by Steve | Jul 17, 2021 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, our review of the Zwerchhau continues, this time featuring a bit of slicing, a bit of deception, and a measure of variation … just some of the things that conspire to make this one of the more interesting and diverse sections...
by Steve | Jul 9, 2021 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be resuming our Ringeck review and our split class format, this time focusing on the Zwerchhau. Many of us have love/hate relationship with this cut (myself included), but at the proper range, it’s certainly an...
by Steve | Jul 1, 2021 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, you’ll once again be led by the one and only Camilla Frazier into the strange and wondrous land of Codex Guelf. Will this lesson feature Longsword? Perhaps some dagger? Either way, Cam will surely make it both entertaining and...
by Steve | Jun 23, 2021 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be fine-tuning our techniques and throwing ourselves into the fray as it is once again Fight Week. With the PA HEMA Open fast approaching, it would be a good idea for those competing to polish up their fencing, patch a...
by Steve | Jun 16, 2021 | Classes
This Sunday at Crossing Fight School, we will continue our review of the Krumphau and its various incarnations, both canonical and otherwise. As we will see, there’s more than one way to deploy the crooked cut, and certainty more than one way to utilize it, both...
by Steve | Jun 11, 2021 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we return to the Ringeck gloss to take a good look at everyone’s favorite oddball cut, the Krumphau. What’s its purpose? What plays stem from it? How is it useful? Why does KDF need the Krumphau, anyway? All of these...
by Steve | Jun 3, 2021 | Classes
This week, since I will be away, I will be leaving you in Camilla Frazier’s capable hands. Don’t worry, though….I’ll be back next week to harass you all with Scheitelhaus and short edge cuts. 🙂 What does Cam have in store for you? What kind of...
by Steve | May 28, 2021 | Classes
This week, we will resume our review of Ringeck and our hybrid lesson format, with a few fighting drills added into the mix for good measure. Because this is a holiday weekend, and attendance is uncertain, that plan may change depending on how many people show up. The...
by Steve | May 21, 2021 | Classes
This week at our humble venue, it is once again Fight Week. Are you looking to perfect a technique, make adjustments to your fencing, or try something completely new? This is your chance to devote some serious time to any or all of the above. For the beginners among...
by Steve | May 15, 2021 | Classes
This week in swords, we’ll finish up with the Zornhau material and take a first look at the windings, and seeking the four openings. I have put a few competitive exercises together that I hope illustrate the concepts well, and allow you to see the utility in...
