footsteps that flow like water. The exact reason why I'm sticking with Destreza rather than Italian. I'm trying to reprogram my muscle memories to do more lateral movements like this under stress instead of vertical steps. Also, it's amazing how you bound and fought for blade control for this long. I get exhausted after just a minute or two.
🙏 Thank you for the amazing comment. I originally fell in love with Destreza because of the fluidity of motion. We use circular steps quite often as well. It’s the upright stance that allows us to engage our back muscles to assist the arm and blade. A lot of training as well. 😉 I wish you well on your fencing journey. Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have questions.
@@PageBladeSociety Hola. Here is an English translation of the manual I use. www.lulu.com/shop/john-jakelsky/complete-treatise-of-fencing-of-the-spanish-saber/hardcover/product-14q2899j.html?page=1&pageSize=4
@@sammidwood404 It’s definitely something you should do as a fencer. Wether it’s pell work, flow drill or just doing some foot drills. Any recommendations for drills you do?
@@duelinginbarcelona I don't do as many drills as I should. I just make sure to keepy reflexes sharp. Once the motions of fencing become reflex all that really matters is perception and physical reflex times. Plus I'm a swordsmith so flow comes natural in a way. But I get out and practice my Messer forms when time permits. I always make sure to practice my baton and great stick forms as well as my dague and grappling. Sword carry isn't permitted in my state so I practice what is practical. Between my cane and my knife I should be proficient enough against the majority of opponents id face on the roads here. What can't be solved with those is solved with a .357. but in context to drills I'd recommend always practicing your Kali forms or baton forms and your dagger and knife forms. Stick translates to sword and vice versa. If you can fight with a stick you can most certainly fight with a sword.
Just a bit of advice from a fellow military saber fencer. Move your sword before your body in order to be able to land your attack, and also not expose yourself. Also, lunges are the way to go in 18th and 19th century military saber.
I see that it is from a time period when rifle muskets were becoming shorter in length. A little bit reminiscent of Capt. Alfred Hutton bayonet fencing practice.
After the 1900's for sure. The manual I study talks about carbines as well as full size muzzle loaders. I feel the training weapon fits the system well. Plus it's a hell of a work out. I've found alot of similarities in Hutton and Merelo's sabre work as well. 🔥
@@cid8905 ah, ¿entonces la ropera y la daga que mencionas son dos armas diferentes?, te lo pregunto porque no se del tema en cuestión, hablé de la ropera porque siempre oí de ella y su fama.
@@hemuniz70 Así es, la daga era una extensión del sable en la destreza española que por defecto hacia el espadero español mas letal y efectivo. Era la diferencia entre los españoles y el resto de los espaderos europeos. También los españoles fueron los que desarrollaron la destreza mas efectiva y por eso su nombre.
Gracias por tu comentario. Pues…vivo en España, estudiando con Maestros Españoles y todos los manuales que estudio están escritos en español. Quizás disfrutes de algunos de mis otros videos de esgrima en este canal. Un abrazo.
@@alexbenito2227no has tardado ni 10 minutos en contestarle, apuesto a qué no te has visto ni un solo video suyo, vamos no jodas, ya que alguien promueve lo nuestro encima le echaremos en cara que lo hace mal, tiene cojones
eso es una espada ropera , una espada esbelta y larga para tener más alcance , durante 5 siglos , en España nos batíamos en duelos por honor. Si el esgrimista es español , vas a perder.
O si quieres algo más festivo, un sarao de la chacona ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bkkBUaASKY4.htmlsi=acEOkFoV_GKs78kr En ambos casos, música española del s.XVII
Thank you very much for commenting. We believe Spanish sabre footwork is much like boxing. We often compare the two. We hope to have more footwork videos in the future.
I'm not familiar with spanish rapier at all. Does anyone know why there seems to be a lot of small circular slashing movements? Is it it parry? To distract until you can attack with the dagger? Are you trying to do fine cuts?
I believe it is to get the sword close to soft spots and make a cut or to pierce. If i remember correctly rapiers were mostly used in duels and therefore didn't had to pierce througth armor. Not a expert in sword figth thougth, so i could be very wrong
Hey Donovan. Thanks for the question. Those of us that study Spanish rapier fencing do much less hacking and chopping cuts to appendages and skull and more slashing/drawing cuts to the face, throat, bicep, crook of elbow, and wrist. Allow to be matched with healthy thrusts to the eyes, mouth, throat, torso and thicker parts of the appendages. Search the terms Destreza Ropera or Spanish Rapier to find some great examples of the Art.
@@santiagoteruel4145 Hola Santiago. You have the jist of it for sure. As well, If I were to occupy my opponents sword with my sword I could transfer his blade to my dagger and then use my now free sword to thrust.
Hola Ethan. Depending where you live there might be a school or study group near you. Here's a helpful search tool to find groups. Maybe someday you can become a formidable fencer. www.hemaalliance.com/club-finders
