tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432200.post6440053617705133031..comments2020-09-10T06:06:42.026-04:00Comments on Sentiment de Fer - A Fencing Blog: Title TrackUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432200.post-26558563917479821612010-08-16T08:05:01.495-04:002010-08-16T08:05:01.495-04:00Thanks for commenting - I was so glad to hear your...Thanks for commenting - I was so glad to hear your thoughts! Trying NOT to get a touch while making it look like you actually have sounds even harder than sport fencing. I hope you continue to enjoy what you're doing - I don't get to fence much these days because of other obligations, and I do miss having that time during the week where you really get to exercise that physical-cerebral connection.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000793128535513076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432200.post-20822779882352199982010-08-15T22:57:09.839-04:002010-08-15T22:57:09.839-04:00VERY INTERESTING! I just did a course in stage com...VERY INTERESTING! I just did a course in stage combat; we learned fencing principals, but the idea was not to get a touche, it was to make it look like we had. I'm an actor in training, and what I've learned is that in order to act truthfully, I can't "muscle" it. Like, if I try to control my product and over-muscle a movement, my voice, or my feeling, it will ring false like a piece of metal with a fault inside. But when I become grounded, and "become one with the blade", a scene flies with emotion and power, rips through both me and my partner. It's all about understanding your instrument. I was taught that sentiment de fer meant being able to feel your partner's move through the connection of the blades, and when I'm working with another actor, I think of sentiment de fer all the time. When we're locked in on each other, if I'm paying attention entirely to them, with my brain out at the tip of my blade between us instead of in my head where my ego can corrupt things, I can feel their intentions and reactions through my "blade". This may be a weird metaphor for most people. But your post really spoke to me! This is exactly what I've been learning in the last week or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com