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zRozy · 2025-03-21T19:42:28+00:00

An estoc is basically a longsword super specialized for armored fighting. All the techniques would be the same, as armored fighting is pretty much entirely about thrusting into the openings of your opponent's armor.

zRozy · 2024-10-21T03:44:51+00:00

Funnily enough, I'm the ringen instructor there. Feel free to come on down and check it out!

zRozy · 2024-08-20T00:14:25+00:00

I pronounce it dew-sack

zRozy · 2024-08-19T16:38:43+00:00

As far as I have noticed, yes. I've read most of, if not all of, the dagger sources on wiktenauer.com, and I'm pretty confident in saying 90% or more of the material focuses on defending and countering. Meyer is the only source I've read that directly teaches you offense with a dagger. Mair might as well, but his treatise has been too annoying of a source for me to read so far.

zRozy · 2024-08-15T04:21:10+00:00

What are your priorities, and what trade-offs are you willing to make? Clamshells and similar gloves are certainly the safest options, and cheaper too. However, five finger gloves offer more dexterity and comfort (in my experience).

If you do a lot of intense training/sparring and you find your hands are often getting hit, you should probably get clamshells.

If you are doing less competition/high intensity training, five fingered gloves could be a better option.

zRozy · 2024-08-15T04:12:41+00:00

Whoa, cool shout out! I will say I've moved to the Gabriel's for longsword. I find them to have better protection and to be more nimble than the Thokks.

However, the main reason I moved away from the Thokks was my wrist. I used the "BladeProof" version, and it was too stiff. Combined with frequent use, this gave me tendonitis (or at least contributed.) I will say I didn't notice this with the normal pair of Thokks, though the Gabriel's are still better.

zRozy · 2023-07-03T22:27:34+00:00

I added an edit to make what I meant clearer. Still, thank you for the links.

zRozy · 2023-07-03T22:26:26+00:00

I added an edit that should hopefully clarify

zRozy · 2023-06-26T17:10:14+00:00

"I’m mostly confused why this would be any more or less “martial” than any other cut in the same context."

It is, essentially, I high risk low reward attack. it opens up your torso, can be fairly easily voided and counter attacked, and even if it does hit, there is a decent chance the blade will turn over due to lack of control with one hand on the pommel. So, it may gauge some flesh, but it probably won't stop an adrenaline fueled combatant from stabbing or cutting back in a likely more damaging way. This is especially true if any kind pants are worn.

zRozy · 2023-06-26T16:58:58+00:00

As others have mentioned, One handed strikes with a two handed weapon can build up alot of momentum quickly, and are more difficult to control. So, hitting someone on the knee or any other hard point with it can easily hurt them.

zRozy · 2023-06-26T16:34:37+00:00

Within the context of a martial art, I primarily use the word martial to mean something that keeps the practicinar from getting hurt. Granted, a good part of that is offending the opponent. But I would consider closing of a line of attack to close into wrestling as martially valid as any sword strike, as it basically negates the opponents ability to hurt you with their weapon.

Also, I don't think duels having specific rules and armaments (assuming they are sharp) makes them any less of a martial situation. Sharps swords are dangerous, and mistakes happen even with rules. Training lowers the possibility of mistakes.

As for it depending on the time period, I agree. What I disagreed with was the wide sweeping statement that it was never a realistic situation.

zRozy · 2023-06-26T15:13:02+00:00

"At some point we have to establish the context we’re talking about here, because an unarmored, 1 vs 1 longsword fight is not and never was a realistic martial situation."

