Catchy post title, huh? Let us continue our examination of the plays of the sword in two hands in zogho largo. The text reads: Anchora me incroso qui per zogho largo a meza spada. E subito che … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
How to train swordsmanship (or anything else), part 1
This post is extracted from the new The Rapier, Part 3: Developing Skills Workbook. If you don't already have parts one and two, you can buy all three volumes at a healthy discount from Fallen Rook … [Read more...]
Gorgeous playing cards- with swords!
Every now and then someone comes up with a brilliant idea, brings it to market, and I see it and immediately buy it. No thought required. This playing card crowdfunding campaign is one such. … [Read more...]
The Fiore Translation Project #15 The Longsword, First Master Zogho Largo
Despite the fact that we’ve just had the sword in one hand, the grips, the blows, and the guards, this seems like the true beginning of the longsword section, because Fiore begins with these words, … [Read more...]
The Fiore Translation Project #14 The Guards summary
Fiore’s guards of the longsword form a quite complete mechanical overview of the system of movement that Fiore’s art requires. If you can move fluidly through the guards, with every guard transition … [Read more...]
Presents to my future self
This Fiore Translation Project is a monster. Transcribing and translating is fun and quite easy (because this manuscript has been in my head for over 20 years now). The commentary is easy too- it just … [Read more...]