The 5 tempi to attack of Giovanni dall'Agocchie - Swords of the Renaissance 2020

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Swords of the Renaissance is an fencing event in Potsdam dedicated to the fighting systems of this period. The lectures are pretty short (30min) and should be an introduction into one specific topic. Further discussions and free play are highly encouraged.
„If you were waiting for the opportune moment... that was it - The 5 tempi to attack of Giovanni dall'Agocchie“
This workshop focuses on opportunities (tempi or singular tempo) to attack safely in sword fighting. While dall'Agocchie teaches sidesword (& dagger or cape), this applies to most weapons of HEMA like longsword, rapier, arming sword etc.
Martin has been training in the Berliner Rittergilde since 2008 and has been responsible for coaching sword fighting for shows and reenactment since more than 10 years. In 2015 he was hooked for historical fencing due to a course in classic saber fencing and Roland Warzecha's videos (Dimicator). From then on he trained with sword and buckler according to the Walpurgis fencing book. In 2017 he broadened his horizon including the writings of the Bolognese masters around Antonio Manciolino and Achille Marozzo. In the same year he founded the group Schildwache Potsdam, a cooperation between the Berliner Rittergilde and the University Sports of Potsdam, which has dedicated itself to historical fencing. For 2020 Martin was appointed to the first longsword national squad of the DDHF (german HEMA umbrella organisation).
00:00 Introduction - dall'Agocchie's manual & tempo
02:37 First tempo - after parrying
04:35 Second tempo - blow passes body
06:00 Third tempo - sword hand rises
08:24 Fourth tempo - injudicious movement
09:26 Fifth tempo - front foot rises
11:47 Concluding thoughts
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@SchildwachePotsdam 3 жыл бұрын

I would very much enjoy a bit of discussion with you: What are your favourite fencing actions and more importantly when do you employ them? :)

@fabricio-agrippa-zarate 2 жыл бұрын

My fencing pal is a rapier guy, he's a great diestro. My favourite action is deffinetly try to strike in the same tempo as I block, because the "striscia" is crazy fast when disengaging the bind.

@fabricio-agrippa-zarate 2 жыл бұрын

My fencing pal is a rapier guy, he's a great diestro. My favourite action is deffinetly try to strike in the same tempo as I block, because the "striscia" is crazy fast when disengaging the bind.

@FedericoMalagutti 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that you have decided for a tactics-based class. Good work!

@SchildwachePotsdam 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@NickRossi 10 ай бұрын

Thank you once again, Schildwache Potsdam, for this excellent video and demonstration of GdA's tempi of attack. I will share this with my group, as you have made it easy to follow. Grazie.

@rogerz9281 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these lectures. Thank you very much for recording and publishing them!

@MooneyToony 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is like the five secret of fencing XD I love it. Thanks Martin.

@SchildwachePotsdam 2 жыл бұрын

Hehe, I am glad you find it useful

@Arcuzool 3 жыл бұрын

Timing beats speed :) Awesome video!

@SchildwachePotsdam 3 жыл бұрын

And precision beats power ;) thank you!

@artemisdarkslayer 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious intro, I am so glad I found this channel. Trying to spread it to some club mates over here in the US.

@scottjeffers58 3 жыл бұрын

A fantastic lesson, well done!

@SchildwachePotsdam 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Ulf_Ulfurson 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Martin, so viele bekannte Gesichter von den Bouts :-D. Toller Beitrag. Danke!

@SchildwachePotsdam 3 жыл бұрын

Ja stimmt, hoffentlich sehen wir uns alle nächstes Jahr wieder :) Freut mich, danke!

@secutorprimus 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see a variety of swords in this class! I'm always of the opinion that fencing should be practiced with a variety of weapons between every person, so long as the weapon adequately fits into the broad characteristics of the "intended" weapon (because you can't get much out of a sidesword class with, say, a shamshir, but you can with a messer). Great video.

@SchildwachePotsdam 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was a great experience testing these ideas with lots of contempory weapons around :)

@schwertschwinger 3 жыл бұрын

Sehr schön aufgearbeitet, danke dafür! Ich persönlich finde es aber schwierig anzugreifen, sobald mein Gegner ausholt. Das riecht nach Doppeltreffern wenn man nicht echt schneller als der andere ist. Ich meine, wenn man wirklich nur so halb ausholt mag das sicher gehen. Aber was ist wenn der andere einen übelsten Schwinger macht? Das ist ja unvorhersehbar, wo der landen wird, also auch wo ich mich dann schützen soll beim abziehen. Das wäre mir bei so manchen Gegner zu heiß. Aber vielleicht bin ich ja auch nur zu langsam^^

@SchildwachePotsdam 3 жыл бұрын

Dankeschön :) bei den meisten dieser Tempi ist es in der Praxis meistens tatsächlich so, dass man sie selbst vorbereiten muss oder schon sehr mit einer bestimmten Aktion des Gegners rechnet. Das einfache Erkennen, identifizieren, dann handeln ist eben schon diesen kleinen Moment zu spät - daher auch der kleine Filmschnipsel. Gerade am Anfang fängt man sich mit diesen kleinen Aktionen ins gegnerische Tempo auch den gegnerischen Schlag noch ein, aber mittlerweile merke ich da echt Fortschritte, gerade bei beabsichtigen Blößen und provozierten Angriffen.

@amalevafarren5594 2 жыл бұрын

What are some sidesword manufacturers that you recommend for medium sparring and drills? Also what sword do you use in your videos?

@SchildwachePotsdam 2 жыл бұрын

So, there are quite a number and I still want to make a proper overview video, but here is the short version. If you don't go to heavy and want a beautiful sword, Malleus Martialis it is. The price a bit higher though. Other options are: Regenyei (shorten the grip!), Black Fencer, Poker Armory, Kvetun, Pike Armory (that's from Russia though) and Bloss.

@SchildwachePotsdam 2 жыл бұрын

All these are good manufacturers and we have blades from all of them.

@amalevafarren5594 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the informative and timely response