How to Defeat the Charging Bull 1/7

Don Mateo Montero de Madrid teaches his class on why blindly charging a person with a sword is a bad idea, and how to defeat fencers who do. Taught at KWAR 2008, now in higher resolution. Part 1 of a series of 7 videos.

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Mundanely known as Andrew Heinrich, Mateo is a professional musician, theatrical fencing instructor and fight choreographer.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• SCA
• KWAR
• rapier
• fencing

[Ilianthewizard]

Drake919 - If you believe that modern fencing, and especially epee, is about blindly running at a person, then you know nothing of epee fencing. Look at this, for instance - /watch?v=ghnu8IaBJB0

[drake919]

I did not say that at all. I asked you to explain why you thought Jason was wrong. Jason wrote that running at an opponent with a weapon was a bad idea. You seemed to disagree with him.

[Ilianthewizard]

Jasonjmj, you are so very wrong about modern fencing - try fencing with a friend who is a pro in modern sport fencing, but on your terms - and you will see how wrong you are...

[drake919]

Would you care to explain how running at someone armed with a sword, carrying a sword yourself, is a good idea?

[recruiter40]

@loosifur its hyperbolli he's saying that people use his height as an excuse for failure so he is saying he is taller than everyone.

[loosifur]

9 feet tall?

[Ilianthewizard]

Modern fencing is NOT about blindly running at your adversary watch?v=ghnu8IaBJB0

[jasonjmj]

He must have some roots in a traditional school of fencing. My maestro Nick Evangelista teaches a traditional French school and has alot fo the same principles. Modern sport fencing to me is something that has turned into a completely new dicipline and should not even be called fencing. Running at a person with a weapon is assinine.

[drekhond]

Great explanation!