Martinez Academy of Arms is proud to announce that Anthony De Longis and
PALPABLE HIT PRODUCTIONS has produced our first instructional video, La
Verdadera Destreza: The True Art and Style of Spanish Swordsmanship. The
filming has been completed and the video is now available for pre-order!
Estimated delivery for shipment is April 30, 2002.

This 2-volume introductory video set is designed to present the Spanish
School of Swordsmanship, La Verdadera Destreza, in a simple basic
comprehensible form to the modern swordsman training without a master. It
will provide you with the most fundamental elements of the Spanish School
of Swordsmanship so that as potential Diestros, you may practice basic
skills, techniques, and drills. Based upon the texts of Spanish masters Don
Jeronimo Sanchez de Carranza and Don Luis Pacheco de Narvaez, La Verdadera
Destreza is a two-volume instructional guide gleaned from over twenty years
of research and study of the historical Spanish treatises by Maestro Ramon
Martinez.

With the assistance of Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martinez and Anthony De
Longis, Maestro Ramon Martinez teaches these skills in short, sequential
lessons which include simple drills that illustrate the techniques of La
Verdadera Destreza.

Contents of Volume 1 include instruction and drills covering:

· Weapon and Blade Selection
· Proper Grip
· Positions of the Hand
· The Stance - Afirmarse
· Footwork - Compases
· Blade Actions - Atajo, Cambio de Atajo, and Oppositions
· Developing Sensitivity - Tacto
· Building Your Own Circle

Building upon the foundation of skills presented in Volume 1, contents of
Volume 2 include instruction and drills covering:

· Movemientos
· Cuts - Arrebatar, Media Tajo, Mandoble
· Thrusts - Estocadas
· Defensive Blade Actions - Desvios
· Dagger Selection and Grip
· Attack and Defense with Rapier & Dagger

Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available for US$34.95/volume or $59.95/set in
VHS or PAL format.

Please visit http://www.delongis.com/PalpableHit/destreza.html to pre-order
and for more info.

*We are also pleased to announce that this two part video will also soon be
available for sale through the MAA website.