by Steve | Jun 5, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, Mike “The Colonel” Sanders will be leading our scheduled class. By popular demand, we are going to be having a series of lessons in one-handed weapons, and this will be the first. The voting on Discord is still ongoing,...
by Steve | May 30, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will finally close out the treatise of Hans Medel. The Seventh (and final) Stance and the plays accompanying it will be the focus of our class. It took a while, but we finally made it. We will also be reviewing some of his...
by Steve | May 23, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having an open sparring day. Many of our members are away for various reasons, so attendance wil be somewhat light, but be sure to take full advantage of all the time available. This is a great opportunity to collaborate...
by Steve | May 17, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be looking at Medel’s 6th Stance and its accompanying plays. Hang in there, folks. We’re almost done with this entire source. Though there has been a wide variety of material, including all sorts of advice...
by Steve | May 9, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be looking at the few remaining stances and plays from Hans Medel, beginning with his 5th. Some of these plays will involve Abschneiden, an often-overlooked technique which, if executed properly, can control an...
by Steve | May 3, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be reviewing the mechanics and the use cases for the last 2 cuts we didn’t go over last week, namely the Zwerchhau and the Zornhau. As we know, the 5 Hidden Hews can be used as ‘problem solvers’, or...
by Steve | Apr 24, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a class on use cases and mechanics of the 5 Hidden Hews. We will be devoting a good amount of time on the Schielhau in particular, as developing and deploying this cut is one of the more important skills that can...
by Steve | Apr 18, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, the Medel Madness continues with his remaining stances and the plays related to them. Each one so far has had a useful element or two, and the ones upcoming should look a bit familiar, although Medel has added a few additional...
by Steve | Apr 10, 2026 | Classes
Tbis week at Crossing Fight School, our Medel review will continue with a look at his 3rd & 4th Stances and accompanying plays. As we near the very end of his text, give some thought to what you may want to have featured next in the months ahead. Put your...
by Steve | Apr 4, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be reviewing the series of plays from Medel’s Third Stance as we near the end of his treatise. As we discovered last week, his Second Stance proved rather useful, and although things may not play out for us in the...
