Fighting Tutorials
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Sword and Board
Colloquially, "sword and board" refers to the style in which a fighter uses a shield in one hand and a weapon in the other.
Stance
From either sword or shield foot forward stance, with a careful step a fighter can switch to the other.
Sword foot forward
A Sword foot forward fighting stance leads itself to a slightly more aggressive and exposed fighting style. A solid word defense is required for fighting sword foot forward, as using the shield to block the forward leg will prevent offensive work as well as expose the shield side shoulder.
Shield foot forward
A Shield foot forward stance allows for a more defensive tactic. When combined with a defensive upper body posture, a reactive fighting stile can be very effective.
Upper body
In the vast majority of situations Shoulders squared to the opponent is preferred over presenting a more shield side angle. While traditional martial arts thought would lend to the idea keeping the body oblong to the opponent would be better, in sword shield fighting, if the sword hand is set back, it is less available for defensive actions as well as taking longer for offensive shots.
Shots
Footwork
External Links
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials 1: Equipment and Stance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqrdDeUzdu4
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 2A: Attacking Shield Side - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e1_GrtVuo0
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 2B: Attacking Shield Side - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58slu3BP8yU
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 3: Attacking Sword Side - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdWHsYOH3NE
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 4: Defensive Shieldwork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQIOyiP8MY
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 5A: Fighting Lefties - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqcy71h0EpM
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 5B: Fighting Lefties - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjWb8T-Em0
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 6A: Aggressive Shieldwork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FttIi47k7KE
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 6B: Aggressive Shieldwork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3heIQtW6c
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 7: Basic Footwork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBVXs3aD1tk
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 8: Shield Kicks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPJF17CClB8
Magnus' Fighting Tutorials Episode 9: Ground Fighting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZirkxoMDxK0
Spear Fighting
Long Spear
Grumio's Spear Fighting 101 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwo2Qs8ZgKU
Grumio's Spear Fighting 102 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAaLq6huhcA
Grumio's Spear Fighting 103 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_-8DnKshqU
Grumio's Spear Fighting 104 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hejo06WjGoU
Grumio's Spear Fighting 105 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgaZjYbKxtU
Grumio's Spear Fighting 106 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VwLWp0zok
Short Spear
Brett Down Spear Basics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j0mHzVf5BA
Repelling boardmen with downspear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdMo7IyEQn8