A Brief History of Destreza 

Spanish destreza is basically the break down of fighting into basic geometry: Straight lines at walking forwards/backwards and thrusting/jab punches/frontal kicks, combined with the circles of walking around your opponent and blade slashes/hook and uppercut punches/round kicks. Like you said, it's a universal fighting theory. It breaks down any fighting style into its most basic geometrical elements, that's why Spanish conquistadors were so successful in their worldwide conquest, no matter how exotic or unusual the fighting styles they'd encounter were, and why they were feared by every major warrior class in the world at the time (Even by the fabled Japanese styles after ronin faced the Tercios at the Battle of Cagayan in 1582) The British used to say that they wanted the Spaniards to come by sea rather than land to even stand a chance.

@@granudisimo conquistadors were not sucsesfful in world conquest because of destreza, it was becuase of the pikes, and tercio formation. In a line of formation your space is limited and you can't apply circular movement. Only 2 handed swords and shamshirs, were effective in formation combat, rather else ask the landskenechts or the ottomans. The Holy Roman empire was sucesfully carried through lines of pikes and bastard swords, and the turks did the same through milita men with rotella and saber mixed with lines of men with archebuses.

@@omari2306 Yeah but this video was centered around swordfights, not battle tactics and formations.

Si miras, tu apellido Agaton es muy normal en latinoamerica y en europa, viniendo del griego.

I thought it was vulgar destreza/escrima comun that evolved and got adapted into kali?

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www.amazon.es/Theory-Practice-Verdadera-Destreza-English-ebook/dp/B084DQK9PF

hey! i know kinda late haha, you can maybe check the little book called " theory and practice of la verdadera destreza" by Alberto Bomprezzi. It's in Amazon and goes over basic things and fundamentals.

Huh, doesn't seem to do it now.. I dunno, must have been an issue on my end ^^

+Ensutee I had the same issue and adjusted the screen size. But I admit, I panicked a bit!

You must travel to Spain or contact some one, look for Toledo Town. There are many families of ancient smiths that preserve the tradition. But watch out for swords for tourists, look for one for fencing practitioners, a True Sword, "Espada Ropera".

Enrique Parra Campanon Gracias . Could you direct me to Espada Instructors who are reputable and knowledgeable ?

No, all style of fencing fade away when guns become really popular, and now the hema guys use old books to revive what they can. There is no point to fight a war long time ended and for doing that we prefer the last civil war which allow us to hate each other endlessly.

+Joseph Noll those are interesting, but better viewers are recommended to consider AGEA publications or recent work by Tim Rivera

Not that there's anything wrong with that ;)