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 we’ll be reviewing can apply to a wide range of weapons.

If you’ve ever wondered how you can redirect the force of someone attempting to overpower you in a grapple, this is the class for you. Skills like this allow you to turn what could be a bad situation into an opportunity, essentially transferring the advantage to yourself and achieving dominance in an exchange.

See you all on Sunday.