Florentine question

[william]

ok im going to cut to the point. i fight Florentine with two blue swords about 3 foot 5 inches in the blade leangth . i've beenfighting for about a month and a half on my local field the crimson fields and i have a problem against people who fight christian style. (with one sword up and one sword down). expecally cause they tend to use a red for there down sword and i wanted to know if anyone else has this problem or tips on what i can do to help me



sorry if i rambled a bit there

[Arrakis]

a) Never heard downsword florentine called "christian" style...

b) 3'5"? As in, 41" swords?? WAY too long. Go down to 32s or 34s or 36s. You'll have much more success and get better faster.

c) Those half-downsword chumps should be way easier kills for you than regular florentiners, sword'n'board guys, spears... pretty much everyone except single blue fighters. That's such a limited style of fighting.

d) Get stab tips and USE them.

e) Where is "the crimson fields"?

[varadin]

left right left

When you overwhelm their offensive sword(which is what it is with one up one down) you force them on the defensive. Most people will try to block with the downsword on their right thus allowing your rightsword an easy shot in. That or they will sword block, downsword block the left and counter to your right sword. Thus giving you the easy shot on their up sword side.

Little easier to explain this in person. The will discover that using two swords up is a much better style for the majority of fighting. It allows you to be offensive with both swords. Downsword has a very few cuts and almost all of them are worthless.

Im not a great two stick fighter but this should put you off to a better chance. There will be pleanty of people once okfest is over to help you.

[william]

a)ithey are probally closer to 36 inches im 6 foot 2 so its easy for me to use them

b)i have it easier taking on shield men tan anything else cause my friend is one and i practice with him all the time

c) i have stab tips and i do use them i get most of my kills with stabs and wraps

d)The Crimson Fields is in alabama and its in a little town called dothen its the toughest field in my area and we fight with aurburn sometimes

[Arrakis]

I'm 6'1". I like my 34s pretty good.

Good on you for stabbin' people.

Now follow Varadin's advice. The R-L-R combo is the one I throw: fake-y shot right, cut their right hand riposte out of the air with your left sword, cross to hit their right arm you with your right sword, finish 'em off.

[william]

ok thanks for the advise . im sure it will help me out a lot

[fishstix]

really guys 5 legitimate responses and a bot and i'm the one that has to congratulate william on this pun. well played sir well played

ok im going to cut to the point.

[Slagar]

Hahahahaha. Dude, that's awesome. You just rezzed a thread over a year old to ride people for not groaning at a pun.

And you know what, you're right. **** missed that one. Points for catching it.

[Sir_Mel]

Since it's already rezzed, I think this guy's problem was a weak left hand.

[NessiePop]

I don't believe we have a William who still fights. Pity.

[Koom Di' Puts]

I guess since he perma-died he never fixed his problem?