Fighting Stance in HEMA - Longsword

[@ultimomos5918]

One thing I think is missed here is that you can still sit in a wide stance while maintaining mobility by simply transitioning the placement of your weight onto the balls of your feet rather than your heels. I know this is covering stance more so than footwork but I'd be remiss to not discuss both since they're so intertwined. Stepping with your toes pointed forward commits you to a forward movement and isn't biomechanically sound when needing to quickly change directions as well, as we often do in fencing as our opponents move around us. It's better to step with your toes at a 45 degree angle to align your knee over the top of your toe while centering your weight on the balls of your feet. This ensures that all subsequent steps can be initiated with sound biomechanics, reducing the risk of knee and ankle injuries and allowing for quicker transitions of movement as the weight transfers forward to the balls of the feet and onwards. Stepping in a diamond pattern while cutting to the opposite side of our step (think right oberhau with right step) also places our sword and any subsequent bind further from our body, giving us more time to make decisions. All of that said, I think these are difference between German and Italian longsword, please forgive me as I know less Fiore than I do Meyer >_< lol Finally, I know you're not really covering guards but just sitting in pflug can cover both the inside and outside parries with a very slight and simple rotation of the upper body. Super informative video though and helpful for the concept of creating explosiveness in a forward line!

[@MartinGreywolf]

Here's an interesting tidbit - the reach advantage you get from one-handed weapons when you use extremely bladed stance is surprisingly big, to a point where you can outreach some longswords with an arming sword, even if they are in their own bladed (but less so than you) stance. If you do mixed weapon sparring, this may well get you a few hits.

[@ozgurtaylann]

As a novice HEMA practitioner with a long fencing background this video cleared a lot of confusion for me. Really appreciated, keep up the good work, greetings from Türkiye.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

Good! :-)

[@yigitfratl1007]

Where do you train Özgur?

[@ozgurtaylann]

@@yigitfratl1007 In Ankara, Türkiye

[@afterzanzibar]

I'd like to complement you on the consiseness of your video. Your camera angles and demonstrations are flawless and thoughtful and your explanation e molto bene!😅 Your channel will be at the top of my list when I get my first feder, il mio amico! Ciao, e a presto!😅

[@FedericoMalagutti]

Grazie ^^

[@theg0z0n]

Man, just getting into HEMA, and don't have local longsword focused training available. Your videos mean a lot to me. I've been working on the four cuts! Also, I'm just so curious about where you film. It looks like a movie set. So beautiful!

[@FedericoMalagutti]

It’s my Valley. Valsesia. Happy to be of any help ;-)

[@theg0z0n]

@@FedericoMalagutti you are a great help. And I just really enjoy your content. Thanks again!

[@Davlavi]

Another great video.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

Thanks!!

[@djp2358]

Another great video. Thank you for posting these, they are very helpful! :)

[@FedericoMalagutti]

You are welcome!!

[@TheNadOby]

Huh, that's very thorough analysis. Like it very much. And now it is clearer for me why german longswod stance is more square in comparison with italian/bolognese. Germans preferred passing step mostly. Thanks as usual.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

You are welcome!

[@domtoretto7205]

You're videos are amazing, always helpful and informative 🕺

[@FedericoMalagutti]

Thanks ;-)

[@corrugatedcavalier5266]

Great considerations, as usual! I play with this frequently. Things change a bit in harness as well, but that's not the scope of your video.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

;-) ;-)

[@morra82]

Gesù, facciamo una colletta e ti regaliamo qualcosa che non sia una sciabbola :X

[@FedericoMalagutti]

XD