Fausto Lusetti
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Longsword: Effectively utilizing beats and pressures on the blade during the fight
Biography
Fausto Luusetti, born in Volta Mantovana, a small medieval town in the North of Italy and grew up in closeby town of Cerlongo, the traditional hometown of the Lusetti family.
Fausto's fascination with swords started when, at age 5, he saw the poster for John Boorman's movie "Excalibur".
Many years later in 1996, after he just finished Military service, he watched a reenactment in Soave di Verona and was introduced to the historical company "La Zoiosa" in Mantova, where he started practicing the longsword.
In 2001 he met Maestro Andrea Lupo Sinclair and ASD FISAS, discovering a new passion for rapier and sidesword. This led him to achieving the rank of Provost in longsword and sidesword in the early 2010s.
Briefly studying I-33 sword and shield with provost Natasjia Solgaard Grønli, he became fascinated with this system and continued to study it, drawing in his friend and colleague Davide Rovelli of Belluno, who later worked on further translating the document from German and Latin.
Fausto founded the “Sala d’arme Confraternita San Giorgio”, which later expanded to two locations thanks to the number of students joining from Mantova and the surrounding areas.
Now as an independent researcher with over 20 years experience in particular in the older systems like longsword and sidesword, he brings us his personal study about binds and beats for the Longsword.
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