Fundamental Longsword Guards of Paulus Hector Mair

This video is on the four fundamental guards of the longsword as they are shown in the works of Paulus Hector Mair. The vid is a simple study guide for the basic use of these guards, as there is no need for much of anything else if one hasnt got the guards down first. Just a few notes. They are covered in the video, of course, but they are worth mentioning again. The first is the tendency to have the arms well-extended from the body during swordplay (for the guards that extend the sword, of course
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