Episode 1 George Silver’s Architecture of the Fight

George Silver offers a wider tactical repertoire in the way Silver fundamentally defines the structure of the fight. Let me explain. Dr. Ken Mondschein’s class on fencing profiles: Stephen Hand’s website: 00:08 Silver’s text 01:13 Greeting 01:39 Ken Mondschein and *Spirit of the Sword* 02:46 Stephen Hand’s exposition of entering into distance according to Silver 03:20 Combatant profiles *Spirit of the Sword* 04:08 The Conqueror profile 05:39 The Presser profile 07:31 Silver’s Before 09:00 Ward and after Strike or Thrust 10:10 Stephen Hand and Silver’s Just 11:49 Silver’s After 12:13 Bent, Spent, Lying Spent, and Drawing Back 13:20 Slipping Back- The Void in Silver’s Fight 14:15 Comparison with the Angelo/Taylor/Roworth lineage 14:43 The Void and Refusing the blade in Silver 15:19 Silver’s wider tactical repertoire 15:50 Closing 16:19 The usual disclaimer Video editing by Michael Kilmer. An interesting video by way of comment on this one just came in today, September 25, 2020. Have a look: Paul Wagner addresses Silver’s tactical repertoire. Have a look: