Learn Rapier II – Footwork

Learn Rapier II – Footwork

Tento článok je v angličtine. Preložte ho kliknutím sem. Another entry in the Learn Rapier video series - this time about about footwork in historical Italian rapier. Alfa and Omega are the first and the last letters from the classical Greek alphabet. They’re often used to symbolize that something is both the beginning and the end. And in fencing, everything starts and ends with footwork. THE MYTH OF HEMA FOOTWORK If there was a myth about historical fencing that we should debunk and get rid of in the first place, it certainly would be the concept of HEMA being slow, clumsy and laborious. That is not true. Often it serves as but an excuse to people who are lazy to do some proper practice. Our ancestors were exquisitely athletic – we have so much pictorial and textual evidence since as far we can remember and dug. So no more talking and excuses and let’s get to work! (viac…)...
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