Getting the Most Out of Your Sparring Longsword
You've finally got your hands on a sparring longsword , and today the real fun begins—actually hitting your close friends within a controlled, relatively safe environment. There's a specific rush that will comes with stepping onto the cushion, mask down, recognizing that all these solo drills plus slow-motion cuts are finally going to be put to the test. But if you're new in order to the world associated with Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), or even even if you've been at this for a several months, you most likely know that there's an enormous gap between "knowing" a technique in addition to actually pulling it off when someone is trying in order to bopping you around the head. ...