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I.33 Sword and Buckler - Technical Sparring

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Hi,
While I love some full gear sparring to test myself under stress, I have found out that I improve as a fencer much more in low gear and slower, technical sparring. It gives me a chance to work skills I don’t quite have yet in an environment that is a bit more non-cooperative than drills. I can practise for a longer period of time without tiring and it allows me to work on my form and footwork much more.
This might very well be a personal thing, but give it a try anyway and start even slower than the following footage. A good rule of thumb is, that you always have to be able to describe what happened after a bout and don’t need to rely on your panic reactions. Occasionally chaos will ensue anyway, but as you will see Stephan and I never double on any bout and we are training for about 1,5 years now with me having prior experience in reenactment.
Many thanks to Roland Warzecha who introduced me to this type of training and if you want in on the fun I recommend the Berlin Buckler Bouts to you which are taking place twice a year at the end of May and November – so actually the upcoming weekend as I record this. These are hosted by Twerchhau e.V. and Roland and consist pretty much exclusively on technical sparring in a friendly environment.
As for the displayed fencing you hopefully see that Stephan and I always try to occupy the centre with our sword and / or buckler. It forces our opponent to take a detour that gives us a time frame or tempo to strike. While doing so we need to react to different signals in the bind and try to use them to our advantage. On some occasions I’ve written the name of the technique in the subtitles but hopefully you are able to see, what we are trying to achieve.
As said before, this is just one training method and should not be mistaken for actual fighting.
Take care
Martin
While I love some full gear sparring to test myself under stress, I have found out that I improve as a fencer much more in low gear and slower, technical sparring. It gives me a chance to work skills I don’t quite have yet in an environment that is a bit more non-cooperative than drills. I can practise for a longer period of time without tiring and it allows me to work on my form and footwork much more.
This might very well be a personal thing, but give it a try anyway and start even slower than the following footage. A good rule of thumb is, that you always have to be able to describe what happened after a bout and don’t need to rely on your panic reactions. Occasionally chaos will ensue anyway, but as you will see Stephan and I never double on any bout and we are training for about 1,5 years now with me having prior experience in reenactment.
Many thanks to Roland Warzecha who introduced me to this type of training and if you want in on the fun I recommend the Berlin Buckler Bouts to you which are taking place twice a year at the end of May and November – so actually the upcoming weekend as I record this. These are hosted by Twerchhau e.V. and Roland and consist pretty much exclusively on technical sparring in a friendly environment.
As for the displayed fencing you hopefully see that Stephan and I always try to occupy the centre with our sword and / or buckler. It forces our opponent to take a detour that gives us a time frame or tempo to strike. While doing so we need to react to different signals in the bind and try to use them to our advantage. On some occasions I’ve written the name of the technique in the subtitles but hopefully you are able to see, what we are trying to achieve.
As said before, this is just one training method and should not be mistaken for actual fighting.
Take care
Martin
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