The Weekly Warfare   Musings martial from across the SCA

The sun was in my eyes, my opponent was tall, their blade was longer, my sleeve snagged on something, I slipped, they were a MOD. One of my biggest pet peeves in fencing is when someone loses and then attempts to blame something/someone that deflects all fault from themselves. I have made similar excuses in […]

Physical measure is the largest space between you and your opponent where you can land a single tempo blow.  Ex: a lunge   Effective measure is largest space between you and your opponent where you can land a single tempo blow while your opponent is defending themselves.   This distinction is very important. When fencing, […]