Yet again, thanks so much! It is no substitute for a sparring partner, but this is a great idea for practising at home that doesn't involve as much imagination on my part!

Stuff like this helps so much. Im fairly new to this, been practising for over half a year, studying my sources and gind the time to train solo every night for an hour. I can only manage to spar for real once a month, but honestly your videos help me to not fall behind and actually help so much with my own interpretation!

Something I know that I'd like to see maybe, recording sparring sessions, and then talk over them describing what you're doing and how you could improve, that sort of thing.

very useful. I need to construct a more portable Pell.

Interesting set up! Reminds me of a longer ranged Wing Chun dummy.

So creative.

This is a really good idea. Not that it's rocket science or anything, but a video on creating a pell like that could be neat. Or maybe even your opinions on what the best pells are for particular uses

While it is certainly possible to practice actions at the bind this way, it is impossible to actually learn Fühlen or Sprechfenster against a pell like this. Learning Sprechfenster (and proper Fühlen) requires being able to not only bind, but also to remain and feel with the hands, and observe the intentions of one's opponent. This cannot be done against a motionless pell (or pair of pells). It requires lots and lots and lots of practice with a live opponent who can variably choose to be hard or soft, etc. There is no substitute for this. When you bind, remain ("stand freely"), feel, and only after you have determined what your opponent is up to can you then know how you should act. You CAN practice "this is what to do when my opponent is soft" or "this is what to do when my opponent is hard". But you can not practice feeling whether your opponent is hard or soft without an opponent who can vary pressure in the bind. And some quotes, because Sprechfenster is something I love: “If it now happens that you bind with your opponent... you should stay well at the sword... So you can stand happily with relaxed mind and without fear at the sword and look, observe, and wait for what he tries to do next; and what his plan is he intends to execute. And this standing at the sword is called the Sprechfenster by Liechtenauer. If you now stand at the sword with him, you should notice and feel his technique, be it soft or hard...” -3227a “Note, this called the Sprechfenster: when he binds you on the sword with cuts or with parrying, so remain strong... and stand freely and determine what he intends to do against you.” -Ringeck “And is also called the Sprechfenster: ...as you bind against him on the sword, stand freely and see how he will fence against you.” -Peter von Danzig