Managed to make it to my first night of longsword on Saturday.
COOLEST FREAKING THING EVER!

I was impressed by how much of my old kenjutsu techniques managed to transfer over. Footwork was the same (at least, I don't remember having to adjust it), and I only had to slightly alter some of my movements with the sword itself, and that was mainly to take advantage of the longsword's dual edges, length, and shape differences from the katana.

Here's a video of "freeplay" or sparring. The man in blue is the founder of the Association of Renaissance Martial Arts, the group I've joined.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNja00FNyeg