Antoni Olbrychski Fiore longsword seminar April 28th 2024

Hosted by THMS in Turku. Second of a 2-day seminar on Fiore’s longsword and especially its application in modern longsword fencing. Thanks to Anna Starck for her endurance in filming it all. Shitty audio balance is all my fault. Be ready for quiet talking and loud clanging. 00:00 Intro 9:50 Pommel strike as riposte 11:28 Neck slice as remise from pommel strike 12:45 Grabbing the opponent’s blade if neck slice doesn’t work 15:15 Parry and hilt grab 18:05 Pushing back hilt or arms after crashing together 20:45 Overhook/arm wrap from backhand cover 22:45 Countering the arm wrap, ligadura sottana/kimura 24:45 Countering the arm wrap, neck slice 26:35 Fiore’s disarms, tor di spada soprana 31:04 Tor di spada mezana/sottana, or just wrap and smash 32:20 Advance in prep, cut around or direct thrust 33:50 Same but blind, touch only 35:24 Same plays but against opponent’s prep advance 37:15 Game, only thrusts to body or descending cuts to hands 39:55 Provoke cut-around with blade pressure, parry-riposte 43:06 Parry and forehand riposte against fleche attack 45:26 Same with movement 49:10 From boar’s tusk cut under hands, follow to deep target 51:15 Beat from boar’s tusk as prep for leg cut 54:33 Slip the leg, cut from above as counter 55:40 Leg cut threat as prep for countertime hand cut 59:40 Playing low guard vs high, thrust with opposition and hand cut 1:03:00 Playing low guard vs center, same tactical setup 1:05:24 Parry-riposte from shoulder, beat and same side, or hang and cut around 1:07:37 Playing shoulder vs shoulder, direct attack or parry-riposte 1:09:12 Intro, pt 2 1:17:50 Parry from iron gate, choose riposte or grapple based on contact 1:20:00 Choose your parry so you can get the riposte or grapple 1:21:50 Parrying to grapple, parry the remise if it happens 1:24:43 Blade grab, preventing opponent from also grabbing yours 1:28:30 Alternatives to blade grab when up close 1:30:35 Proactive bind and blade grab vs. point forward, parry if opponent attacks 1:33:25 Tor di spada soprana in gear 1:35:29 Game, head only in largo 1pt, free for all grapple 2pt, disarm 3pt 1:40:30 Judged sparring with assigned guards 1:44:15 Fencing footage, posta di donna vs. posta breve 1:49:00 Epilogue for the weekend 1:54:48 Sparring