#dagger fencing

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Sparring pics from this weekend 👀…three days straight of swords and friends was a dream

I’m in the pink socks

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“ An example of how to practice full bodymechanics with the dagger thrusts whilst starting in and ending in oberhut. I call his exercize loading the spring”

For those interested in dagger fighting generally check out this old posts as well as the dagger tab as well as these ones

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“ A bit of dagger sparring  from vasaslaget 2020 “

For those interested in dagger fighting generally check out this old posts as well as the dagger tab as well as these ones

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Casual Dagger Derby

The Dagger Derby pits one fencer at the center against random, aggressive attacks from those outside. The idea is to commit the attacker to make deep attacks...

“The Dagger Derby pits one fencer at the center against random, aggressive attacks from those outside. The idea is to commit the attacker to make deep attacks that simulate the kinds of dagger assaults that the treatises teach how to defend against, and to match descriptions of dagger attacks in the Early Modern period.

In this variation, the fencer in the middle is unarmed, and must defend against an armed attacker. “

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Jason v Colten - Dagger

Dagger fighting plus some coaching from Adam

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“ An amazing night of Meyer dagger, finishing on a a double stab/rip. We perform this as a three piece action rather than the two listed, simply to clarify the thrust to the side to the arm, and the clearance. Gives a lovely double tap feel to the drill. “ From here, for more similar cool pics check out  London Longsword Academy

For more about Meyer check out the masterpost on that topic.

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Katja Hammond

This Kat likes to land on her feet >:C Finally finished the picture based on Thursday's dagger class where you grab your opponent by the ankle and throw them to the ground, featuring our hero of the...