[Greg]

Sorry, Paul. A few of these little details slip through. The complete button is there now, so motor away!

Thanks for bringing that to our attention! 👍

[Greg]

@karen.meijer-kline Thank you for letting me know! The completion button is now there. Enjoy!

[Greg]

You’ll find the videos are “chaptered” to bookmark important topical points. The white dots in the timeline (and the chaptering icon) in the video controls will show different section points you can jump to. Hope that helps. Cheers!

[Greg]

Kettlebells and some indoor sword work based on the gioco largo defense that rises from the low guards into finestra.

[Greg]

Thanks for sending this in, Bob. Marked Complete.

All the pieces are there, and your movement is fluid. Very few correcting steps, which tells me your feet are going to the right spot on each step.

Keep working to get lower down, keeping the knees bent and making smooth steps. Good job! 👍

[Greg]

One of the best Bernies I’ve seen. Bravo! 😂

[Greg]

The forms video examplars live in the Learn section of each course. For example, this week’s forms live here:

Gioco Largo Defense Form

Gioco Stretto Defense Form

Hope that helps. I don’t think you must know anything in particular for tomorrow’s session. Everybody will get something different out of it depending on where they’re at and what they’re looking for regarding those topics. Come with an open mind and take what you can from the session. You can always replay the session over to glean more each time. And it’s just nice to spend time with good sword folks like you. Hope that helps. See you tomorrow!

[Greg]

It’s another way of saying “intention cutting” (and intention thrusting).

Last week Friday’s Q&A had a discussion about control starting at 25:26.

You’ll also see it covered in Fundamentals II The Attack section.

Hope that helps. Cheers! 😀

[Greg]

Very cool, Thomas. A lot of thought went into this, and it’s gerat to see you really engaging mentally with this material. My 2c thrown in:

1st strike = defend via

2nd strike = riposte via

Keep up the great work! 👍

[Greg]

hi Thomas. Sorry I found this post so late. I see you managed to get it figured out? Let me know if you have any other questions.

[Greg]

Way to go! You hit every one of the cuts. I can see you’re very focused, and your measure doesn’t lie–the right footwork got your sword to the right place each time.

Continue to refine your attacking order–let the sword more fully develop its arc before lifting your foot. It’s as if the sword is a big dog dragging you forward into the cut (and you willingly follow).

Super! 👍

[Greg]

Thanks for sending in your video, Daniel! Your sword gets well out in front of you when attacking, which is great. And you hit all 5 thrusts forward and backward.

Indeed the camera does make your finestra guards look a little on the low side. When thrusting into posta longa, be sure to leave a little bend in the elbow, and don’t let the hands get too high–keep some cover for your chest throughout. Work to even out the speed of your sword and your feet–when taking a slow step, make a slow thrust, so they end at the same time.

Keep going, you’re doing great! 👍

[Greg]

Thanks for sending in your video, Eric! All of the cuts and thrusts are there. Good choices on turning and moving forward and backward according to your space. The order of your cuts moving forward is very good–the sword gets well out in front.

Cut B6 (true edge thumb grip roverso mezzano) appears like it is striking with the false edge via tutta volta. It should strike with the true edge via mezza volta. I’d encourage you to go back over that cut, and any of the video lesson material that explains that transition and the cut better. I feel like your posta longa could be a little higher with a bit more extension.

Overall great job. Keep going!👍

[Greg]

Thanks for sending in your video, Eric! Your posture is nice and upright. Good balance of weight between your feet. Final poste forms are crisp.

The video exemplar called for two repetitions: one with pauses and one smooth. Be sure to read and carefully follow the detailed description for your subsequent videos. Consider that dente al cinghiara uses the ulna bone and the blade of the hand more than the back or “flat”. Cheers!👍

[Greg]

Thanks for sending in your form, Jade! Your posture is very (very!) low–great job getting your hips down, while keeping your spine upright. Your end positions are very good. Posta longa and frontale have good extension, and porta di ferro is sunk down. Turning is good–just be sure to turn on the ball of foot instead of the heel.

You can improve your order as you make the guards while moving foward. Your hand extends to posta longa after you’ve picked up your foot; we’d like to see the hands extending well before the foot picks up. Dente al cinghiara uses the blade of the hand and the ulna bone more than the back or “flat” of the arm.👍