Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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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 Easton's 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!

Matt's videos on the topic:
youtu.be/yXdX_BXZtd0
youtu.be/3Es7izPeaKE
youtu.be/zQOMH4g-hoI
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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