Duello.TV for October 1st: Rapier offhand, dagger, and disarms, plus longsword sequence

by Devon Boorman October 3, 2012

It's the turn of a new month so again our curriculum focus shifts. This month Green Cords (level 1) will be learning to use their offhand to support their defence, Blue Cords (level 2) will be stepping into the fundamentals of Rapier and Dagger, and Red Cords (level 3) are working into rapier disarms with…

Swordplay Videos this week: Counter-attacking, Second Assalto, Longsword Wrestling

by Devon Boorman September 24, 2012

Welcome to this week in training at Academie Duello. In our training at the studio we are looking at counter-attacking as a method of defence (Green Cord), the second assault of sidesword (Blue Cord), and how to enter into grapples with the longsword when you've lost the crossing (Red Cord). On Duello.TV we have…

Rapier Receiving, Sidesword Guards, and Longsword Thrusts

by Devon Boorman September 10, 2012

Welcome everyone to another week of Duello.TV. This week we have videos on the rapier receiving, sidesword guards, and longsword pressure sensitivity and we'll be continuing with all three weapons throughout the month. This week at Academie Duello several of our instructors are preparing to go to Armizare Academy in Racine, Wisconsin. Devon Boorman will…

[Videos] Rapier, Sidesword, and Longsword oh my!

by Devon Boorman September 3, 2012

It's September already! Many of our students in Vancouver are heading back to University for their new year and many old faces return after summer vacations. It's a great time to get back to fundamentals. This week we are focusing on rapier movement fundamentals, cutting technique with the sidesword, and core skills of giocco stretto…

Duello.TV: Recovering with Cuts and Refused, Double Sword Defence, & Longsword Cutting

by Devon Boorman August 20, 2012

Welcome to your training for this week at Academie Duello and on Duello.TV. Green cords continue their work on cutting, in this week using cuts to recover from bad positions; Blues recover from disadvantaged positions by passing back into refused; and Reds will be using two swords to cover against powerful cuts. Green Cord (Level…

Practicing on the pass

by Clinton Fernandes August 12, 2012

Learn how to strike on the pass (aka passing lunge). I find that practicing some finer movements in slow practice can be very challenging with lunges. There's a point in a lunge where you lose all control until you stop lunging. This makes it very hard execute techniques that occur close to the start of…

Duello.TV Videos for This Week!

by Devon Boorman July 31, 2012

This is a momentous week for Duello.TV and Academie Duello: We recorded the last videos of our entire Level 1 to 3 curriculum! This project began mid-last year with us diligently recording classes each week as they were taught and it's amazing how quickly it has all built up. We're already hard at work recording…

Swordplay Training Videos for July 23 to 29

by Devon Boorman July 23, 2012

This week at Academie Duello we are looking at a fundamental strategy with the rapier, known as the True Fight; we are exploring deceptive attacks with the sidesword, designed to draw the opponent out of position; and we're employing the blow or strike with the side of the staff and learning how to counter them.…

This week in class at Academie Duello - Vids

by Devon Boorman July 17, 2012

This post provides links to videos for every lesson we covered in the Mastery Program at Academie Duello for July 16 to 22. This week Green Cords (level 1) learn about control of the opponent's sword and take advantage of their opponent's movement to strike. Blue Cords (level 2) continue their work on provocations by…

This week's swordplay videos on Duello.TV

by Devon Boorman July 3, 2012

Welcome everyone to a new week in swordplay at Academie Duello and on Duello.TV! We just celebrated Canada day this past weekend by participating in the Vancouver Canada Day Parade. We had more than 60 fighters with longswords, sideswords, rapiers, and bows fighting their way through the streets of downtown. There's no better way to…

Instructional Videos for this week at Academie Duello and on Duello.TV

by Devon Boorman June 27, 2012

Welcome to another week of curriculum at Academie Duello. We have had a lot of interesting things going on including a tournament this past weekend that featured competitions with the longsword, sidesword, and rapier for beginners and advanced practitioners. We haven't put out our own official recap yet (we're editing lots of video) but you…

Sword fighting videos for this week at Academie Duello and on Duello.TV

by Devon Boorman June 20, 2012

Welcome everyone to another excellent week at Academie Duello and Duello.TV. This week we have some exciting news to report -- we have over 250 videos on Duello.TV about over 40 hours of content now available. We're also nearly all the way through creating lessons for our full Mastery Program calendar, which means we'll be…

Sword Fighting Lessons on Duello.TV This Week

by Devon Boorman June 13, 2012

As of this week on Duello.TV we have over 250 videos posted! We have content on longsword, sidesword, rapier and dagger, cloak, buckler, and more. It's been exciting getting to this stage and we're looking froward to bringing even more cool stuff soon. This month all three levels of the Mastery Program are focusing on…

This month at Academie Duello and on Duello.TV

by Devon Boorman June 2, 2012

Rank examinations have just finished up today for the Mastery Program with two new Blue Cords entering the ranks. They have a whole new set of topics to look forward to as we roll over into the next month of curriculum at Academie Duello. Green Cord - Rapier and Offhand This month in Green Cord…