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Medieval sword and related martial arts in Boston, MA
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Theory & Resources
Below are a variety of resources for folks interested in studying the concepts and theory behind the art of the German longsword. If you're itching to put this into practice, click over
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FAQs (coming soon)
Fundamentals
Footwork (coming soon)
Bladework (coming soon)
Terminology
Three Balances
Principle Guards
Secondary Guards
Meisterhau in a nutshell (coming soon)
Historical Sources
Paurenfeindt (1516) transcription and translation
Interpretations
The Rose
The Rose: an Introduction
The Rose 2: Meyer's techniques for the longsword
The Rose 3: Paurenfeindt's Wrath Cut longsword techniques
(featured)
Wallerstein and Rast longsword tactical summary
(coming soon)
Featured Video: The Rose 3 -- Paurenfeindt's Wrath Cut
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Historical Sources
Principle Guards
Secondary Guards
The Rose 2: Meyer's techniques for the longsword
The Rose 3: Paurenfeindt's Wrath Cut longsword techniques
The Rose: an Introduction
Three Balances