Hi!

It’s a great week for Vadi fans. My comprehensive new course “The Philippo Vadi Longsword Course” is now live on both Teachable and Swordpeople, and my friend Michael Chidester has also just launched his new crowdfunding campaign for a very high-end and beautiful facsimile of Vadi’s treatise, De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi.

This was a coincidence, and not ideal from a marketing perspective, but it does open up possibilities for co-operations and collaborations. For instance: Michael is offering a $25 discount (that’s over 10% off) on his facsimile for anyone who buys my course. We’re working out the technical details, and I’ll put the discount code in the course materials as soon as I have it.

Speaking of discounts- you can get 40% off the price of the course, in one payment or spread over ten equal payments, while the launch period lasts.

You can find the course here: https://swordschool.teachable.com/p/the-longsword-of-philippo-vadi?coupon_code=VADITASTICLAUNCH&product_id=6204895​

If that discount code link isn’t working, go to courses.swordschool.com and use the code VADITASTICLAUNCH at checkout.

As usual, I’ll be running a series of launch emails. Each one will include a free sample video. If Vadi isn’t your thing, you can click this link, which will send you to one of my blog posts, about forging a Viking knife, and also tell my very clever email system not to send you any more launch emails.

So what is the course, and what does it cover?

This isn't just another sword course. I've meticulously reconstructed Vadi's complete system from his treatise "De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi," presenting it in a logical progression that takes you from complete beginner to confident practitioner.

Every martial art is a way of moving and a set of tactical preferences. In this course I have included a lot of movement drills, and a large range of technical and tactical drills: everything you need to become proficient in Vadi’s art. (Except the equipment (swords, masks, etc.) and a training partner (because that would be illegal). But I do expect you to share your course with at least one training partner.)
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You will get over 75 video clips, organised into 8 sections:

1. Introduction & Safety
2. Footwork and Sword Handling – Warm-ups, footwork, grips, and mechanics
3. The Blows of the Sword– Vadi’s blows, including drills based on the guards
4. The 12 Guards – Every position explained and drilled
5. Basic Training and Setting up the Plays – Solo and pair training to build a solid foundation
6. The 25 Plays of the Longsword – All 25 plays from De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi, step-by-step
7. Plays from Chapters 11 and 15 – Extra drills from Vadi's theory of fencing
8. Skill Development – Fencing games, timing, and troubleshooting

As you can see, we cover not only all of Vadi’s longsword plays, but also basic sword training, how to get into the plays tactically, and how to become skillful in their application.

Curious? Here’s a sample video, on one of my favourite Vadi-style sword exercises:

​https://vimeo.com/1071694407/00636f0565​

Here’s the discount link again: https://swordschool.teachable.com/p/the-longsword-of-philippo-vadi?coupon_code=VADITASTICLAUNCH&product_id=6204895​

If that discount code link isn’t working, go to courses.swordschool.com and use the code VADITASTICLAUNCH at checkout.

Yours,

Guy