by Steve | Dec 19, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, our class will be led by the incomparable Mike “Colonel” Sanders, who will be featuring a long-awaited (and rather unique) Sabre class. Many of our people have requested such a lesson, as we have quite a few...
by Steve | Dec 12, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be having a sparring day. A few of us will be at Yule Duel, so we’ll have an open floor for this week, and we’ll resume our class schedule next week. There are a few things we get to look forward to,...
by Steve | Dec 6, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, our analysis of Hans Medel’s Longsword continues with his section on Nachreissen, or “traveling after”, as it’s sometimes referred to. This, as it turns out, is a far more useful technique than it may appear...
by Steve | Nov 28, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, it is Fight Week once again, and as is our custom, we will be having a class which focuses on the development and refining of strategy, technique, and timing. If there are deficiencies in these areas, they will reveal themselves so...
by Steve | Nov 20, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, our look into Hans Medel’s Longsword will resume, picking up where it left off a few weeks ago. As I’ve mentioned before, his material is proving to be both enlightening and effective, and I’m sure this trend will...
by Steve | Nov 15, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, by popular demand, we are having a day set aside for one-handed weapons, namely rapier and smallsword. The class will be led by Tony and Ian who have agreed to step in and give people a lesson on some of our more popular secondary...
by Steve | Nov 7, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a sparring day. The floor will be open for experimentation, refining your technique, trading ideas and interpretations, or simply fighting. Devil’s Point is on Saturday (at our alternate venue), so for our...
by Steve | Nov 1, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be having a class on some Messer and Sword & Buckler techniques in advance of our Devil’s Point tournament on November 8th. This class will help us ensure that we are as prepared as we can be for the...
by Steve | Oct 22, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, it is Fight Week once again. We have a solid line-up of fight exercises as part of this class which are designed to train both instincts and technique, allowing us to fence fluidly and with intent. As always, if there is something...
by Steve | Oct 18, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, our study of Hans Medel’s Longsword continues, with more novel advice and techniques for us to examine. The plays we’ll be reviewing feature ways to break certain guards, along with other prescribed methods sometimes...
