Introduction seminar for the Bolognese partisan 17.11.2024

[@slackerpope]

Excellent video! Please post more lessons with this weapon.

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

I glad that you like it! You can find an example class of partisan from my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/instructoreskoronimus . I will make a series of partisan use in future when I have time for it.

[@davefletch3063]

Great video. Your movement is great and i liked your opening exercises. Good stuff

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

Cheers, sir! Much appreciated.

[@AtzraelTony]

This is some beautiful Instructional Work, i am hyped to grab two spear analogs and a friend to try it out, thank you very much for the Video!

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

I'm really glad you like it! If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask.

The spear is a terrifying weapon, so simple but deadly...

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

That it is. Also, even though it is relatively simple in terms of what can be done with it, it has a very, very high skill-ceiling.

[@Rancorous_Redwood]

I have been kicking around ideas on picking up a two hand weapon for SCA heavy fighting, but I haven't decided what weapon to make yet. It looks like I have a strong candidate now. (I still haven't ruled out a halberd yet though).

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

Marozzo's material is an excellent starting point for any polearm use. I would go with the partisan as it has very clear and usable techniques for parrying, it gives a strong foundation for any polearm. And the halberd/ronca material are totally compatible with it.

[@Rancorous_Redwood]

@Instructoreskoronimus the strength of parries makes it very appealing. If I got that footwork down well, it would translate great to our sport. All in all, all of these drills would help all aspects that I need to work on. I will certainly be back to this video! Thanks!

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

There is an another video, an example class, for partisan in my Patreon channel for more reference.

[@shaan4308]

Are these moves applicable to glaives too or do they have a different set of moves?

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

I haven't studied glaive from any source as the Bolognese masters don't have glaive as such. But I would imagine it is not totally dissimilar to a partisan. My impression on glaive is that it is designed to give harder, hacking type cuts as well - partisan is not designed for that as the cuts are more slicing and drawing. But aside that they are both relatively short polearms with strong thrusting and cutting capabilities. So I would imagine they can work for each other too.

[@VictorGarcia-qk3dn]

Could you tell me all the features of your partisana, the total length and the length of the staff. Also, where did you bought it?

[@Instructoreskoronimus]

Certainly. The total length is about 240cm, to the tips of my fingers my hand extended upwards - it is a little on the longer side, I think, it could be about 20cm shorter. The haft is ash with a diameter of bit more than 3cm, planed hexagonal. A friend who is a furniture maker made it for me. The tip is from Black Armory, made by Arcem. I believe BA also sells the hafts. The tips are very good for training with controlled contact; they have the structure for cutting and controlling and enough flexibility to not break bones. The haft is the dangerous part in harder contact, though a good poke to the ribs can also pop things - the control in the practice is the key. I have also sawed off the wings from the base of the blade to make it more like the "Bolognese" partisans that we can see in Marozzo's manual's pictures.