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Though Meyer promises six cuts will be offered in this section, only four are actually presented. We theorize that the missing cuts are the left and right Mittelhauw (Middle Cut).
A rule of this section is that all cuts from the left will be performed with the blade and all cuts from the right will be performed with the hook.
For the footwork, we presume t...
The fundamental problem with most historic drills is that they assume a single winner. The opponent does something and our fencer counters to win. Which raises the question, why did the opponent think their initial action was a good idea in the first place?
Taken to extremes, a group of fencers may think that it’s never ok to make the first move because in the drill...
I’ve been practicing TIG welding by adding more rings to our rapiers.
Something to remember is that if you set the rod to 9 and your cup is only a 6, it’s not going to hold an arc very well.
Porosity is still through the roof. Not sure why, but I’m guessing that my lackluster cleaning is the first thing to correct. Unlike oxy-acetylene welding,...
I was looking for a video on a different topic when I found one titled “The Falso: A Common Mistake”. Here’s a still from the video.
This is supposed to be demonstrating the correct way to perform a Falso. The presenter on the right gathered back the left leg to avoid the descending cut, then stepped forward again to cut the Falso.
Look closely where t...
Don’t waste your time. Just get a copy of the translation and work from it.
The entire book series is a complete and utter waste of time. Even if it was free, it’s not worth reading. The vast majority of it is just in incomplete translation of the text, slightly reworded.
I don’t mean that it was reworded so that it would be easier to understand. It st...