This class was designed to provide a solid theoretical foundation, as well as an initial setup of muscle memory for the next three days and for ones further practice of (long-)swordsmanship.
The class covered fencing terminology regarding the parts of the longsword as well as the opponent, before it addressed various concepts to increase the chances of hitting without being hit.
To bring those concepts from theory to reality the course then ingrained essential sword handling skills and started building up muscle memory for essential footwork patterns. The next step was to bring footwork and swordhandling together as coordinated fencing actions before we finally combined a number of these actions into a solo form.
While the curriculum of this class was primarily based on the German Liechtenauer tradition, it nonetheless addressed fundamental concepts and skills inherent in any Longsword study.