oooh, Peter, here we go!

[winterbadger]

Fun ways to spend time!

And the first lesson is free! Kind of like crack...

Comments

[winterbadger]

How would you describe the difference? Certainly fencing, a term that goes back to the 16th century, is a lot more than the modern sport, or even the 18th century duelling with smallswords that makes up some of the popular image.

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

"Fencing" is usually used for a form of sword-fighting that's mainly about thrusts. Broadsword and longsword use thrusts but are more about cuts.

Take a look at George Silver for a lot of anti-Italian ranting on the subject :)

[winterbadger]

Oh a friend of mine has written a lot about the historical art of sword-fighting. I was mostly curious to know what seemed the difference to you.

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

Sounds like the main difference is in our definition of the term "fencing" :)