I've decided that I'm going to broaden my studies to include (drum roll please) .........
The Montante.
I'm going to use this translation of Diogo Gomes de Figueyrdo by Eric Myers and Steve Hick. I'm still trying to figure out a trainer (gotta be thrifty at the moment) but it should be fun. I decided to run with this because of all the solo exercises and how it will teach and impact my body mechanics. Oh, and it's a big f*&k-off sword. So there's that.
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Alex, you just made my day. Montantes are an absolute blast. New Stirling Arms doesn't list montante wasters on their website, but Eric has several of them, and they're very nice.
The A&A Montante is a joy and delight, too, but it's a little steep if you're just stepping into this weapon at this point.
About how much are the NSA wasters? I did find this one on Therion Arms: http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/therionarms_c1307.html
I think the NSA montantes are around $120 or something like that? I couldn't figure out who made that sword on Therion, but it looks pretty cool, especially for the price! I kind of want you to buy one just to get a report on what you think of it. (Yes, yes, I'm happy to let you be the guinea pig!)
I'm also curious to see what you come up with as interpretations of the different rules - it's not always immediately apparent. It seems like we've come up with six or seven different ways to do Rule III Simple, for example. A couple of interpretations, in no particular order:
Version 1:
1) Start with left foot forward, sword in a right tail guard
2) Cut a rising false-edge talho
3) Continue the motion of the sword in a circle around your head
4) This goes into a descending true-edge talho with a passing step forward with the right foot
5) This talho goes all the way down to left tail guard
6) Cut a rising false-edge revez
7) Continue the motion of the sword in a circle around your head
8) This goes into a descending true-edge revez with a passing step forward with the left foot
9) This revez goes all the way down to right tail guard
Repeat the cuts, but with passing steps backwards, until you end in the same position you began in.
Version 2:
1) Start with left foot forward, sword in a right tail guard
2) Cut a rising false-edge talho
3) Continue the motion of the sword, with the tip forming a wheel on the right side of the body
4) This goes into an ascending true-edge talho with a passing step forward with the right foot
5) This talho ends with you in left Ochs
6) Rotate the sword up, with the tip forming a wheel on the left side of the body
7) Cut a rising false-edge revez
8) Continue the motion of the sword, with the tip forming a wheel on the left side of the body
9) This goes into an ascending true-edge revez with a passing step forward with the left foot
10) This revez ends with you in right Ochs
Repeat the cuts, but with passing steps backwards, until you end in the same position you began in.
There are several other variations on this that we've worked through, as well. There are ways to do both talhos descending, or both true edge, or finishing the cuts with the point in line, then resuming the motion from there, or all kinds of combinations of the above. It's fun trying to decode which version of all that Figueyredo actually had in mind for these. I'm glad that more people are working with this weapon. You'll have a lot of fun with it, I'm sure.
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