by Steve | Oct 13, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, the one and only Austin Straub returns to teach another installment of Sword and Buckler. Although there will be canonical plays within the lesson, Austin will be adding some additional elements of his own design to round things out...
by Steve | Oct 6, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will continue progressing through Paurenfeyndt’s Longsword, picking up right where we left off last week. So far, it’s been informative, and I hope everyone is getting a feel for what he likely had in mind when it...
by Steve | Sep 30, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be going further into the treatise of Andre Paurenfeyndt, breaking down the plays as we go, and using exercises to train those techniques into our fighting. It’s been an interesting and fun ride so far, and I have...
by Steve | Sep 28, 2023 | Special Events
When: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 from 7 – 10 pm Where: Crossing Fight School Cost: $20 Crossing Fight School is proud to announce a special event for the 8th of November … A Longsword workshop with the one and only Ties Kool! For those unfamiliar with...
by Steve | Sep 22, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be closed because there is a powerlifting event that is being held at the venue. I encourage everybody to take this week off to either rest, give some thought to what improvements they want to make, engage in some training...
by Steve | Sep 14, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will continue working with Paurenfeyndt’s Longsword text, breaking down the plays, and looking into what they prescribe as far as methodology. Understanding the spirit of the work is just as important as understanding how...
by Steve | Sep 8, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will resume our review of the text by Andre Paurenfeyndt, the 16th century fencing master (and personal bodyguard to Cardinal Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg 🙂). As we are quickly finding out, there are some very good plays among...
by Steve | Sep 1, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a class with some sparring games, and perhaps experimenting with a few plays from Paurenfeyndt. Andre Paurenfeyndt, situated chronologically between the R/D/L material and Meyer, has his share of good material (and...
by Steve | Aug 25, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, it is Fight Week once again. As such, we will be spending class time reviewing strategies and techniques meant to enhance our fighting overall and further refine our sword work. This month, we will focus on entering into measure and...
by Steve | Aug 18, 2023 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, I will be reviewing a number of foundational Longsword principles for our newer fighters. I have been seeking to bring our newcomers further along, and this week looks like a good opportunity to do just that. As many here know,...
