A few comments on stance and movement in rapier fencing

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Published on July 29, 2015 4:00:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-jwRSRUB_E

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Lee Smith (co-founder of Blood & Iron) and Richard Marsden (history teacher, co-founder of the Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship), two of the best instructors in the HEMA community, explain a few basics of various stances and movements in rapier fencing, based on Renaissance fighting manuals written by masters like Capo Ferro, Agrippa, Fabris and Giganti.

There is no universal established way of doing things, different sources show different methods and tactics, and it also depends on how modern martial artists interpret the material.

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