Learn Sidesword - #2 Guards & Positions

In this series we learn to fight with a sidesword. This is our current interpretation of Giovanni dall’Agocchie’s guards for the single Sidesword. It’s based on the current translation of W. Jherek Swanger (an older one can be found on Wiktenauer, see down below). This the third out of six principal headings, Giovanni dall’Agocchie uses to teach fighting with a sword. Some rules of thumb: - If it is low and covers your right, it’s coda lunga. - If it is low and covers your left and your right foot is forw
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