Italian Longsword Tutorial! Fiore's Boar's Tooth Defence

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[@charlesdeiliberi]

Proud dad

[@SellswordArts]

Meet the man who taught me this move!

[@duck653]

​@@SellswordArts aw hell yeah

[@vicentehuerta2334]

So wholesome

[@incognitomode834]

super wholesome

[@silverswordguy4191]

This man definitely got this straight from you.

[@TheBlob.]

that "goddem!" is the embodiment of winning an argument against yourself

[@tetsugin7242]

Fiore was a genius, the Italian swordmanship is both deadly and elegant, even in some unchivalrous moves

[@alexanderwinterspear3650]

I really like this kind of short, a lot of nifty information packed into a small time. I'm a fan.

[@f3fnir]

Making a manga and wanting to make semi-realistic sword combat, I can safely say your channel immensely helps me, and I could definitely credit you for your help once I start releasing chapters!

[@prediecan7878]

Seems interesting

[@DubiousDubs]

What's the name, so I can find it once it's out?

[@jenfiles89]

Would be interested in reading it in the future

[@fatboy158]

Watching these videos, I really think a sports anime about HEMA would be really fun to watch. Better action than a volleyball anime.

[@f_maestro1775]

Same here, thank you very much

[@Bored_Overthinker]

I loved that enthusiastic "GOTTEM!"

[@kat0na_cat]

As Italian fencer I am honored!

[@lordderppington4694]

"He thinks I'm an idiot" kills me. Must tick some meme box in my head.

[@evanstevens7918]

This guy makes it so easy to understand whats really happening in a sword duel

[@isaiahmaness9593]

One of my proudest moments in HEMA was accidentally pulling this off at a tournament called "Boar's Tooth" It was my first tournament after getting into HEMA, and man was it satisfying 😂

[@shellknight1323]

Someone PLEASE give this man a Movie Budget!

[@synthemagician4686]

I always love learning about Fiore's techniques. His style has a unique flavor that I just love.

[@NevTheDeranged]

Really brings back memories of practicing Italian longsword (briefly) with the Chicago Swordplay Guild many (many) years ago. My favorite move was basically this one, except starting in porta de ferro instead of boar's tooth. Good times.

[@ThornForTheWynn]

I'd really love some English longsword stuff. There's very little online, even for the small number of sources. I'm quite curious about the system.

[@Kingdomkey123678]

There just aren’t enough sources to really build a robust system out of it The best we could do is take one of the other systems to use as a base for English longsword

[@sunchips18]

@@Kingdomkey123678 Gotta love George Silver and his poems.

[@Kathdath]

​@@sunchips18oddly enough my first german longsword group were using Silver as there basis in the pre-HEMA days.

[@Kathdath]

George Silver's second book (the one that actually tells you how to fence with various weapons) has section on two-handed swords

[@ThornForTheWynn]

@@Kathdath I'll look into that! Thanks.

[@dascommissar5264]

My school works with Fiore and the only difference I see it that we step off-line in the sottani and back in for the final cut as the sword usually stays on the back foot to build power.

[@matthewjordan2082]

As an amateur short-story writer your shorts are very helpful

[@tetanusteta3871]

Imagine a warrior back in the day going "Gottem !" After a victory.

[@justafoon]

I'm working on the concept stuff for an MMORPG I want to make, and your vids really help a lot! I want thing this game to not only be fun, but also accurate, and these videos are much easier to learm from rather than just watching combat or reading books. Thanks a lot!

[@hbombespresso3859]

This also works left-handed. I can swap between right and left handed wielding, and lefty boar's tooth seems like a decent attack. You move your right hand(bottom hand) to the right as you rotate your left hand palm up. The nice thing is you can control how close to the head you strike, like a thrust, but it also puts up a natural guard between you and your opponent. Let's say they throw a Zornhau at you right handed and you're in boar's tooth guard lefty. You perform the move mentioned above, cutting their head AND stopping their sword. Seems like an interesting idea.

[@runaway9098]

It's always fun to see Fiore get some love

[@superbros3235]

These videos are always so cool and entertaining to watch! Keep up the great content!!

[@foolwise4703]

We did a bit of Fiore this year and I love the techniques for their straightforward attitude. We found that they are less suited to a feder though and profit from slightly shorter proper swords.

[@jeremus1912]

So much in one short. I love it. Cool use of the weapon stand arm again for demonstration. Your channel and some other are really helping put tons of effort into making my ttrpg fantasy games a lot more impactful with the combat and other things. Thanks, keep up the awesome vids and shorts.

