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If I understood correctly it's a matter of leverage. You want more lever for you and less for the other so you can win the bind and be in the right position to strike

Thanks! This makes perfect sense to me - that there is play and feel and work to prepare for a strike and that this play and work constantly changes and evolves. It is, in essence, a conversation.

"Hello my name is Warren unbox a cow". Thanks KZfaq subtitles.

Couldn't help but notice the sparring partner flinch a couple times, I felt it too!

Amazing display of technique of good reaction or counter prep! and defend every end being able to control off hand striking from the beginning of the stance. I am self teaching with a katana yet I enjoy euro fencing so I always prepare my stances to counter but I'm a window wiper essentially lol. This is exciting and excellent thank you for the lessons! Standing in my hero stance I salute you with my blade good sir 🤠

Good guide, I finally understand how the sturzhau actually is useful. Thanks

I think this concept is a fundamental truth to combat. I unfortunately can only train longsword in my club, but the concept of binding and winding is analog to this one. If I every get to live near Hamburg (fortunately not that improbable) I will definately try to visit or join your club.

Interesting video I founded really useful to practice certain things with sword and buckler , greetings from Perú 👍

This is where the Fun Begins!'

Roland, yet another well done video! Thank you for your research and generosity. You do tempt me, though. It would be a dream to have you make a presentation at my club. One day we shall be ready to invite you.

If you're ever in the center of the usa in "flyover country" we would love to have you vome visit. I am in omaha but from denver to kc city to up to Minnesota there is a lot of new people hungry for learning and we usually get skipped. Thanks for all the videos.

Only fools rush in.

Will you have anymore sparring videos in the near future? Always enjoy watching them :)

Roland, i wanted to ask if you had any plans of doing a video on the differences in fighting as a left handed weapon user?

Howdy, I am interested in learning about the usage of the vertical center-grip Norman kite shield, and I have found very little information on that particular style, would you happen to know anything about it or know where I may find information?

Where do i get your gloves?

I notice that (un)usually in this vid Roland's front foot is opened largely to the outside compared to Cornelius's which is more turned towards the front (especially at 2:00). Looking briefly at older videos this opening of the front foot seems like a new thing (I may be completely wrong since I know your practice only through the reduced prism of your videos). In your previous video, you are apparently trying to incorporate an inquartata-like offensive sidestep, is this to aid this particular step or is there another reason? In my own training, opening of the front foot is mostly used to teach beginners to open their hips correctly and to have them turned towards the opponent but it also helps with some footwork minutiae. I may overthink this... Thanks to the video(s).

Does this movement works with the viking sword? It's possible to bind with a viking sword like you did on this video?

where can i find the workshopdates ? in or near the hetherlands maybe

Warzęcha sounds like Polish