Sidesword

Sidesword/cut and thrust instruction at the Blackfriars is researched and taught by Sean Kiernan and Chandler Brown. Cut and thrust swordsmanship is taught after a student has had a great deal of rapier instruction usually about two years. The student must understand and be able perform more than just the fundamentals; they must have a true grasp of the concepts laid out by the Masters of historic fencing.

Chandler's studies and teaching center in the I.33 Tower Manuscript, an anonymous German treatise that focuses on sword and buckler play. Sean's studies and teachings, come from Giovanni Dall'Agocchie 1572 treatise Dell'Arte di Scrimia.