Category Archives: Dagger

Scholars of Alcala Class Notes – May 22, 2016

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Grauenwolf

Facebook – YouTube – Member’s Site Longsword Today we focused on drills 1 & 2 from our article Longsword – Drills for Pflug/Posta Breve/Porta di Ferro. One of the things we noted is that you don’t necessarily want to make … Continue reading →

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Scholars of Alcala Class Notes – May 1, 2016

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Grauenwolf

Facebook – YouTube – Member’s Site Longsword Warm-ups focused on the sword dance (a.k.a. Circling the Numbers) and Meyer’s Cross. Guard of the day: Pflug Meyer’s Longsword – Analysis of Right Pflug Today’s emphasis was on the location and orientation … Continue reading →

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Marozzo Wrestling (with Dagger) Complete Video List

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Grauenwolf

It has recently come to my attention that Ken Harding of the Historical Martial Arts of St. Louis has published a complete set of videos for Marozzo’s wrestling. This material appears in book 5 of the text. It should be … Continue reading →

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Practice Notes – Dec 18, 2014

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Grauenwolf

Sabre Fenced sabre without masks or other protective gear. Not something we do often, but it really helps to reconnect with the fact that we are dealing with weapons, not just toys. And the extra mobility and visibility you gain … Continue reading →

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Training Rondel with Rondels

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Grauenwolf

One of the issues that we’ve been running into is that our training daggers is that the lack of a rondel causes them to not behave like real daggers. With a real rondel, the rondels prevent you from straightening out … Continue reading →

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Meyer’s Dagger – More on the First Precept

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Grauenwolf

We did some more videos on the first precept from Meyer’s dagger to illustrate its versatility. Disarms Throws Take-downs

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Meyer’s Wrestling and Dagger – First Precept

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Grauenwolf

The first precept is to always thrust over the arm from the onset. This puts you in a position to control the opponent’s weapon arm. As soon as you thrust, pinch the wrist with your blade to establish dominance. Then … Continue reading →

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Joachim Meyer’s Dagger and Wrestling – Oberhut Techniques

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Grauenwolf

Joachim Meyer’s Dagger and Wrestling – YouTube

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Meyer’s Dagger – High Left Parries from the High Guard

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Grauenwolf

The second play also begins from the high guard, but is used against downward blows. Meyer instructs us to catch the opponent’s arm in the crook of your dagger and wrist. It may seem natural to do this with an … Continue reading →

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Meyer’s Dagger – Left Parries from the High Guard

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Grauenwolf

The first play for Meyer’s dagger assumes that both fencers are using reverse grips and that you are in Oberhut, the High Guard. This parry is against thrusts to your left side. With the point down, catch the opponent’s wrist … Continue reading →

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