Introduction to Fighting with the Medieval Longsword (Longsword 101)
Four-week training program
Join San Diego Longsword, Chivalry Today's historical fencing program, for a four-week workshop focused on the basics of medieval swordplay.
Our next four-week workshop meets Thursdays from 5:00-6:00pm on July 7, 14, 21, 28 2022 at LionHeart Academy in El Cajon.
Looking for a new and interesting hobby but not quite up to armwrestling The Mountain or grappling with Conan the Barbarian? No worries! While the Hollywood image of Henry Cavill wielding a 10-pound chunk of steel is an exciting cinematic image (we enjoyed “The Witcher” as much as anyone!) the historical art of fighting with the longsword is surprisingly complex and subtle. The great master of this art stated that the successful swords-person “fights strength with weakness and weakness with strength”.
This course provides detailed instruction in the basic elements of dueling/fencing with the longsword - it’s a great place for beginners to start their practice of any medieval fencing art, and also an effective way for experienced fencers to get a deeper understanding of basic fencing mechanics.
Longsword 101 is a prerequisite for joining San Diego Longsword’s “general training” class, Core Concepts In The German Longsword.
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