Stefan Dieke Seminar; 15-16 Sep 07
My arms feel like they’re about to fall off!
Over the last two days under the teaching of Mr Stefan Dieke, we got a taste of German historical swordsmanship, which is a very different animal from the Italian style that we’ve been learning.
For starters, much of the work is done from the arms, and at much closer distances from what we’re used to. This really stresses the arms, as the movements are vastly different from the body-mechanics used in Italian moves that we have slowly built up in our muscle-memory in the course of our training.
However, I must say that the moves are very impressive, with twirls of the sword in a Schielhau that are sure to impress the casual onlooker!
All in all, a very informative seminar ~ many of us put a lot of energy into it, and promptly collapsed in a tired heap when we had a break….
