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Summary: Learn about heavy weapons vaulting in fencing in this free online beginner swordplay video.
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Tim Weske Minnesota-born Tim Weske has worked 20 plus years as Hollywood's Premier Sword Choreographer. Weske has trained thousands of actors including Sir Ben Kingsley... read more
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Questions & AnswersHi, this is Tim Weske on behalf of expertvillage.com. This clip is going to show you vaulting, heavy weapons type of vaulting with the legs and the footwork so we can move the fights. You could see more of this information at swordplayla.com. Now, when they are doing vaulting motions, part of it is when you can see these guys working they have heavier weapons maybe with Armour or with shields and so there's almost a double step to what they are doing. So in doing that it just the movement of the leg actually gives weight to the weapons. Some of the weapons that we use in movies and televisions are very light and so actors tend to just start to move them around really quick and speed becomes the important thing. Whereas when you apply the footwork in the balance techniques that you will be seeing here and that we have been showing you, you actually give weight to the weapon. So I'm going to let Matt and Chris show you a little few moves that we have put together here. Now notice while they (ready guys and when you are ready to go for it, action) as they are moving notice how they put the vaulting moves in, stepping away from it, giving the weight to the weapon. Now we moved from one side to the other (again start at one please) we moved them in different direction because they battle with heavy weapons. Ready gentlemen and watch the footwork, watch the timing of the footwork with the sword attached to the parries. (and action!) Now, when you are doing these movements with the heavy weapons, there's no power in the sword. (Chris come over here for a second, stand right here please) When we are making a motion of a cut, we are using the cut by taking it with using our legs and hips and bringing the weapon around with our body. One and move, okay, at the end of the rotation the swords just meet. Timing of it is where the timing of the parry is where Chris' foot is, lead foot the one he is moving in this case his right foot, on the vault back is touching at the same time that the parry is being made. My sword hits his sword at the end of the rotation of my hips and chest.
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