Fencing Concepts for Self-Defense

In 1984, Karl Godwin, my Sigung (teacher's teacher) began exploring the concepts of fencing. Bruce Lee had used fencing concepts and terminology as a model to translate Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do theories into terminology easily acceptable to the Western mind. In 1987, Karl Godwin began formal instruction under the tutelage of Philip Gonzales, student of Leonardo Terrone. Terrone trained at the "Scuola Militare Magistale di Schirma" in Rome at the turn of the century.

This method of fencing is significant because Terrone, an established dualist, emphasized a touch should be seen as stopping an enemy rather than just scoring a point. Terrone was considered a revolutionary of his time because he strongly felt fencers should be equally skilled with either hand. These two points make this particular branch of fencing especially suitable for advanced fighting concepts hand-to-hand technical analysis.

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In 1984, Karl Godwin, my Sigung (teacher's teacher) began exploring the concepts of fencing. Bruce Lee had used fencing concepts and terminology as a model to translate Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do theories into terminology easily acceptable to the Western mind. In 1987, Karl Godwin began formal instruction under the tutelage of Philip Gonzales, student of Leonardo Terrone. Terrone trained at the "Scuola Militare Magistale di Schirma" in Rome at the turn of the century. This method of fencing is significant because Terrone, an established dualist, emphasized a touch should be seen as stopping an enemy rather than just scoring a point. Terrone was considered a revolutionary of his time because he strongly felt fencers should be equally skilled with either hand. These two points make this particular branch of fencing especially suitable for advanced fighting concepts hand-to-hand technical analysis. Orange County Martial Arts - OC's martial arts source