[@beaniemanmg9134]

I love Fiore already.

[@beveragebrit]

I love the sound of swords clashing

[@Jan-nl6kq]

as a german, i just really love that they still use thos old/goofy words, "hauen" is hitting but nobody says it anymore, except kindergarden kids they "hau" each other, its just cute, and "hut" which not only means hat but also "on the lookout"/ Protecting" used that much and is more of a thing old fellas say.

[@zan6102]

I use techniques like this all the time when sword fighting (I just use plastic swords with my cousin, no formal practice) and I'm surprised to say a defensive stance almost exactly like this is one of my favorites

[@MayBeAHumanPerson]

GOTTEM!

[@charleshurst1015]

Baiting the enemy into a misstep is truly next-level stuff. I've sparred/rolled with a few guys who can do it and it is... scary, lol. It's the kind of thing that makes you realize the Bene Gesserit "Voice" isn't actually that far fetched 😅

[@WORSEREYE]

"You activated my trap card!"

[@SymetrixWasHere]

So this is a good explanation

[@coyotemars444]

GOTTEM 😄 LETS GOOO I love these videos for animation ref/drawing ref.

[@alu9652]

Finally someone talk about Italian style! There is surprisingly tiny amount of videos about it on YT. Would be cool if you change that! 😁

[@niamhythedegen]

I'm absolutely obsessed with your sparring and swordplay videos as of late. Especially happy to see some love for Italian longsword! I've long wondered what it was like compared to German but never thought to actually look it up - I would totally go for it! Do you know if there is twin-sword sparring in Italian HEMA, or sword and dagger or anything similar?

[@andrewfoss5279]

Ezio is that you

[@einar8582]

Fiore my beloved

[@AzureMoonlight59]

Proud Swordsman

[@marcuslinder661]

Oh, more comparisons like this, please!

[@WillRennar]

If I'm not mistaken, that false swipe into the Boar's Tooth is called the Queste Noci (or diese Nüße in German).

[@flipperion]

Nice to see here all the moves i studied this year in my language

[@Jerrell7321]

8am, time for long sword mix 🙌🏽

[@mega0056]

"He thinks I'm an IDIOT" little did he know he was the fool all along 😂😂😂

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

There is a stance called the "Fool's Guard," you know 😉

[@nayuta577]

imagine fighting the bloodiest war of your life and you fall for this and as you fall to the ground all you hear is “GOT EEM’l

[@shaunramkissoon2]

GOT HIM!!! Love it

[@twinklingjoiner]

One of my faves

[@adambriton5394]

Furiously takes notes

[@michabrzozowski9802]

My fencing knowledge amouts to: cling bonk😂

[@VentusNexus]

My HEMA group always used to snipe at hands with boars tooth after baiting our heads. So they would swing and we would lean back, step off line and swing up at the wrists. Given the many small welts on the arms and cussing, I would say it was highly effective.

[@bravenkirok3142]

I study Fiore as primary but study the others as well. I love boar's tooth. It's very deceptive

[@samtheballoon1522]

Amare italiano! Grazie

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

German :" That's just Streichen" But on serious note, the German system does explored this technique a bit deeper. The opponent sword would not get deflected all the time for you to come back down. If he stayed hard, use Duplieren. If the way is shut, use the zwer to the other side and then Duplieren.

[@TreeHairedGingerAle]

Really enjoying these, so much neat information! 😃🥳✨

[@badrequest5596]

I practice fiore and this is an excellent tip. Perfect for "tricksy little hobbitses" like myself

[@astral749]

if anyone wonder "mandritto fendente" can be translated in "straight hand swing"

[@chrisherrera3342]

Good bicep genetics for sure.

[@DiabloTommaso]

I learn all of the italian moves because i needed the for a roleplay by chat game. Glad to see that knowledge helped me here ahahah

[@MasoTrumoi]

You can also launch an uppercut thrust from Boar's Tooth that is very fast and borderline invisible if your opponent is watching your face or shoulders for their target.

[@murderduck2246]

That got ‘em was so cute

[@_yuno2223]

more fiore's fendente 🙏

[@ElderSwamp]

German, and northener swordmanships are focus on practical brutality, Italian One Is art and grace.. without loosing the practical brutality and effectiveness

[@anton.chigrinetc.96]

We usually use this exercise to snipe the hand and then exit by setting the sword to Breve (Pflug) in order to maintain the blade contact.

