Hey Thomas!

This form is approved! I really enjoyed the crispness of your actions. You made each measure very clear!

The only feedback I have for you is to try and take a deeper and wider stance when preparing to cut at each measure. This will help your cross line steps feel less like they are tangling your feet up, and will give you much…

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Hey Bob!

Ben here! Your revised form: https://youtu.be/RuOXK29AjXU is approved! Great job!

Some feedback going forward would be to try and get lower to the ground with a wider stance if possible. If your range of movement restricts that, then don’t worry too much about it.

Great work! Can’t wait to see the others!

Cheers!

Hey Thomas!

Ben here. This form is approved! I really enjoyed the smoothness of your thrusts and the transitions between them. Well done!

My feedback for you is:
– Try taking a deeper and wider stance. Work those quads! I know it can be difficult in a small space, but try to sink deeper in to your squat whenever possible. It will help with…

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Hey Stela!

Ben here. This form (https://youtu.be/io6_Ukd48TE) is approved! I really enjoyed your transitions between guards as they seemed well planned and thought out.

My only piece of feedback is similar to your five thrusts video, where you want to turn more on the balls of your feet when you execute your volta stabile. Sometimes you just…

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Hey Stela!

This form is approved, but I think you may have to re-submit it as I can’t seem to find it on the back-end to approve it. Let me know once it is submitted, or if you need help on that!

Cheers!

Hey Stela!

Ben here. Your form is approved! I really liked the attention and care you put into all of the thrusts and the transitions between them. It looked really smooth and solid!

The only piece of feedback I have for you is:

– Your volta stabile are being cut short on their turn. Especially the back foot. When you turn your back foot, it…

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Hey Daniel!

Ben here. This form is approved! I really enjoyed the way you transitioned smoothly from cut to cut, it was very nice to watch! Some feedback for you on this form would be two things.

1. Watch that you don’t move your sword out of order. There were a few instances where you moved your body and sword forward at the same time.…

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Hey Daniel!

Ben here! Your form is approved! Great job! I like the smoothness of your transitions. Some feedback that I will offer you, is to try to keep yourself more grounded. This means to try and adopt a wider, deeper stance in all of your poste. Think about having room for a bowling ball to roll between your feet at all times and having…

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Hey Bob!

Ben here. This form is approved! You formed your positions well, and you had good movement throughout. One piece of feedback I would offer is, if possible, try to take a deeper stance in each of the poste. Your feet are very in line with each other which makes your stance very linear. Of… Read more

Hello Everyone!

My name is Benjamin Davis, and I am the Front Desk Manager and Instructor at Academie Duello! I’m also an assistant mentor for this Masterclass program, and will be helping out with assessments and other things, so feel free to ask me any questions! I’m happy to meet you all!

I started my sword and martial arts journey in 2015,…

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