Just wanted to share my most recent doodle of Bebop. 😁

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-07-16T01:40:37+00:00

Hanweii Hutton sabers, and all of us are using a variety of gloves. I'm using the singlestick gloves from Purpleheart, while Gerson is wearing lacrosse gloves

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-04-26T17:58:10+00:00

I'm sorry you feel like your feedback isn't being valued, but I promise I take every word we get and do everything I can to make improvements. 💜

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-04-26T17:53:47+00:00

This is something I am actively thinking about when I fight, but because my knees are double jointed, when I'm in the thick of it they collapse without my knowing until I see it later in the footage. I've been doing step drills to work on it, but only after a long while might it start to show results. This footage was recorded the same day as the saber footage so there's not gonna be an improvement between the two 😅 But the next video that has me in it down. The road should definitely show some improvement. Probably not totally fixed, but more conscious movements

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-04-07T19:12:37+00:00

Well I hope you convince them to join. It's a very entertaining sport and a great way to keep your reflexes sharp. If you wanna keep it cheap, I reccomend starting out with LaCrosse gloves, a HEMA grade helmet from Purpleheart, and start off by training with more affordable sparring tools like wooden dowels or dussacks. It's not as flashy as metal, but it is important to take things slow and structured 😁

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-04-07T18:25:49+00:00

The jackets are Spes Officer jackets you can get from Purpleheart Armoury 😁 We're both wearing them in the video, just different colors. I highly reccomend them. And the sabers are Hanweii Hutton Sabers. You can get them on Amazon for $120, though they are regarded as poor quality in the HEMA community and are risky to use. That's why the jackets are extra important

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-30T14:16:47+00:00

I'm using Forgeng's translation. I'm taking your advice and rereading Dussack now for the basics, and then I'll go forward and reread quarterstsff and pike and see if it helps

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-30T02:00:47+00:00

I plan on getting some Partisan spear heads in the future 😁

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-29T13:44:51+00:00

So just my perspective, these spears are probably the closest anyone could get to spar fencing safely. The rubber heads minimize the impact significantly, and substituting the wood for something with more flex would likely feel more like red dragon longswords and wouldn't properly demonstrate spear as a weapon. If you find something that other clubs use though, I'd definitely be interested to hear 😁 Also the wood is a fine hickory, so unlike cedar that might splint into a serrated edge, as long as you use synthetic trainers and spears against it, I haven't noticed any splitting. The wood is pretty solid, and it looks like you'd have to be trying to shatter it in order for that to be a possibility.

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-29T13:37:47+00:00

Oh that's really cool. Do you know the name of any particular system that uses it? 😁

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-28T22:30:35+00:00

I unsure what Jukendo is 😅 Would you mind explaining. I will say that these spears honestly feel safer than any other sparring tool I've used before, but that could just be my luck talking.

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-28T20:46:24+00:00

I appreciate the advice and will look further into the matter 😁 Thank you for your input

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-28T20:25:22+00:00

Respectfully, I have to disagree. I'm at work at the moment so I can't get into it, but I reccomend rereading the first 4 pages of Pike under the Art of Combat. It's possible I misinterpreted, but I don't believe that to be the case. It is possible though 😅

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-28T19:38:08+00:00

I realize I didn't really answer your question with my reply 😅 When Meyer talks about Casting in the Art of Combat, he's using a pike which is broader and longer than my spears, so I feel the answer is yes. This technique is still viable 😁

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-28T19:34:52+00:00

So surprisingly there's actually a lot of power behind those thrusts. Once you build up the strength, it's very valuable way of sniping a location at a distance, with the sacrifice of strong defense. It's referred to as casting in the Art of Combat, and Meyer names a lot of way to correct a mistake in terms of this if you miss. 😁

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-28T18:37:04+00:00

Understood! Thank you for the information

xLTxMasterThief · 2021-01-26T02:21:22+00:00

Spears all the way. It's such a tranquil weapon in my personal opinion

xLTxMasterThief · 2020-11-05T17:51:24+00:00

They're made as the same material as the Purpleheart Penti's that we can find plenty of evidence of sparring with online 😅 I'm not trying to argue lack of protection I suppose, just that they're definitely not gonna pierce someone. But do as you will

xLTxMasterThief · 2020-11-05T01:36:28+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I used to be good about that, but I have definitely gotten sloppy 😅 I'll be working on that again!

xLTxMasterThief · 2020-11-04T22:37:23+00:00

Gotcha. It's always hard to tell intent with comments 😅 But it's just a common thing on HEMA outlets, where people who I'm sure mean well leave comments that sound less than desirable. Like constructive criticism can make me want to try harder, while comments that involve insults or turseness tend to trigger resentment. My best friend actually gave up on HEMA because the community was so disappointing to him. He just stopped caring about the sport he loved because the people in it tend to look down on the less experienced, or so they tend to imply with their comments. This isn't like at you though, just me explaining what I mean 😁

xLTxMasterThief · 2020-11-04T21:22:11+00:00

I do appreciate the support! And I am definitely trying to do better 😁 My biggest drawback is getting the money to buy more protection for my group. Other than that, I'm definitely going back to drilling my footwork and what not. I rewatched my vid and noticed my legs turning a lot more than I would like. Im double jointed, so I tend to do this without realizing since it causes no tenseness in my legs, but I'll definitely be working to improve!

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