Fencing styles

Fencing styles can be conditionally divided into Eastern and European fencing. European styles are usually called schools (eg: German school, Italian school, etc.). We systematize all our knowledge in one article so that it is convenient to navigate and choose the style of European fencing to your liking.

English school of fencing.
The main weapon: mainly a light sword, a buckler shield, broadsword.

Highlights: The English school combined the techniques taken from other schools (in particular the French), and supplemented them with the techniques inherent in the English light sword and broadsword. The English school used both injections and blows, prescribed various second-hand weapons: from the buckler shield to the pistol taken by the barrel. Stand in English fencing: legs slightly bent apart, straight back, arms in a bent arm at the level of the belt, the blade is aimed at the opponent’s face. Continue reading →