So, I decided to hammer the Generales with my students. Every time I teach is with application in sparring and we explore all the possible reactions and defenses that could be executed as well under pressure and at fast speed. What we found so far was that trying to execute the first two reglas, sets up the receiving party to offer a tajo or revés and rarely the first two reglas were fully executed during realistic sparring. I will update on the others as I have more findings. As I always tell my students, most principles look good when practicing slowly but in fast application, it’s a matter of chance and opportunity as many factors come into play.
Thank you. Anyway, nowadays I would do some executions of the techniques differently. Yes, the torneada could originate from the esgrima vulgar or commun and was implemented by Rada. The move is just to cool not to show. 😅
There might be connections between spanish and philippine Martial Arts. In case of Destreza I know of a masters certification from 1730, where Domingo Pérez de Aguilar, a newly-created fencing master from Manila in the Philippines was proven by the Maestro Mayor in Mexico City.
Your Weak Over.. and Weak Under... seem to be missing one important aspect which is that the point of contact should transfer to your Weak at the end of the spiral, such that your blade comes to a stop while your opponent's blade is far off line. From there you move your tip in the opposite direction around their quillons to strike. In your version, you continue your blade moving after the spiral in the same direction. I think this only works in your demo because your opponent helpfully moves their guard far out of the way. ... The other techniques look great though.
Thank you for your comment. I‘m always happy to receive constructive feedback. In the case of the weak over/weak under I totally agree with you. Honestly I don’t think I was able to understand the concept to that given point. Concerning other techniques as well I consider not only this video outdated, but it was a good start, two years ago. I leave the videos to recognize a progression, so hopefully I will do new videos in the near future.
