Tag Archives: parry

French Fencing Sources on Using the Unarmed Hand to Parry or Oppose an Incoming Blade

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Patrick

Early in western fencing’s history, the nonsword hand played an important role.  And, as usual, Italian masters led the way. Achille Marozzo’s 1536 Opera Nova instructed readers as to how to hold a sword and a buckler.  For a multitude … Continue reading →

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Review of Saturday, January 8

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Patrick

Comme d’habitude, today we solidified what we were working on last Thursday:  in this case, parrying and riposting while remaining in the lunge. Through experimentation and questioning, we learned today that there are a number of ways to respond to … Continue reading →

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Review of Thursday, January 6, 2011

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Patrick

Last Thursday, the advanced folks worked on something new: parrying and riposting while remaining in the lunge position. Below are some of the things to remember: * From the lunge, do not rock back and forward. * Don’t drift to … Continue reading →

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Review of Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Patrick

Here’s a review from last Thursday.  It is divided into Advanced and Beginners.  (I’ll generally keep this division in the future.) Advanced Recently, we have studied the intercepting parry to an attempted bind.  Last Thursday, we studied another response:  the … Continue reading →

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