Sword and dagger techniques July 2024

Our today's techniques for sword and dagger. These will be also something we will be working on for a while now as a part of building a framework for understanding and remembering dall'Agocchie's method for fencing with sword and dagger. 00:00 Intro 00:15 The first provocation 00:28 Counter to the first provocation 00:42 The second provocation 00:57 Counter to the second provocation 01:11 The third provocation 01:25 Counter to the third provocation These clips were taken for my students to help them remember the plays when they are training on their own - the actual training of the techniques look quite different from a pedagogic standpoint. The techniques shown are provocations that we use to create an opening to strike our opponent in earnest and the counters for them. Everything from Porta di Ferro Stretta with a provoked thrust, control with the dagger and the strike. As learned from St. Louis School of Arms.