by Steve | Sep 14, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will continue working with Paurenfeyndt’s Longsword text, breaking down the plays, and looking into what they prescribe as far as methodology. Understanding the spirit of the work is just as important as understanding how...
by Steve | Sep 8, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will resume our review of the text by Andre Paurenfeyndt, the 16th century fencing master (and personal bodyguard to Cardinal Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg 🙂). As we are quickly finding out, there are some very good plays among...
by Steve | Sep 1, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a class with some sparring games, and perhaps experimenting with a few plays from Paurenfeyndt. Andre Paurenfeyndt, situated chronologically between the R/D/L material and Meyer, has his share of good material (and...
by Steve | Aug 25, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, it is Fight Week once again. As such, we will be spending class time reviewing strategies and techniques meant to enhance our fighting overall and further refine our sword work. This month, we will focus on entering into measure and...
by Steve | Aug 18, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, I will be reviewing a number of foundational Longsword principles for our newer fighters. I have been seeking to bring our newcomers further along, and this week looks like a good opportunity to do just that. As many here know,...
by Steve | Aug 9, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be featuring a class on Military Sabre by the knowledgeable and talented Connie Frazier. This is Connie’s favored weapon, so you can be sure that this lesson will have plenty of enthusiasm, and will certainly have more...
