Medieval (Italian) Sword fighting - JFT Ep9 w/ Eric Weiss of Valiant School of Arms

Medieval (Italian) Sword fighting - JFT Ep9 w/ Eric Weiss of Valiant School of Arms

Author: Michael April 17, 2025 Duration: 1:22:34

Eric Weiss is an instructor at Valiant School of Arms, specializing in sword fighting in the Italian/Bolognese tradition. We talk about what sword fighting was really like. How techniques developed. And HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) today as a discipline and exploration.

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