Thanks much, Andrzej! And you are right. I discovered a long time ago that all swordfighting comes from the same place. As such, most of every concept, tactic, technique and strategy I speak to in these videos are applicable also to longsword--and other weapons as well. It is just a matter of proper application depending on the weapon in hand.

Always happy to help.

In Olympic foil you will find this attack less effective because only the torso is a valid target area in foil. Hit anything else and you just waste the effort. Further, an experienced foil fencer is trained to protect only this area. If you threaten the lead leg, they are more likely to respond with a thrust toward your torso since you leave yourself open by feinting toward the leg. In the next moment you both hit, they the torso and you the leg, but your opponent is the only one who gets the points because they hit a valid target area with right-of-way.

@@RobertChildsRapier very insightful! Thank you for your answer!

feint low underneath the foil guard and go high to the shoulder usually works.