Understanding Indes through the epicentre concept, a way to systematically train one of the hardest parts of combat.
How can you train Indes techniques and how do you prepare your subconscious mind to act in chaos of sparring and free fights?
In this workshop, I will show you a possible way.
Weapon: Any weapon (Longsword, one Handed sword, Staff)
Indes holds some of the most interesting techniques of historical fencing,
like the five Strikes (Zornhau, Twerhau, etc.), cutting over the arms (abschneiden) and nearly all techniques in the bind. However, fencing or wrestling in Indes is hard. The combatant has to identify and priorise the area of attack and defense. He has to generate proper force and has to use his whole body in a fraction of time. How can you decrypt the techniques of Indes and make yourself ready to act proper in this situation? In this workshop, I will show you a possible way. We will look at the concept of epicentre.
An instrument to deconstruct a combat situation and generate a technique fitting for the context. We will also look at methods for training, so that your subconscious mind will act on it in sparring and free fights.
Skill level of Participants: All skill levels
Needed Equipment: fencing mask, Openness for Ideas and the willingness to experiment
About the trainer- Thore Wilkens
2009: Cofounder of the HEMA-Club „Blossfechter zu Chemnitz“
Since 2009: Coach for longsword and combat wrestling
Since 2013: Lecturer for combat psychology, didactics and teaching methods
2014 – 2016: Vice president of the german umbrella association for HEMA and head of the department for education
2014 – 2016: Developmentof the module „source lore and methods of interpretation “
for historical fencers
2017 – 2019: Development of the Framework „principle based experience oriented training“(P.E.T.)
Since 2019: Mentor and lecturer for P.E.T. for HEMA and other martial arts.
