Steven H wrote: |
Thanks for sharing that! Those rules are great. Is there more info, and if so where might I find it? |
Unfortunately, that's all I've found. The small bit I found was in Manciolino and The Anonymous Bolognese.
Steven H wrote: |
Thanks for sharing that! Those rules are great. Is there more info, and if so where might I find it? |
David Teague wrote: | ||
I agree, we do need to mix the art of a bit via freeplay: backsword vs small sword or rapier, messer vs longsword, arming sword vs sword & buckler , spear vs poleaxe et al. Different schools of the art facing each other( with unlike weapons when possible). You're right about people being trained in the same art, we all draw from the same sources (known bag of tricks) within our systems. I'm not going to surprise any of my people with the five "hidden hews" nor anybody else who studies Liechtenauer art as they are no longer hidden from the masses thanks to the internet, DVDs and the printed page. Anybody who's studied Thomas Page's Use of the Highland Broadsword should be aware of his tricks to win the first cut with the broadsword when facing me with that weapon. What makes it fun is mixing it up. The "unfair fight" in freeplay can be a great learning tool. :D Cheers, |