This video is about fencing with sword and shield, according til the Manuscript MS .
It is a demonstration of my current (Feb 2017) idea of the overall importance of Langort (longpoint). How to use Langort to respond to “strong“ with “weak“ in the bind, when falling under the sword and shield from first ward against halfshield.
I have tried to mainly focus on the advantages of using langort as a response to the overbind. So We mostly show the options of the one fencer. Of course there are also options for the overbinder, and if you take a look at one of Roland Warzecha’s latest videos where he and Cornelius go through an updated version of the overbind, when using langort
Regarding the hesitating overbinder:
There is a recurring phenomenon both in and in my experience in sparring. People will hesitate. It happens often in sparring, due to bad timing, fühlen input or simply doubt, and in more than one ludus/play in it i