The early Days of Destreza - Workshop by Lorenzo Braschi

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[@FriedEdd]

Very helpful to a novice. Unlike a live class, I was able to pause and rewind at will to get a greater understanding of what Lorezzo was trying to get across. I hope you consider doing a follow up, or even a whole series on destreza.

[@CZOV]

Interesting, neeed a second part.

[@johnhayes8557]

Upon joining the Tercio de Hibernia and Terdio de Ultonia, my ancestors had to train in Destreza Verdadera. Since they served in cavalry, there was that additional training, including firearms. Combined with their knowledge of traditional Irish Gaelic armed and unarmed combatives, they truly were noted as a force to be reckoned with. I will check out the site. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@Davlavi]

Nice lecture and practice.

[@mackymccallum8652]

Excellent lecture

[@vladholt2800]

Thanks a bundle! It was wary information lecture for me!

[@mohamedyusuf4777]

You say early Destreza but what sources is Lorenzo drawing from. It can't be Carranza because both from what I have read which is the stuff available in English and what others have said Carranza is incredibly light on actual details on how to perform the techniques and is more focused on the underlying philosophy of the true school. It would be like trying to learn kenjutsu from the book of five rings. So when it comes to details on shoulder positioning, details on stepping, details on measure, details on striking and techniques to use when you are in the bind and bringing all that together in a holistic method you have to go elsewhere. Thus, where is Lorenzo drawing these details from? P.S The only person I know of that learned fencing before Pacheco and published his work without Pacheco's influence while being influenced deeply by Carranza's ideas is Thibault and it is quite clear how differently Thibault interpreted the philosophy of Carranza. P.S.S Also wonderful workshop Lorenzo takes are original and are valuable to getting a clear picture on what the steps should look like. This is the kind of video you watch thrice.

[@johnhayes8557]

You certainly are well read in this subject matter. My hat's off to you. Among others he could cite are Pacheco's teacher Hieronimo de Carança, died c. 1608. Carranza and Caranca are acknowledged as fundamentally the known historical theorists. Later instructors fully developed the strategies and tactics, and benefitted from further developments in sword hilt technology, e.g. the cup hilt, and changes in the blade and grip itself transitional rapiers, spadroons, colichimardes, true small swords and variants, then sabers and cutlasses.

[@johnhayes8557]

I'm sure you know the rapier was almost useless against cavalry wearing any armor whatsoever? And was seldom used on horseback, regardless, no matter what we see in the cinema. It was also nearly useless against heavy infantry, who generally wore various configurations of armor, and used heavier broadswords, e.g. backswords, that could separate the rapier hilt from the tang in one impact, or smash the digits gripping the sword in a forward position, even when striking?

[@christopheclugston]

Started in 2011. Late to the party. Lots of us were already putting out dvds on the matter long before he started learning.

[@mattmc9812]

Is there any unarmed aspects to this fighting art

[@johnhayes8557]

Fists, feet, and grappling.

[@olafjagel5134]

Tolle Sache!! Aber eine Stunde für sowas ist einfach zu wenig.

[@martig1000]

Jawohl !!!! ;)

[@1guitarlover]

Destreza is not Spanish??? So who analized those movements and took them into practice?? The Spaniards. As well as Arquimedes found universal principles that anyone could reach. But, at the end was Arquimedes itself who did it.

[@CK-jd1kf]

You should wear a microphone.

[@SchildwachePotsdam]

He does ;-) But if you teach a gym full of people mixed with individual instruction it's kinda impossible to get a good sound balance without someone just permanently monitoring it.

[@ejejej9200]

And the reflections you hear are the reverberations of the room. To get closer to podcast style audio would require a heck of lot of Rockwool sound dampening panels :)