ISMAC 10th Anniversary DVD - Clip from Maestro Ramon Martinez’s Spanish Rapier class

This is a sample clip from the ISMAC 10th Anniversary DVD featuring Maestro Ramon Martinez’s A Practical Approach to Spanish Rapier. To purchase a copy of the DVD please visit martinez-destreza[dot]com/ismac10[dot]htm Description of the class: The true art and skill of Spanish fencing La Verdadera Destreza has for too long been associated with a needless mystique. This class will remove much of the mystery and adhere to a totally pragmatic combative approach. Spanish technical terminology will be dispensed with as much as possible while dealing with this subject in plain English utilizing simple direct terminology. After the introduction of a few basic tenants of Spanish swordsmanship the focus will be on practical blade techniques used both offensively and defensively, along with the corresponding evasive and aggressive footwork. This will include the concepts of timing, distance and proportion as viewed by Spanish masters of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. This DVD features thre