by Steve | Oct 4, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be reviewing the Zwerchhau, as outlined in Lew’s Longsword. We will be not only be looking into the multiple applications of this versatile cut, but also the many things may stem from its use. The binds it creates can...
by Steve | Sep 24, 2026 | Classes, General, News
For the Love of Longsword! Friday Night classes have been added and will start October 2026. Class begins at 6 PM. The location is the same as our Sunday classes at 3 PM: Pivotal Training, 133 Eayrestown Rd, Southampton Township, NJ
by Steve | Sep 24, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we begin our study of the next Hidden Hew from Lew’s Longsword, the Krumphau. This incredibly versatile cut has perhaps the greatest number of applications, and is something that no KDF fencer should be without. The Krumphau...
by Steve | Sep 18, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we go further into Lew’s Longsword with a close look at attacking the 4 openings, and an illustration of 2 foundational techniques in KDF that originate from the bind, namely Duplieren and Mutieren. These last 2 are of...
by Steve | Sep 11, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, our match through the Lew gloss continues, with a look at the plays stemming from the Zornhau, and interpreting the bind. The latter of these is often discussed, but not necessarily well understood. At first glance, it may appear...
by Steve | Sep 4, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we begin our new Longsword source, the “L” in R/D/L, namely Lew. This source is essentially the companion source to Ringeck and Danzig, and although from the same family of texts, it has a few subtle but important...
by Steve | Aug 28, 2026 | Classes, Special Events
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will have a guest instructor from the Netherlands, the one and only Iris Loois. This week’s class will feature sword and buckler as explained by Paulus Kal. As one of the lead instructors of MARS Historical Martial Arts,...
by Steve | Aug 21, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, The Colonel himself, Mike Sanders, will be leading a class on Hungarian Sabre. This weapon is a favorite of many of our practitioners, and teaches us a lot about trading initiative and using a good defense to set up attacks. Since...
by Steve | Aug 14, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will resume our look into the Augsburg dagger material, as we make our way towards the latter portion of the text. Enjoy the low-gear respite whle it lasts, as we will soon be starting a long review of another source, with a...
by Steve | Aug 8, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a class on Bartitsu, the famed system of Victorian – era self-defense. Our lesson will be led by the incomparable Mike “Colonel” Sanders, of course, and since it doesn’t require much gear,...
