Today's video is a mixed bag of topics, answering the following questions:
How thick were rapier blades?
How wide were rapier blades?
How thick were dagger blades?
How wide were dagger blades?
Thank you,
Brijn, in Colorado
And:
Dear Dr Guy Windsor
I'm sending you pictures of a miniature Spanish sword (a letter opener, made in Toledo).
Do you have any information on this type of swords?
Peter in Venezuela
And:
– Do you experience an asymmetric build up of muscle and/or any asymmetries in posture and movement patterns due to fencing?
– If so, do you do anything to compensate this asymmetry?
– With unexperienced students, what do you do to teach them to stay calm during sparring? How do you teach them to spar in a way that they understand what's going on?
Kind regards, Michael Spring
Here's the video:
Shownotes:
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Ken Mondschein’s translation of Agrippa: https://amzn.to/2IJQvmo
Tom Leoni’s translation of Fabris: https://amzn.to/2IJR3Zu
The Theory and Practice of Historical Martial Arts: https://guywindsor.net/blog/book/the-theory-and-practice-of-hma/
A Comparison of Late 16th to Early 17th Century Rapiers with Modern Reproductions: http://historisches-fechten.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Comparison_of_Period_Rapiers_to_Modern_Reproductions.pdf
The Rapier, part three: Developing your Skills: https://guywindsor.net/blog/book/rapierpartthree/
Episode with left handers: https://youtu.be/vHcAK_LmUk0
Breathing book: https://guywindsor.net/blog/book/breathing/
Lord Baltimore’s Challenge: http://www.lordbaltimoreschallenge.com/
I'm sure you have an opinion: do share!