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...
by Steve | Apr 25, 2025 | Classes
NOTICE: We will be at our Pemberton location on Sunday, BEGINNING AT 10 AM. This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be on location at 50 Early St. in Pemberton, NJ for the Ladies Knight Hema Tournament. Open sparring will be the order of the day on Sunday, and...
by Steve | Apr 18, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having an open floor for sparring and experimentation. Because of the holiday this Sunday and the likelihood of there being light attendance, we will be able to use the time as we see fit. See you all on...
by Steve | Apr 11, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be having another installment of Mike “The Colonel” Sanders’ Bartitsu bonanza! Have you ever wondered how to train in Victorian-era self-defense? Well, you’re in luck, as these lessons encompass...
by John | Apr 4, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having something of an experimental class which, it is hoped, will benefit experienced and newer practitioners alike. It will be based on the 5 so-called Hidden Hews, or Meisterhau, which (in part) form the basis of...
by Steve | Mar 28, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, it is Fight Week. As is our custom, we will have our share of strategic exercises and an extended sparring session to round out our class. For all the new(er) people we’ve been seeing, this should be an ideal opportunity to...
by Steve | Mar 22, 2025 | Classes
Greetings, all. This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be having our final installment of Paulus Hector Mair (at least for the time being). In the weeks ahead, we will be switching over to a different source. I hope the last few weeks has given everyone a...
by Steve | Mar 14, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, the Mair Madness will continue as we forge ever deeper into his Longsword material. As always, we’ll be taking from his plays whatever techniques suit our purposes, and working through the lengthy series of counters as best we...
by John | Mar 6, 2025 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be looking at a few core strategic and canonical concepts of KDF. To develop a style and methods that serve us well, we need to have an understanding of how things work, why they do, and whether or not they’ll work...
