Well, this would be a distinct feature of modern fencing, as opposed to classical and historical fencing which are still practiced, though not as well known.
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Well, this would be a distinct feature of modern fencing, as opposed to classical and historical fencing which are still practiced, though not as well known.
Indeed, this is one of the main distinctions between classical and historical fencing, with the historical period being older than this 100 year period your describe, and into an era were use did...
A more germane consideration would be if I was going to be in a swordfight tomorrow. While this is not at all likely, were it to occur, I would prefer to have trained in an environment that...
My initial assessment to your remarks here was "Perhaps are you conflating modern fencing and historical european swordsmanship? The two are significantly different", and this seems increasingly...
They can't compete with modern rules because modern rules forbids their techniques. They hold open tournaments which don't forbid modern techniques and which modern trained fencers can (and do)...
I agree. You may note it's not the classical or historical guys doing the excluding here. ;)
People may be interested in checking out this for some hands-on experience in these traditions.
Have you trained in or 'touched swords' against the Spanish school?
Your description of it sounds like the popular polemics against it, rather than a description of the style itself. For example,...