Fühlen (or sentiment de fer) is the ability to sense an opponent's intention using the various pressures transmitted through the weapons during blade contact. It's the feeling when the swords cross and you can tell if your opponent is hard or soft in the bind, which helps determine your response and next action. Fühlen is important in a real fight, which means it should be visually represented in well-designed staged fights, AND YET it's nigh impossible to express through choreography. So what do we do?
Listen to this episode to hear about the secret weapon you have in every fight that will allow you to show fühlen in action to an audience...
