Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Displacing the opponent's blade to strike into an opening is a fairly common way to attack your opponent in the Bolognese sources. However, in the Liechtenauer tradition we find advice against it. So, let's have a deeper look at this action, when it works and what to look out for.

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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