A Practical and Combative Guide to the French Small-sword

Martinez Academy of Arms along with Palpable Hit Productions has created and produced this instructional series on the L’École Française: A Practical and Combative Guide to the French Small-sword. Devoted to the French school of Small-sword fencing this series is taught by Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martínez with the assistance of Maestro Ramón Martínez, Instructor Cecil Longino (now Maestro Longino) and advanced student Mr. Alexander Petrovski.

This 3 volume set is designed to serve as a guide to comprehending the theory and proper technical execution of the French School as it was practiced in the18th century with the small-sword. The basics of fencing with the small-sword are dealt with in a detailed and simple comprehensible form for the modern swordsman training without a master.

Vol 3 continues to build upon the foundational skills of the first two volumes.

In this third installment of this instructional series an in-depth analysis of measure and time is presented. In addition, while the technical aspects of the application of “opposition” have already been demonstrated within this series, this section includes a detailed discussion of small-sword fencing, as an “opposition system”, which is an important but little understood concept.

Finally, as a special bonus feature, Anthony De Longis presents two sections, one on French small-sword theory for self-defense with the cane versus armed and unarmed situations, and the other on the importance of historical accuracy in fight choreography for stage and film.