We hope you enjoyed this video :) To help us produce more, you can support us on patreon and get early access! www.patreon.com/SchildwachePotsdam What are your favorite footwork drills? You do them, right? 😜
Little note: beside the halfstep into lunge, Martin Fabian used a halfstep, mini-lunge into passing step just as often ;) But it's still the same principle.
Love it! Footwork is the core of mastery of the sword, as Meyer tells us. But there is little material on it when it comes to primary sources (at least the ones I know). I was very happy when reading Tom Leonis "Complete Renaissance Swordsman" that he does an extensive explanation of footwork. This is a lovely, sneaky addition to the arsenal! Rhythm is it! 😍
I really liked that last one. Great technique. I hadn't used it as a deception before, but I did that often while pulling my leg away from a strike, switching feet without turning.
Nice to see some foot work drills. They can be hard to come by. I also like that you took sparing footage and actually isolated parts to show it's live application. Bravo!
Hypnotizing your opponent by catching them in the step rhythm is sooo satisfying. It can be done even with basic steps, it's a bit like dancing. You go front - front - back, again - front - front - back, opponent catches the pattern and plans to use it. So then you again go front - front and when your opponent expects you to step back, you hit again. If you pull it off, people are so confused :D .
Great video, love to see stuff on footwork for hema! Just got a new subscriber. And that witcher 3 soundtrack on the back was quite a nice little touch.
Thanks for this! What I'm seeing is that you establish a rhythm with your gathering or passing steps and then suddenly lunge in a quicker time, yes? Seems to work well without having to over-extend the lunge.
Very useful not only for fencers but also for other martial arts that use blades as well. I do FMA and we sometimes apply fencing in our footwork, but I don't know how fencers go left and right and not only forward and backward.
Good observations! I use these a lot in sparring and explicitly teach them as part of German longsword. I've covered these and some others here th-cam.com/video/8Rl9UiBZT30/w-d-xo.html I teach the back-step lunge combination too, as well as with blade invitations after provocations both forwards and back. One question I have is: several German HEMA folks I have spoken with call olympic steps "half-steps". I wonder why? I use olympic terms: passing step, step, half-step. Half-step means moving only the front foot. My favourite drills are quite basic: slow step, fast step, attack/lunge; and step, balestra (Sprung vor), attack/lunge. The attack could be a wind to Umbschlagen, or you could put in any bladework in those combinations, and passing steps.
Good question Pepin, I basically use these terms only because most people understand what they mean in that context, not because they are historical. But talking about passare, traverse etc. would impose even more of a language barrier to my videos. Anyway, these are some nice drills that you show there :)
@@SchildwachePotsdam Dankeschön :) I gave links in the description to the olympic fencers I borrowed them from 🤭 Making an updated version with a proper pell + partners is on my to-do list; I have refined them somewhat.
We hope you enjoyed this video :) To help us produce more, you can support us on patreon and get early access! www.patreon.com/SchildwachePotsdam
What are your favorite footwork drills? You do them, right? 😜
Little note: beside the halfstep into lunge, Martin Fabian used a halfstep, mini-lunge into passing step just as often ;) But it's still the same principle.
Nice video, good analysis ;-)
Thank you my friend :)
You are handsome, a good swordsman, speak English well. Balance patch is urgent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😀
You're making me blush, thank you 🙈😊
Love it! Footwork is the core of mastery of the sword, as Meyer tells us. But there is little material on it when it comes to primary sources (at least the ones I know). I was very happy when reading Tom Leonis "Complete Renaissance Swordsman" that he does an extensive explanation of footwork. This is a lovely, sneaky addition to the arsenal! Rhythm is it! 😍
Ah yes, that is an awesome book! ❤️ Footwork is king ⚔️
I really liked that last one. Great technique.
I hadn't used it as a deception before, but I did that often while pulling my leg away from a strike, switching feet without turning.
great video. thank you. Boxers footwork is the same. look at old Rocky Marziano fights.... You will identify with the footwork immediately.
