by Steve | May 3, 2024 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a rather unique class on field combat, led by none other than Ian Burgess-Linden. Ian is not only a learned and accomplished fencer, skilled in the arts of modern fencing and HEMA, but he is also a historian and...
by Steve | Apr 27, 2024 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, the Ladies Knight tournament will be ongoing over the weekend. Classes will be held on Sunday by some knowledgeable and gifted guest instructors beginning around 9 AM and going the length of the day. These classe are free to all...
by Steve | Apr 18, 2024 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be reviewing the next section from Paurenfeyndt’s Longsword, including a few key plays involving the use of defense to enter measure. This, I am hopeful, will be of use to many of you, and prove to be a particularly...
by Steve | Apr 13, 2024 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be reviewing Paurenfeyndt’s Fencing from the Sweeps, one of the most useful and effective commentaries on fencing from the lower guards with a Longsword. This section has a number of inventive devices which allow for...
by Steve | Apr 5, 2024 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be entering the last third of the Paurenfeyndt Longsword text. Many of the plays in the first portion of this segment involve grappling of various kinds, so we should be able to cover several of them in this class. The plays...