[@Kathdath]

So glad to hear someone finally using the non-German terms. Way too often people think KdF is the universal default for everything HEMA related and the hobby has been suffering as a result.

[@GlitchedFire]

Smart move

[@d.esanchez3351]

Sadly I cannot fence cause expensive and third world but something the game Hellish Quart thought me is that fence isn't much of an exchange of parries but a rock paper scissors where the first to correctly read and counter the other will win. And that's usually in the first 2-3 moves.

[@awoodenkiwitoy6293]

Or you can use that opening you've created to get up close and kiss your opponent on the lips, like a true warrior.

[@hbombespresso3859]

Would you do a video on all of german mastercuts? I think that would be sick, and would probably be the first to watch it.

[@marcoxu506]

Nights in ancient times be like: HAHA GOTTEEE

[@Ubba00]

Small correction in German that would be a Aufstreichen not a unterhau bacause a unterhau is with the long edge not the false edge

[@chun_8070]

"suriage-men" in kendo!

[@Dr.Montante]

Love it!!!

[@MarioGarcia-ts5vo]

Very nice move

[@xavierglen5485]

Wouldn't his strike have more momentum going down therefore negating the upward pull? Just curious on how this would work in practice.

[@SellswordArts]

The false edge attack to his blade is called a beat parry. The idea is you negate his incoming attack with your rising strike. You displace his blade offline, and you open up a Target

[@FigureOnAStick]

To add to the official reply, the power of the beat actually comes from the non-dominant hand pushing the pommel, as you would a thrust, striking against the flat of the opponent's sword. Consequently, the displacement is actually occurring on a different vector than the primary momentum of the attacker's strike, one which is not well supported by the attacker's body structure or momentum. More powerful strikes are actually easier to parry with this technique, since the attacker will be carried further off-line from their own strike's momentum, giving you a bigger opening.

[@the_apotecary_from_tf2]

Don't forget to bring the pizza you'll eat after you came you saw and you conquered

[@Rob_BBX]

William Wallace's Greatsword >

[@dvldgz6306]

I wish there was hema where I lived. I really want to learn

[@deerdanger698]

Next time I have a cardboard tube fight, I shall be prepared.

[@Angry_Goose_Arms]

Dammit that's what Cade was doing last Thursday that CHEEKY MFER

[@thehermitdruid]

“He thinks I’m an idiot” *is in alber* classic 🤣 (not making fun of anyone just found that funny)

[@klony1280]

Pronounciation was cool in this one.

[@greypeakstudiosofficial]

Ah finally a sword I can cut my salami with

[@EX512-NebEnjoyer]

When is it practical to strike with a false edge, as opposed to just blocking?

[@borislavkrustev8906]

This is explicitly in the German Tradition. It's called streychen.

[@matei4159]

Gotta love how such techniques are pretty much universal in sword fighting. There's something pretty much identical in Japanese kenjutsu: suriage. Much more compact version of it in kendo waza too.

[@xiiza6268]

Get into archery and make vids on that too would be cool

[@jakobbraun5180]

Use Zucken, then Zornhau ;) Thx for teaching me the theoretical ropes, master!

[@flexplayz6551]

This is basically a Windauw.

[@Katt.asr.1927]

Bet they will teach me also this technique, fiore de liberi docet

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Ahh, the dreaded "Counter Bonk".

[@alessiodascalasu5744]

Trying that bait this evening

[@drpepper694]

in kendo this is roughly 'Suriage Men'

[@ActionCow69]

Huh, i can't remember the exact wording, but i learned an extremely similar play for Katana. Neat.

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

This seems like a reversed version of a Swallow Return.

[@ArnandKularajah]

Do you find Posta Dente di Cengharo closer to Alba or Pflug? I always thought that Porta di Ferro Mezana was more analogous to Alba.

[@TrueSighted]

Whats the stand your using for the practice sword? Haven't seen one before. Its a pain trying to practice certain swordsmanship techniques when you don't have a partner available. Bet it would come in handy.

[@Big_Man_From_Splatoon]

self-defense tiktoks but good

[@PHEONYX79]

GOT HIM

[@flexgunship6345]

That is a move you never see in light sabre choreography

[@tjennis2719]

I want him to critique kingdom hearts stances.

[@d.m.515]

It’s almost exactly the perfect parry from Ghost of Tsushima. Wonder if that (or the kendo/whichever style equivalent) is where they got the move?

[@Ninjat126]

Huh, and I thought I invented this one playing with plastic lightsabers in the backyard as a kid.

[@akila_melindeth]

HA GOTTEM