And now I have an old Chemical Brothers song stuck in my head.

Watching the video, you are also bringing your elbow back slightly, making the lever of your arm a little easier/faster to lift, and making it more likely that you are going to hit the weaker part of the opponents weapon.

In longsword you push the pommel with minimal right hand movement to get the snap. Nice idea!

This is a very valuable piece of information, and thank you Rob for sharing it with us publicly. Our group practices Bolognese Fencing, and we use a lot of rising falsi for beats that follow quickly with a counter. It's always been a challenge for me because sideswords can be a bit weighty and that reduces response time. I actually hadn't analyzed my form enough to see that perhaps this waving motion you're describing was a factor. I'm going to take some time and experiment with creating a more rigid lever with the hand.

I'm glad you talked about the tool you chose for this video in the beginning. I was curious as soon as the vid came up, knowing you favor a different sort.

Used this yesterday. Thank you for the refinements.

Those of us who don't do baseball metaphors can just substitute in cricket 🙂

I've been trying to work out why I can make this beat work with a rapier, but not a broadsword. Now I understand why. And know exactly what I need to do to practise better beats

Yup. At our school, one of the mechanics tough is to keep the pommel tight. Your video gives a better explanation. This is a great reference when people ask why! Nice one.

So that's why sigi waiting times doubled again, they're making review gear now :c

I rarely use this in rapier but use to alot in epee. Aldo i execute it very differently.

We constantly do this in kendo.