Weapon
Longsword & Rapier
Difficulty level
Intermediate & Advanced
Preparing for Freeplay
Volume 3 of
By Guy Windsor
I have been training historical fencers for over twenty years. For many swordsmen and swordswomen, expert freeplay (also called sparring or fencing) is the pinnacle of the art; both desirable and hard to attain. In this book, I describe the step-by-step process I use to take students from absolute beginner to expert fencer.
This is system can be applied to any style of fencing because it is not about the specifics of technique. It is about the process of developing skill. It includes instruction on:
- Overcoming personal challenges, such as fear of injury, or fear of embarrasment.
- Overcoming practical challenges, like developing fencing memory.
- Building the bridge between set drill and competitive freeplay, through gradually increasing the complexity of the drill.
- Setting up different freeplay contexts to develop key skills.
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This is a most useful and timely work for the HEMA (Historic European Martial Arts) community. Mr. Windsor writes in a clear and engaging style. He cites his sources and integrates them beautifully into his work, but never fails to credit them. But most importantly, he motivates the reader to better themselves. His words are about swordsmanship, but have much farther reaching applications. I cannot recommend this work strongly enough for anyone who wishes to forge a path to bettering themselves.
A very nice introduction to the wonderful world of HEMA, also you MUST take a look at the author other books and at his website; you won’t be sorry.
This book is a very thoughtful collection of ideas and principles that any swordsman, martial artist, or self improvement guru could hope to start with. Guy posits a collection of internal and external characteristics that will help any one who wants to learn to grow into a better person.
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