Sword & Buckler
Our Reading chapter played host to a sparring day today. There were over thirty fencers there from numerous clubs and lots of great fights. If you want to up your game and test your skills against unfamiliar opponents look out for future events.
Tonight our Swindon students were busy looking at openings in Sword and Buckler, and the tricks that can be used to anticipate them. We also did some work looking at self-analysis and trying to ensure that you were in your best fighting mindset. A lot of complex work but the students took to it with great results.
Our Oxford students met up for their regular weekly training session tonight. As always at our Oxford chapter there was a lot of focus on longsword, but there was a little sword and buckler as well.
Tonight our Swindon students continued their work looking at the four humors, working on the phlegmatic opponent. We also looked at the use of the sidestep and how that can be effectively deployed against opponents. Good work all round.
Tonight our Godalming chapter had three classes covering a range of weapons and student abilities: beginners, single rapier, and dall’Agocchie’s single sidesword.
Our Swindon students continued their work looking at Alfieri’s four Humors this week, with a look at the Choleric opponent. We also did group activity where groups were each given an attack or the corresponding counter and had to work it out, then come together to see whether it worked. Some great analysis by all students.
It was the start of new training blocks in Reading tonight. Josh took the rapier class through some single rapier, whilst Simon looked at close play in Bolognese Sword & Buckler.
Our Swindon students continued their work on Alfieiri’s Four Humors with a look at the reckless opponent. We also looked at tournament rule sets as well as an attack and counter from Guardia Alta.
Our Reading students got to enjoy a sparring night tonight. Sparring sessions give students the chance to practise techniques they have learnt in class and work on incorporating them into their personal arsenal of moves, tricks and tactics.
Our Reading students were practicing for upcoming tournaments this week by holding their very own Sword & Buckler tournament. Using the rule set from the Wessex League, students fought valiantly for the amazing prize of some runner beans. Perhaps unexpectedly, this is not the most trivial thing we’ve ever had as an internal prize. Congrats to the winners! Enjoy your beans!
