Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
In 1551 Angelo Viggiani finished his "Schermo" for the Emporor of the Holy Roman Empire, consisting of the most perfect technique there is in historical fencing - a perfect defense, a perfect attack and all that in one tempo / motion.
Well, from today's perspective he gave us a detailed description of body mechanics that can be applied even outside of his perfect play - so take a look and let me know what you think!
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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Music: The Witcher 3 - OST
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In 1551 Angelo Viggiani finished his "Schermo" for the Emporor of the Holy Roman Empire, consisting of the most perfect technique there is in historical fencing - a perfect defense, a perfect attack and all that in one tempo / motion.
Well, from today's perspective he gave us a detailed description of body mechanics that can be applied even outside of his perfect play - so take a look and let me know what you think!
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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If you would like to support us, visit our patreon:
patreon.com/SchildwachePotsdam
Follow us on instagram:
instagram.com/schildwachepotsdam
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Music: The Witcher 3 - OST
Music Created By: Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski and Percival ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪
![Avoid HAND Snipes! - Workshop [ENG & GER]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V6A5JjiaZwc/mqdefault.jpg "Avoid HAND Snipes! - Workshop [ENG & GER]
In this workshop I show a few common errors that lead to hand hits with the longsword and how to avoid them. If you are a longtime follower of Matt Eastons Scholagladiatoria channel, you should recognize quite a few of these tips, but I tried my best to add new exercises and additional pointers. :)
This was recorded during the 1st Potsdamer Fechtschule, a monthly event for workshops, exchange, sparring and just having fun. Enjoy!
Matts videos on the topic:
https://youtu.be/yXdX_BXZtd0
https://youtu.be/3Es7izPeaKE
https://youtu.be/zQOMH4g-hoI
https://youtu.be/BtJpZpLDvtQ
00:00 Intro & Exploration Exercise
01:49 Starting positions / guards (point offline)
04:54 Starting positions / guards (point online)
09:19 Attacking - part 1
15:06 Attacking - part 2
21:36 Defending
26:05 Different sword grips
28:26 Dealing with hand snipers
33:33 Outro & call for feedback!
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Music: The Witcher 3 - OST
Music Created By: Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski and Percival ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪")