Nice to see some foot work drills. They can be hard to come by. I also like that you took sparing footage and actually isolated parts to show it's live application. Bravo!
Thank you very much :)
Want to improve your footwork? Become a master at jump roping.
Well, that certainly improves your leg muscles and cardio :)
@@SchildwachePotsdam There's a reason why every world class fighter is a master in jump roping. Every single one.
die bezüge zum olymoischen boxen sind sehr deutlich
Footwork that also will suprise your Opponent, try it out:
th-cam.com/video/eCLp7zodUiI/w-d-xo.html
Nice video as always.
Are you telling me that it's not perfectly normal to walk like that in public? 😜😇
I am amazed how you release such great content week after week and still have so few subscribers and views. Awesome lesson, thank you!
You are too kind, thank you 🙏 😊
You are awesome & generous! Thank you!
Hypnotizing your opponent by catching them in the step rhythm is sooo satisfying. It can be done even with basic steps, it's a bit like dancing. You go front - front - back, again - front - front - back, opponent catches the pattern and plans to use it. So then you again go front - front and when your opponent expects you to step back, you hit again. If you pull it off, people are so confused :D .
It is like playing Playstation using button combinations but using our feet. 😁
Great video, love to see stuff on footwork for hema! Just got a new subscriber.
And that witcher 3 soundtrack on the back was quite a nice little touch.
Thank you very much - footwork really is super important 😊
werde ich morgen beim Boxtraining ausprobieren!!
Viel Erfolg!
Incredible XD
Thanks for the video.
Excellent sir. Subscribed and liked
Thanks for this! What I'm seeing is that you establish a rhythm with your gathering or passing steps and then suddenly lunge in a quicker time, yes? Seems to work well without having to over-extend the lunge.
Yes, though these work with passing steps as well 😊
The half-halfstep forward - break rhythm - lunge is very much a modern epee trick. :)
If it ain't broke... 😁
Very useful not only for fencers but also for other martial arts that use blades as well. I do FMA and we sometimes apply fencing in our footwork, but I don't know how fencers go left and right and not only forward and backward.
Thank you! So you mean, why there is sideways movement in HEMA compared to just linear movement like in Modern Olympic Fencing?
Very good man! Angelo broadsword drills has a good drill in it that trains the "break rhythm" lounge
That's super cool 😊thanks!
Good observations! I use these a lot in sparring and explicitly teach them as part of German longsword. I've covered these and some others here th-cam.com/video/8Rl9UiBZT30/w-d-xo.html I teach the back-step lunge combination too, as well as with blade invitations after provocations both forwards and back.
One question I have is: several German HEMA folks I have spoken with call olympic steps "half-steps". I wonder why? I use olympic terms: passing step, step, half-step. Half-step means moving only the front foot.
My favourite drills are quite basic: slow step, fast step, attack/lunge; and step, balestra (Sprung vor), attack/lunge. The attack could be a wind to Umbschlagen, or you could put in any bladework in those combinations, and passing steps.
Good question Pepin, I basically use these terms only because most people understand what they mean in that context, not because they are historical. But talking about passare, traverse etc. would impose even more of a language barrier to my videos.
Anyway, these are some nice drills that you show there :)
@@SchildwachePotsdam Dankeschön :) I gave links in the description to the olympic fencers I borrowed them from 🤭 Making an updated version with a proper pell + partners is on my to-do list; I have refined them somewhat.
Wonderful video! Would you ever consider sharing your training tips for drilling speed and athletic footwork? 💜💜
Sure, I put it on the list to film!
@@SchildwachePotsdam thank uu 🌈
A few great things to work on here. Thanks!
Thank you Jeff :)
Really good video! I love this concept!
Thank you very much!
Awesome video, I love me some footwork!
thank you! :)
Great! Good and clear explanation.
Thank you very much! :)
This is sooooooooooo good.
Thank you 😊
नमस्तस्यै🙏 have a good day😊
Thanks, you too! :)
nice one cheers
Thank you 🙏
Good video
Thank you for the comment 😊