How to fight with sword and shield! Order of the Blade Sword and Board Masterclass 2023

How to use a sword and shield 101.
Whether it be a Viking round shield, or the knightly Heater shield, Fred and Rob from the Order of the Blade cover a variety of guard positions and attack options that you too can use in your sword and shield sparring.
Fred and Rob don't or can't read books (not sure which) so everything they're showing us here is thanks to four years of beating each other around the head, legs and the rest, a method at the Order we know as: Percussive Education.
Check out more of their content at ‪@axeandboard‬
Footage is taken from the SwordPunk event in May 2023, captured by me :)
If you want to speak to Fred or Rob directly about shields, find them on Instagram: / axeandboard
or get in touch via the Order of the Blade website: orderoftheblad...
Fred's insta:
/ fredfights
Rob's Insta:
/ rob_the_axeman

[@szymonwalasz5023]

Maide I m from Poland also like you I m interested in fighting axes than swords from where you take knowlage ? Cus there is ot any manua.

[@vote4wes]

Currently, I'm unaware of any sources at all that deal with axes specifically. However Rob from @axeandboard is doing a lot of good stuff with these. Hopefully I can get him to upload a video soon :D In the meantime, make sure to follow him on instagram (links in description) He has recently done some interesting test cutting with the axes which was pretty eye opening!