by Steve | Jun 13, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will have an open floor for sparring, experimentation, and whatever informal lessons anyone may want to present. You can also make use of the computer and monitors to go through any historical texts you may want to research (Hans...
by Steve | Jun 6, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, the Medel madness continues as we make our way into the main body of his work, featuring more plays involving the 5 Cuts. As some of you may have observed, this material touches on fencing against your opponent’s guard, an...
by Steve | May 30, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we resume our study of the Longsword treatise of Hans Medel, re-branded guards and all. There are a few novel techniques and different takes on familiar ones, as we will see. As always, everyone is encouraged to experiment with all...
by Steve | May 24, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having an open floor for sparring, as many of us will be away over the holiday weekend. As always, this is an ideal opportunity for people to put in some extra time squaring off with their fellow practitioners,...
by Steve | May 9, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will continue our look into Hans Medel’s Longsword material, which is already proving both interesting and informative. His advice on how to proceed, at least so far, is an eye-opening take on how to control the pace of an...
by Steve | May 2, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a look at a new source, that of Hans Medel. He was a contemporary of Paurenfeyndt’s, chronologically well after the R/D/L sources, but before Meyer. Medel has a somewhat unique take on a few different...