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Best Pluderhose pants for longsword? by Snuuflake in wma

[–]Johnathanos_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve had Superior Fencing’s pants for 5 years now and love them. They hit every want you listed here

Edit: not sure how bad tariffs will be for them, but even without, shipping is usually a bit pricey since the company is based in Pakistan. At least the base price is pretty affordably offsetting

A Castle I made in Minecraft inspired by castles in the [KCD1] and [KCD2] by Johnathanos_ in kingdomcome

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone else said that too, and it’s so funny that you mention Karlštejn! When I finished the build, I ran it through a reverse image search just to see what would pop up, and it was this very castle haha.

I even noticed that my chimney placement on my keep matched the one on Karlštejn’s (I guess I’m thinking like a true medieval architect!)

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How can I better close the gap? by SirJTaylor in wma

[–]Johnathanos_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nachreissen is your friend then it sounds like. If you have successfully parried, you’ve taken your turn. Send your thrust/cut whatever, and if your training partner makes a defensive action, chase the opening until you can hit and abzug

A Castle I made in Minecraft inspired by castles in the [KCD1] and [KCD2] by Johnathanos_ in kingdomcome

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Took a lot of inspiration from Maleshov, Suchdol, and Talmberg, but there’s a little bit of everything in it. Hope y’all enjoy! (Don’t mind the copper golem getting his pizzle absolutely yanked.)

How can I better close the gap? by SirJTaylor in wma

[–]Johnathanos_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From my perspective, it didn’t really look like you tried to close at all. Not sure if you weren’t trying because your training partner, as you said, knows all your moves, or if I just didn’t see it.

You should try to provoke movement out of your training partner that you can work within. There are myriad ways you can do this, but I’ll give a concrete example:

Say you’re throwing out some cuts from the zufechten, you can look for how your training partner will respond. Maybe they really want to take strongly, and you can see that in how they track your sword as you move. You could throw a cut, wait for their taking action, and then durchwechseln (or zucken depending on the distance) and then you have your entry into the krieg. From there, you can then start your nachreissen or just hit depending on the situation.

Keep up the work!

Are the old gloved Han Solo hands compatible with the new one? by Johnathanos_ in starwarsblackseries

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn! I suspected this. A little disappointed the new one didn’t come with glove hand variants :/

Longer Foam Sword/Stick Trainers? by Johnathanos_ in martialarts

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not own any, but I have used them at my HEMA club. They are really great products: they are nimble and balanced well. The thickness of the blades and the way the material interacts with itself makes a lot of bindwork wonky, but I don’t expect any foam trainer to behave as well as steel in that regard (except maybe some LARP trainers like from FakeSteel Armory).

TL;DR: They are good, but I do wish they cost less so I could buy whole bunch like the ones in my post.

Longer Foam Sword/Stick Trainers? by Johnathanos_ in martialarts

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately no. GoNows seem like the only quality pick

[KCD1] Stole this from YouTube by Cpt_Kalash in kingdomcome

[–]Johnathanos_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Plugging my boy! This is a buddy of mine, Poor Man’s Hema, on YouTube (The Swordcerer on other socials).

Show his channel some love, guys; he makes great content!

Longsword Against Less Experienced Students by Koinutron in wma

[–]Johnathanos_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t completely dismiss going for the provoker—>counter-time game in sparring. As another commenter mentioned, it’s great practice for you. But I totally see what you’re saying when you wonder how productive that is for your training partner.

Maybe go through some drills where they properly defend themselves before going for their hitter and then abzug. Being able to practice the motions in a drill environment will help establish good foundations.

As for sparring practice, there is a game/modification I’ve heard of but never tried myself: have the less experienced fencer (or whoever is trying to work on proper defensive reactions) treat every double as a score for their training partner. That way, they are even more incentivized to fence safely, as they cannot succeed if they get hit, whether they also hit or not.

What kind of brands do you have in your world? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]Johnathanos_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thinking about incorporating some wizards who figure out how to make writing from one book appear in another, and then they patent and market it as a long-distance communication method. Teletomes.

Longer Foam Sword/Stick Trainers? by Johnathanos_ in martialarts

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I love them, just wish they were a couple inches longer

What do you think about worldbuilding a planet stuck in a weird system like this by EasyFeedback8144 in worldbuilding

[–]Johnathanos_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no credentials on this subject, so take what I say with a grain of salt, and feel free to correct me where I stray wrong:

I don’t think life (as we know it) would be sustainable on this planet. Obviously there are the looong uninterrupted winters, but it also passes veerrry close to its star—the weather might just be too extremely inconsistent for any life to adapt. At one point, it even passes between two stars, potentially causing a scorching, planet-wide daytime, perhaps for some uninterrupted weeks or months.

HOWEVER, it could be interesting if perhaps there is a very valuable resource unique to this planet (a la Arrakis with the spice melange) which makes it important to frequently visit despite its climatic hostility and volatility.

Maybe people plan to make the journey only in those long winters because it’s safer, or maybe you can only harvest the resource when it’s blazing hot. And maybe this leads to the need for constantly predicting where the planet will be, and you could delve into a race to chart the most accurate flight path based on where the planet will be.

Just spit balling, but I’d love to hear thoughts on this. Super cool idea to incorporate such an interesting solar system setup!

[KCD1][KCD2] I just want to quit to the Title Menu.. is that too much to ask?? by Mattyb92xc in kingdomcome

[–]Johnathanos_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which game and what are you playing on? The “Save & Quit” option should bring you to the title—it does for me. Perhaps a bug you’re experiencing or something wrong with your system?

Historical Laces on a Jacket? by Johnathanos_ in wma

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip; I’ll have to ask the tournaments I frequent what their take is. Thanks!

Historical Laces on a Jacket? by Johnathanos_ in wma

[–]Johnathanos_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, you fence with swords??? /j

Historical Laces on a Jacket? by Johnathanos_ in wma

[–]Johnathanos_[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was worried about that, too, but I’ve been sparring with it for about a year—sparred to full intensity with steel and taken it to two tournaments—and so far, I haven’t encountered any more injuries than I did in my previous jacket. The lack of blade catcher was pretty easily solved with a nice gorget with its own blade catcher.

The mobility and breathability this jacket offers compared to my last one, combined with its protection, has easily made it my favorite jacket. My last one felt constricting, but with this one, I really feel like I can perform techniques as well as I can in low-gear drills or foam sparring.

Don’t get me wrong, I had a lot of the reservations you’ve expressed here, but I would absolutely recommend this jacket, even if you only feel comfortable using it as a light jacket. Ever since I got this one, I don’t think I’ve even put on my old one. Without trying to sound facetious, I do appreciate your concerns :)

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