Welcome to bonus week on Duello.TV! What does this mean? Well our curriculum at Academie Duello works on a month by month 4 week rotation. This means that every few months there is a bonus 5th week. During this week we focus on integration and tactical exercises, applied combatives drills, and review. To fit this theme on Duello.TV we are featuring some useful lessons out of sequence from our library.

Rapier

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Being able to employ the offhand is one thing but being able to manoeuvre around that pesky last minute defender is an important skill to develop. These lessons will give you the essential tools for avoiding a bare hand or a secondary.

Sidesword

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One thing everyone can always work on with their sidesword work is the fundamental parries. When it comes down to it there are few more important skills.

Longsword

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Though often revered for its cutting power, the longsword is a powerful thrusting weapon. These two lessons will teach you how to deal with the thrusts of your opponents and put in a few of your own.

Devon Boorman is the Co-Founder and Director of Academie Duello Centre for Swordplay, which has been active in Vancouver, Canada since 2004. Devon’s expertise centres on the Italian swordplay tradition including the arts of the Renaissance Italian rapier, sidesword, and longsword, as well as knife and unarmed techniques.
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