CONTROL the Fight by provoking Actions

Tactics for Bolognese Fencing Hitting your opponents while not getting hit seems like an easy until you know, it s not. Provocations in Italian Swordplay help us setting our opponent up and control the fight with Invitations, Feints and well prepared Attacks. What kind of fencer are you Do you always go for a direct attack or do you feint until even you yourself don t know what is real anymore ;D While I demonstrate with a single handed sword, these concepts apply to all martial arts. So don t hesitate to use this for longsword, sword buckler, rapier, saber etc. and have fun 00:00 Why do we need Provocations 01:51 Invitations 02:53 Feints 06:25 Preparing your direct Attacks P. S. : I think Monkey Island was the first game that showed me how cool and fun fencing is. It uses another kind of provocation, that I didnt mention the art of insult fencing; D , fencing, martialarts, monkeyisland If yo