The Most Accurate Lunge - Lesson

Easiest way to be the most accurate.
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[@michaelrizzo5523]

I very much appreciate this discussion. I started in Japanese and Chinese sword arts that did favor body-sword (or body-arm in empty hand) and had a hard time adapting to the sword-body of HEMA, and I do tend to default to the former as everyone can agree the arm is faster than the rest of you. What I try to do is shift my guard as I move, then time my strike toward the end of the step so that I make contact with my weapon at the same time my advancing (or retreating) foot roots to use that "full body" power, as you demonstrate. I also agree: it's less predictable, and becomes a kind of feint in itself.

[@novacombatarts]

@@michaelrizzo5523 its great to see that others understand this as in hema alot of people sadly seem to noy be able to wrap thier head around it haha. They key is like you said to have that line covered

[@michaelrizzo5523]

@@novacombatarts I also have trouble not using a follow-step with the back foot when I lunge (a habit from xing yi quan), then I think it was Ferdinand who called it who called it "stealing measure" because it actually gives extra reach.

[@novacombatarts]

@@michaelrizzo5523 we call it a leaping lunge where you lunge and the back foot follows. We utilize that one for most lunges. Def good to fo

[@Ian-ib4uf]

I wonder how this technique can be applied in Destreza where my arm is already 80% extended and only has to travel a much shorter distance. Does the same principle apply?

[@novacombatarts]

Much harder in destreza you could do it for thast last 20 percent. The aiming princple still applies though where you will aim with your body to have higher accuracy expecially sense your stepping to angles alot in destreza.

[@SawyerFreschi]

0:55 Why can you not aim with the tip of your sword when doing a hand first lunge? There's nothing preventing you from manipulating the point mid-lunge

[@novacombatarts]

@@SawyerFreschi you can but your aiming a heavy long item with your wrist while the arm is fully extended. If your sword is extended you cant move your arm again but you can still move your wrist. Its just harder and weaker. If some one beats or captures your sword and the arm is extended plus the wrist is in motion you have no tempos left to mutate or do anything. Plus now your body is in its weakest state. Its just easier imo to aim with the body. Expecially because if i extend the arm and i lunge to the side my sword tip will drift alot so id have to compensate with the wrist. Now my arm is going one way, my body another and my wrist another. Im now having to aim with 3 different body parts. If you just go straight its not as big as a deal. Like a sword first straight lunge as a fient, then wrist disengage to hit the othet side is def a legit attack. Its just becomes harder when angles are added but can def still be done. I have just found its easier to aim with my body after my sword is extended. Try some ping pong drills and let me know what ya think as well. Ive tested this with teaching 100s of students and have found this pretty true but im sure it might not apply to every one and i love to hear every ones views.

[@SawyerFreschi]

@@novacombatarts I disagree that you have no tempos left to act if someone makes a blade subjection while you are lunging. Tempos aren't like action points in a video game where you have a set number of them to be made in a certain time frame, they are movements of various lengths of time that can be made as long as you are not making another tempo contrary to it. If I lunge at someone with my arm extended and they attempt a subjection/parry in that tempo, there is nothing preventing me from using my fingers, wrist or arm from performing a disengage or coupe to avoid the opposing blade. Having point control precise enough to make these motions obviously takes a lot of practice and skill, but it's worked for me through many rapier, smallsword and modern foil tournaments

[@novacombatarts]

@@SawyerFreschi when i refur to tempos i am refuring to them as seperate segments. you have several segements or body parts you can use in 1 tempo. I have a whole video on it. I also said you can still use your wrist in my comment. I said if you use your arm and wrist though you wont have any left. You wont be able to lunge turn your wrist one way and mutate with your fingers another all at the same time. Trying to do both wrist and fingers at the same time your arm extends while aiming is not really logical. If your arm is extended you also spent the segment of the elbow. So you would still be spent. You can argue you can move the body to move the tip but that also changes your aim. But yes i agree you can aim with your arm and tip. Its just harder imo then aiming mentally with your body for some. Ive personally found people pick up on aiming with the body much faster.