“First one, then the other, describes in clear fencing language, in detail exactly what occurred. For example: “Mary was in coda longa, I was in posta di donna. Mary attacked with a thrust to my face. I tried to exchange… — Guy Windsor Copy Share Image
“No one ever throws a perfect blow in the exact line it is supposed to be in—but by having a set of lines with which to classify blows, we can improve our own efforts, and respond more effectively to our… — Guy Windsor Copy Share Image
“First one, then the other, describes in clear fencing language, in detail exactly what occurred. For example: “Mary was in coda longa, I was… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“To work on a movement you need: A clear picture or feeling of how it is now A clear picture or feeling of how… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“The rules of feinting are pretty simple: you must create a credible threat. As your opponent responds, your strike should take less time than… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“As a general rule, like counters like. So you can try counterattacking with roverso fendente against roverso fendente, and so forth.” — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“when entering into measure to strike, there should be a clear threat made.” — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“A properly constructed warm-up involves three things: loosening the joints, warming the body, and light stretching. Ideally it will also activate core stabiliser muscles,… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“I hope that one day the audience will demand the same degree of martial realism in a fight as it demands visual realism in… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“No one ever throws a perfect blow in the exact line it is supposed to be in—but by having a set of lines with… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“Any position you find yourself in can be considered a guard if you understand its tactical and technical properties. Slavishly copying a position from… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“It is of course also possible that the attacker is deliberately feinting to draw the parry to bind it, and will strike on the… — Guy Windsor Copy Share
“Every martial art, from T’ai Chi Chuan to the nuclear deterrent, is based on a doctrine—an idea of how combat works.” — Guy Windsor Copy Share
