This class is a free introduction to Fiore dei Liberi's Art of Arms, and is a very gentle beginner's class. You will require only a safe place to practice, and a sword simulator (a 120cm stick will do just fine).

If you have no experience with exercise, I would recommend taking the free Knee Maintenance course first, to make sure you're not going to hurt yourself.

This class includes a free Safety handout, a Glossary of Italian fencing terms, and the Course Plan for the complete Longsword course.



The class will cover:

The footwork:

Accrescere/discrescere

Passare/tornare

volta stabile, meza volta, tutta volta

The unarmed guards:

posta longa

posta di dente di zenghiaro

posta frontale

posta di tutta porta di ferro

Sword guards: