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I agree on most of your most of your points with sparing with sharp swords from my own experience sparing with sharp blades or weapons.

I can’t think of a better way to spend my train ride to work, than to view videos on this channel! But it does have the tendency to make me wish I had a different job!

This is an amazing historical context to learn about that I had never heard about, thank you for bringing this to light in this awesome video!

This is a fantastic video! Cornelius, your explanations are quite clear and compelling. Roland, the introduction for context was an excellent opener. Thank you all for your continued investigation and enthusiasm, as well as a willingness to share with us.

Granted i've never done HEMA before (unfortunately) but I'm quite a good left handed sabreur (if i don't say so myself 😉) as i've fenced since I was a child.

Great video Roland, as always. More fencing with sharps will be appreciated ! ;)

Thanks for that! So why is a buckler apparently more popular and legally attention worthy than carrying a main gauche or even a non-specialised dagger used in the off-hand? A buckler has a clear intent for combat, while a dagger is a tool everyone carries, a buckler is mainly for defence while a dagger can both defended and offended? Was sword and dagger even practised in the 1300/1400's?

Looks like the "teaching" excuse for engaging in a duel is older than dirt.

How interesting!

the moment of transition from technique to understanding the structure, now connect to space,time and momentum

Interesting! Keith Johnstone, an acting teacher and improvisation innovator, spoke of ones 'Space' as 'a wedge shape', or 'comet tail' that extends forward from an individual. High-status persons seem to allow this 'space' to flow out and into the room or other people. Low-status people seem to allow this 'space' to crash in and diminish. The martial technique described here seems to match, or at least corroborate, this observation.

Are there any modern written works that lay out sword and buckler fencing?

They need to be at least 3 feet closer to each other to even begin. If you are out of range of an effective blow, every bit of energy you expend is in vain. You are not fighting your opponent's weapon, you are fighting your opponent.

Does anyone know what sword Cornelius is using?

A question: why do you teach fencers to keep the buckler in the middle, as opposed to keeping it facing the opponent's weapon?

I need to ask this. Why do you always start in the bind? Is it just for the drill or do you sparr like that? If it is a drill I understand all this but I have yet to see a video from Roland where you do not start in a bind. That seems unrealistic & against the manuals.