Course curriculum

  • 1

    Getting Started with DHFA

    • IMPORTANT LINKS

    • Weekly Beginner's Cheat Sheets

    • How to access our community & discussions through Discord

    • Introduction, Expectations, and Safety

    • Space & Training Tool Requirements for Virtual Classes.

    • Blunt, Sharps & Federschwerts - what's the difference?
  • 2

    1. The Basics

    • Parts of a Sword

    • Gripping the Sword 1: Basics

    • Gripping the Sword 2: Thumb Grip
  • 3

    2. Stance, Primary Guards, & Footwork

    • Stance Basics

    • Introduction to Primary Guards

    • Primary Guard: The Day (Vom Tag)

    • Primary Guard: Plow (Pflug)

    • Primary Guard: Ox (Ochs)

    • Primary Guard: The Fool (Alber)

    • Almost-a-primary Guard: Longpoint

    • Stance & Guard Tips
  • 4

    3. The 4 Openings

    • Intro to the 4 major openings
  • 5

    4. Primary Cuts

    • Cutting: Mechanics 101, Half vs Full Cuts

    • The 4 Primary Cuts
  • 6

    Schietlhau: The High (Scalp) Cut

    • EXECUTION OF THE HIGH CUT (SCHIETL-HAU)

    • HIGH CUT DRILL
  • 7

    Zornhau: The Wrath Cut

    • Wrath Cut Drill
  • 8

    5. Thrusts

    • Thrusting Fundamentals

    • Thrusting Practice and Drilling 1