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ARMA Training & Practice Video Clips - Page 1
These brief film clips are intended to give viewers an idea of the actual movements
associated with realistic Medieval & Renaissance fencing
and a sample of the free-play/weapon sparring systems used in ARMA.
[Additional Training Videos are avialable to Members in the Armaria.]
Mac users click here for available Quicktime viewable files

Newest

Basic exercising on the pell with the longsword (May 2009) 


Some longsword technique practice at IDS
(Jan 2009) 

Practice of unarmed disarming counters
against vertical cuts from a longsword (Jan 2008)

 

Senior Free-Scholar Prize Playing at the International Gathering, Aug. 18, 2007
YouTube video compilation of sparring highlights from Aaron Pynenberg's Prize Playing demonstrate his skill with the longsword against a variety of opponents of different skill levels and using different weapons. In 74 minutes Aaron fought 90 bouts with 73 wins and only 17 losses.

Senior Free-Scholar Prize Playing for Sword & Buckler at the
International Gathering, Aug. 18, 2007
Video compilation of sparring highlights from Stewart Feil's Prize Playing demonstrate his skill with sword and buckler against a variety of opponents of different skill levels and using different weapons. In only 40 minutes Stewart fought 90 bouts with 70 wins and 20 losses while facing some 50 opponents, becoming ARMA's first Senior Free-Scholar in two weapons.


ARMA Director John C. with Senior Free-Scholar Aaron P. display
a sample series of some very basic longsword techniques. Spring 2007.
4mb .MOV file

Free-Play with Federschwerter at Iron Door Studio. (Fall 2007)
Senior Free-Scholar Aaron P. and Senior Free-Scholar Casper B. work out with engery, audacity, athleticism, and control to demonstrate through open bouting their skill and knowledge in unarmored longsword. 15mb .mp4 file - 2.6 minutes

Armored Free-Play at Iron Door Studio.

Free-Play in gambesons with Federschwerter at Iron Door Studio. (Fall 2007)
Using foiled practice-weapons Senior Free-Scholar Aaron P. and Freifechter John C. demonstrate control, intent, caution, and audacity in open bouting. Look closely for actual blade on target contact of cuts and thrusts. 17mb MP4 file

With energy, precision, and control, John C. & Aaron P. demo
displacing diagonal cuts using diagonal
counter-cuts edge to flat. (Fall 2006)
3.6mb MOV file

Free-play with nylon wasters.
Sword & Dagger versus Sword Buckler.
Jake N. and Aaron P. at Iron Door Studio, Fall '06.
Clip 1 - 12.3mb MOV file
Clip 2 - 11.3mb MOV file

Free-play with spadone longswords. Fall, '06. Clip N1 - 9mb MOV file


Training with short knives samples. Fall, '06
Clip K1 - 10mb MOV file
Clip K2 - 2mb MOV file

Stew Feil shows off our new "teaching sword" by demonstrating a Liechtenauer-inspired florish of mastercuts strking from low. Summer '04. 4mb MOV file

John C. executes a spadone florysh. Summer '06
8mb MOV file

Summer 2004. Great-sword Speigelfechten ("mirror fencing" or floryshing). 1.3mb.WMV file

Summer 2004. Instructing novice students in longsword. 4mb .MOV file

John C & Stacy C. engage in some early morning light free-play with blunt steel blades
120mb

More between John C. & Stacy C.
23mb

Summer '03. Clips of Gary G. & Shane S. assisting John C. in an ad hoc demonstration
of some long-sword counter-strikes & half-swording techniques from the source manuals
(this is Quicktime) 6mb
Added July '02 (from Nov. '01)
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A basic ARMA
longsword florysh at half-speed. 3mb .mpg
Copyright JP Productions 2002
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John C. demonstrates an
intermediate greatsword
florysh. 1.5 mb .mpg
Copyright JP Productions 2002
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Teaching some
dagger defenses.
547k .mpg
Copyright JP Productions 2002
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John C. performs two
displacements: one receiving the
blow on the flat in Hengen and one
striking on the other's flat with
the short edge.  1.3mb .mpv
Copyright JP Productions 2002
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John C. instructs in counters,
displaying the impeccable
sense of  timing, range, and
precision for which he has
become known. 2.3mb .mpg
Copyright JP Productions 2002		 counterslingbehind.jpg (15861 bytes)
A hilt-displacement
and sling cut.
418k .mpg
Copyright JP Productions 2002
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John C. performing a simple
cutting exercise. 2003. 5mb .mpv
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Major Tim Sheetz performs a
basic longsword florysh with intent. 2002
648k .wmv
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Sword & Buckler Florysh I
Jan '02. 2mb
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Ely rapier "duel", July 1999
Matt H. & John C. 6mb .mpv

 
Armored warm up. Fall '01.

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Halfswording in Armor
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Florysh in Full Armor
3mb

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Florysh in partial plate
2.5mb

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Florysh in partial plate II
1.8mb
 

Free play between beginner student and teacher

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Sword & Buckler Play
2.5mb

sbfp2.JPG (19751 bytes)
Sword & Buckler Play II
1.7mb

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Sword & Buckler III
2.7mb

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A disarm counter
595k

 

Long-Sword Fundamentals - (Ely Cathedral, UK '99)

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Der Weckemeister
237k

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Absetzen & Schnitt
360k
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Longsword
counters practice2
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Longsword
counters practice3
3.4mb
Backyard Workout
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Slow Counter drills2
3.1mb
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Close & Throat Slice
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Perfect Nachreissen from Posta Coda Longa
529k

 

Short Sword & Rapier

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Contact-Weapons
Going at it with padded weapons
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Contact-Weapons
Craig G. & John C.
1.2mb

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Steel on Steel
Some simple sword blunt play
2.1mb

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Steel Play
Rapier & Dagger vs. Sword & Dagger
6mb
 

Rapier Fencing - (Ely Cathedral, UK '99)

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RapierPlay GoodHit01 
530k

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  RapierPlay GoodHit03
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RapierPlay GoodHit04 
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Rapier: Coup d'Groin
1.8mb

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  RapierPlay Close&Hit1 
1.5mb

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RapierPlay11
1.7mb
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RapierPlay13
1.6mb
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RapierPlay14
2mb
 

Foiled-Rapier Fencing c.1999
Craig G. & John C. do very cool fighting
practice with special extra-stiff steel blades
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Foiled2
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Some older clips of ARMA Director John C. ('97 - '98)
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Rapier Exercise
700k

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Sharp Cut-and-Thrust Exercise
1.3mb

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Sharp Cut-and-Thrust Exercise
1.1mb

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Cut-and-Thrust Demo
1.2mb

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Cut-and-Thrust Demo
1.2mb

 

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