Great fun with Greatswords: a workshop on the basics of fighting with two-handed swords

Events are starting up again and I’ll be at Winterkamp this weekend. I’ll be teaching an introductory workshop on several greatsword sources. Since paper hand-outs are nice, but usually are forgotten in fencing bags, I figured it would be fun to do a video hand-out of the workshop. This video contains all the material I prepared for the workshop with some general notes on the techniques and pieces that I selected. If you’d be interested in a more detailed write-up or are looking for extra content in general, have a look at Patreon: 0:00 Intro 1:34 Basic rule I: respect the weapon! 2:00 Basic rule II: warm up! 2:17 Basic rule III: check structure! 2:41 Basic rule IV: move big, step small! 3:23 Figueyredo, basic movements 5:45 Figueyredo, battlefield scenario’s 6:41 Dürer’s ’sword’ 7:03 Goliath manuscript: Zornhaw Ortt and Nym es Nyder Fencers: Mila and Oskar