30 Minutes for 30 Days, the Return: Day 14

"And the dagger came out!"

Spada e pugnale (sword and dagger) is a pretty infamous weapons form, regardless of systems. Having a weapon in the off hand teaches a whole knew awareness of body alignment and guards.

It is pretty common for weapons to drift apart, leaving the fencer vulnerable for attack, or dropping the weapons onto the same plane and getting them bound up and leaving the fencer vulnerable for attack.

I'm mentioning this for a friend..

I repeated the Day 2 workout, which was stance training:

I spent two minutes in the following stances:
Piccolo Passo (Narrow Stance)

Passo Guisto (Medium Stance)

Gran Passo (Wide Stance)

Then added rapier and dagger.

Footwork drills followed then thrusts and lunges.

I will say that performing thrust and lunge drills while listening to "Ram it Down" and "One Shot at Glory" from Judas Priest leads to some rather "spirited" results!

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