“ Robert Rutherfoords class at the Meyer Symposium 2019″
This workshop outlines the five basic guiding principles you can use for single handed cut&thrust swords - whether of the rapier, sidesword, spadroon etc. variety according to Joachim Meyer.
“ For Reference
First Rule 1:06
Second Rule 15:36
Third Rule 37:38
Guarding By The Leg 45:13
Fourth Rule 55:33 “
For more details about Meyer in general, here’s a ‘masterpost’ of sorts on his works.
And here’s another older post about Meyer’s approach to one handed weapons with some simpler but more specific drills.
And another one on how to do flow drills for solo practice.
For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the following links:
Some advice on how to start studying the sources generally can be found in these older posts
Remember to check out A Guide to Starting a Liberation Martial Arts Gym as it may help with your own club/gym/dojo/school culture and approach.
Check out their curriculum too.
Fear is the Mind Killer: How to Build a Training Culture that Fosters Strength and Resilience by Kajetan Sadowski may be relevant as well.
“How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills” by Rob Gray
Another useful book to check out is The Theory and Practice of Historical European Martial Arts (while about HEMA, a lot of it is applicable to other historical martial arts clubs dealing with research and recreation of old fighting systems).
Worth checking out are this blogs tags on pedagogy and teaching for other related useful posts.
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And stay safe