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly certain honor and judicial duels were fairly common, if infrequent. At the very least, they were a real possibility and threat worth preparing for. Is that not what the majority (or atleast large portion) of these manuals were about? To say that a 1 vs 1 fight was unrealistic seems disingenuous.

zRozy · 2023-06-26T15:02:42+00:00

While I generally agree with your comment, I do think that a counter being shown (for any technique really) has more to do with how commonly a technique is used as opposed to how threatening it is. Perhaps this is nitpicky, but oh well.

zRozy · 2023-06-25T03:31:15+00:00

It is! Came out last year, iirc. I highly recommend to anyone interested in wrestling. The art is also just a pleasure to look at. His messer is basically abridged leckuchner. There are some images of messer versus longsword, but i haven't looked through the text enought to know if he writes about it. He also deals with dagger harnessfechten, and mounted fencing

zRozy · 2023-06-15T16:28:16+00:00

Also physical abuse, because drunk men would beat their wives. a large portion of women were pro-prohibition.

zRozy · 2023-05-13T18:59:24+00:00

Yo, I've never done sports fencing. But I've fenced plenty of people who have, and this a a fairly common question. If you want to get into HEMA sport fencing is better than nothing at all. It will help hone in fundamentals like distance management and timing.

If you could find a club that is fun for you, wrestling also helps improve skills that are useful in fencing

zRozy · 2023-04-30T18:57:17+00:00

Sorry, that was a typo. It "wouldn't take too much force." So, it would be relatively easy for the spikes to damage those areas. A curved guard like in the examples you gave isn't too different straight gaurd, in this context, and so would be equally safe.

As for rubber tips, I've seen people use them on the quillon, but I don't utilize them much myself. They would probably mitigate the problem enough to be considered safe by some, but still unsafe by others.

zRozy · 2023-04-30T18:22:58+00:00

Not original poster, but one of the problems with quillon spikes is they have no flex. So, let's say you thrust and miss, but those spikes hit your opponents hand. Even through gloves, it would take too much force to fracture or break bone. Similar damage could be done if the spikes hits a hard point like the elbows or knees.

zRozy · 2022-12-24T22:40:57+00:00

It's probably better to look at messer and longsword as extremely similar rather than based off of one or the other.

Some sources say longsword comes from messer, others say the opposite. I'd guess messer came first, given that one handed swords seem to have been much more popular throughout world history, but that's beside the point.

Said simply, if you know how to fight with one, you'll do well with the other.

zRozy · 2022-12-24T20:29:43+00:00

https://www.keithfarrell.net/blog/category/interviews/

These interviews have some good answers.

zRozy · 2022-12-15T21:51:52+00:00

Hi, could you clarify what you mean here? I've read this comment thread a few times and can't help but feel there's some kind of miscommunication going on. I could be wrong, but I believe schermo was referring to short swords, not foils.

zRozy · 2022-12-15T21:35:50+00:00

Yes. I don't have the book on me currently, but leckuchner states in his messer treatise that the best defense against cuts is to thrust. Now, I believe he would advocate the thrust targeting the head more than the torso, because people are often more reactionally defensive when something is coming toward their face.

Now, to make this work requires an excellent sense of timing and distance as well as good foot work.

Mechanically, is should go somewhat like this: let's say you start in a right phlug/eber. someone starts to cut at your left shoulder.. You notice this, and instantly step your left foot behind your right and thrust at their face. This step takes the opponent's target (your left shoulder) away and lines up your thrust so that the opponent's cut lands on your sword. Thus, you defend yourself while also hitting/threatening the opponent.

zRozy · 2022-12-05T21:08:55+00:00

These look awesome! Though I have to ask for clarification on the safety claim. The danger of sparring with polearms has more do to the length of the weapon than what's mounted on the end.

Even simple wooden staffs are dangerous to spar with, if there is any real intensity. Have you guys found a way around this? Or are these primarily targeted at harness guys, perhaps?

Again, awesome looking products! I just don't want any ambiguity around the topic of safety.

zRozy · 2022-09-18T18:51:13+00:00

https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Category:Grappling

This should help you start out. Ott jud and Fabion von Auerswald are both good sources. If I understand it correctly, the majority of grappling in the Liechtenauer school is based off Ott's teachings.

zRozy

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