by Steve | Feb 26, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a series of judged matches in preparation for our upcoming tournament, Clash for the Cash. As some of you may know, this will be the very first competition in the PEMAC League series, so it’s imperative that...
by Steve | Feb 19, 2026 | Classes
Greetings, fencers. This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a class on counter-grappling led by one of our most versatile and capable fighters, the one and only Dan Black. Although this class will center around fencing with the Messer, the principles...
by Steve | Feb 13, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be looking into the last of Hans Medel’s Longsword techniques, namely Durchwechseln. Sometimes translated as the “change through”, or the “disengage”, this deceptive acrion can be used to...
by Steve | Feb 8, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will have one of the last classes on Hans Medel’s Longsword. We should be wrapping this all up over the next couple of weeks. Medel’s material has proven both unique and useful, and aside from his trying to re-invent...
by Steve | Jan 31, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will continue our examination of Hans Medel’s Longsword, as we look into the last major section of the treatise, namely Nachreissen. Nachreissen, or “traveling after”, is a particularly useful device, and can...
