HEMA vs Modern Fencing.

[Ulrich von L...n]

The army's 1895 "Handbook on Infantry Sword Exercises" for use in the service deals only with sabre fencing.

A small correction:

Infantry Sword Exercise, 1895, London: Stationery Office
(78 pages, 17 illustrations)

Data from Carl A. Thimm A Complete Bibliography of Fencing & Duelling (1891,1896,1999)

[Mitlov]

In the true spirit of the title of the thread.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=151025634960547

We've been doing some of these drills at my club for the past month or so. Good, if painful, footwork drills.

[Gil-Galadh]

In the true spirit of the title of the thread.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=151025634960547

This looks like a great exercise not just for fencing.

[Mitlov]

Yeah, since it's a conditioning exercise (a combination of dynamic stretching and plyometrics), not a technique exercise, I'm not sure why it wouldn't apply to historical fencing as well.

[Gil-Galadh]

I'm a late arriver at this topic, and honestly, got too bored to read it whole, but yeah, I think it applies very good. Probably even better for those who do later stuff (like 17-th century rapier).