Class snippet video from 2025 Cloaktober.
There's a few ways you can defend with the cloak when it's extended and the sword is withdrawn -- like from a standard Fabrisian third guard.
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#cloaktober #rapier #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #westernmartialarts #historicalfencing #bostonfencing
Class snippet video from 2025 Cloaktober. There's a few ways you can defend with the cloak when it's extended and the sword is withdrawn -- like from a standard Fabrisian third guard. 🧵🧵🧵 #cloaktober #rapier #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #westernmartialarts #historicalfencing #bostonfencing
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Class snippet video from 2025 Cloaktober.
There's a few ways you can defend with the cloak when it's extended and the sword is withdrawn -- like from a standard Fabrisian third guard.
🧵🧵🧵
#cloaktober #rapier #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #westernmartialarts #historicalfencing #bostonfencing
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This is one of my favorite ways -- parrying with the sword and cloak joined together. It's a strong defense and looks a little flashy. Win-win.
By keeping the cloak braced against the blade, we turn the weak part of our sword into strong. It's essentially all forte and no debole. Meanwhile the drape from the cloak helps defend the low line.