An introduction to stance and footwork in sword fighting (HEMA)

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This is a demonstration by two instructors of the Blood & Iron historical martial arts school, Nicole Smith (also co-founder of B&I) and Sean Franklin. Both have won multiple medals in HEMA tournaments.

For those who don't know, HEMA stands for Historical European Martial Arts and is about the study of techniques and strategies from Medieval and Renaissance fencing manuals.

For more instructional videos check out their channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBbd3QJ-IT2g8kSvq3r3RA

Part 2 on footwork (collapsed knee positions):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YutD2h6i1Mo

Blood & Iron in New Westminster, BC, Canada (main school):
http://www.bloodandiron.ca/

Blood & Iron in Victoria, BC, Canada (satellite school):
https://www.facebook.com/bloodandironvictoria


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