Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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5 Ways to Attack the "best" defensive Guard with a Sword!

This is probably the most common guard that you'll engage! Porta di Ferro stretta, a low inside guard with the point forward goes by many names. It's key feature is being a great defensive position (According to several historical fencing masters). So here we are going to have a look at historical ways to BREAK it! 😃

In historical fencing or HEMA (for Historical European Martial Arts) we reconstruct sword fighting systems from historical sources. Our club focuses on Italian medieval and renaissance sources, fencing with the Spadone (Two-Handed Sword), Spear, Sidesword (One-Handed Sword) together with Shield, Cape, Dagger, you name it!

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