The post about Spanish swords, fencing, and the Princess Bride clip:
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the thread including the clip from Highlander Duende:
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at class tonight I used the European fencing schools as a parallel for the schools of Okinawan karate and other Oriental schools
Bonnetti's defence in fencing is when you retreat using parries until the attacker makes a mistake and you get your one strike in - Karate 5 star step is an example of this, retreat and block his punches and kicks with the lead hand, looking for your opening. Also applies to gohon kumite.
Cappo Ferra is the most common modern fencing method, advancing with thrusts and lunging step. As well as the punching and kicking attacks of karate, this can also be seen in Krabi and Thai's driving step, and also the blast of Wing Chun and Jun Fan.
Thibault cancels out Cappo Ferra, unless one has studied his Agrippa. Also applies to Destraza and Carenza. Geomotrical footwork and triangles, from Spain, seen in Escrima and Kali. In karate and savate we side step and strike from angles. Savate's displacement owes a lot to fencing. In karate it is indigenous.
It is no accident that concepts shown here in 4-6 European schools of sword fencing can be found in 4 to 6 Oriental unarmed combat systems, which draw their methods from their indigenous weapons methods.
And a further important example of why it is important to study all these various schools and systems, both in concept and method, tactic and technique
and why we are Integrated Combat Systems and NOT Mixed Martial Arts
