Pascal seems to have the weight often on the front leg (03:46), doesn't that goes against any (historical) fencing treatises which want you to have the weight on the back leg? I admire his style of fencing but i have so many question.
He is fairly mid balanced. He has such a wide stance between the legs, so he can maintain a mid-balance. It's not back balanced, though. Not all sources recommend back balance. Back balance tend to give up quite a bit of mobility. You have the ones that recommend back balance, mid balance and even a few of the Hungarian/Italian ones that recommend a forward balance.
When you say "any", do you mean smallsword specifically or any weapon? Because longsword does have a lot of material with forward leaning stances. Even lunges shift the balance to the front left. Domenico Angelo does have a lot of plates with wide stances, but his balance often depends of the situation, as it should always be so. I don't think stance should be taken so rigidly and literally. It often times depends on the practicioner and their experience with multiple weapon systems.
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Pascal seems to have the weight often on the front leg (03:46), doesn't that goes against any (historical) fencing treatises which want you to have the weight on the back leg? I admire his style of fencing but i have so many question.
He is fairly mid balanced. He has such a wide stance between the legs, so he can maintain a mid-balance. It's not back balanced, though. Not all sources recommend back balance. Back balance tend to give up quite a bit of mobility.
You have the ones that recommend back balance, mid balance and even a few of the Hungarian/Italian ones that recommend a forward balance.
@@danielhambraeus735 Alright, do you know from what treatise/master his stance is from ?
When you say "any", do you mean smallsword specifically or any weapon? Because longsword does have a lot of material with forward leaning stances. Even lunges shift the balance to the front left.
Domenico Angelo does have a lot of plates with wide stances, but his balance often depends of the situation, as it should always be so. I don't think stance should be taken so rigidly and literally. It often times depends on the practicioner and their experience with multiple weapon systems.