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ARMA Training & Practice Video Clips
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 available to Members in the Armaria.]
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Newest
A New Conception for Learning and Teaching Core Stances and Motions (Summer 2020)
Mini Bridge Battle (July 2018)	A Lesson on the Key (January 2017)
Sword and Buckler - Fundamental #5 (May 2016)	Working with the Cross (October 2015)
Bridge Battle Session (October 2015)	John Farthing's ARMA Prize Playing Highlights (2013) (April 2015)
With the Flat (September 2014)	Practicing with the Longsword (October 2013)
Free-Play at IG13 - Joey Marmorato vs. Ryan Woo (August 2013)	Another Lesson on Gripping the Longsword (February 2013)
On the Beauty of Abrazzare (February 2013)	Fuhlen and Indes for Trapping Actions (February 2013)
Hitting Yourself (February 2013)	On the Krumphau (September 2012)
On the 15th Century Milieu (August 2012)	Practicing Longsword Closures and Disarms (July 2012)
Longsword Lesson 1 (166 MB) (July 2012)	John Clements on The Real Longsword (July 2012)
No Going "Soft and Slow" (April 2012)	Joey Marmorato's ARMA Prize Playing highlights (2011) Playing a record of 93 total bouts with 72 wins in a mere 41 minutes with 21 total losses.
Zornhut to Key (August 2011)	Pommeling the 16 Cuts (August 2011) Demonstration of gripping the pommel while floryshing.
An exercise Florysh showing the variety of warding and striking actions possible with a European longsword when capably handled using the historical method.	Jeff Hansen's ARMA Prize Playing highlights (2009) Over 80 Bouts in Less than an hour. (Note: poor video quality on this file)
A Lesson on Side-Sword vs. Longsword at IDS (2011)	Practicing cuts with intensity (Aug 2010)
A Lesson on the Longsword by Instructor John Clements (Oct 2009)	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)
Free-Play with Federschwerter at Iron Door Studio. (Fall 2007) Senior Free-Scholar Aaron P. and Senior Free-Scholar Casper B. work out with energy, audacity, athleticism, and control to demonstrate through open bouting their skill and knowledge in unarmored longsword. 15mb .mp4 file - 2.6 minutes	ARMA Director John C. with Senior Free-Scholar Aaron P. display a sample series of some very basic longsword techniques. Spring 2007. 4mb .mp4 file
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.
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 MP4 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 MP4 file Clip 2 - 11.3mb MP4 file
Free-play with spadone longswords. Fall, '06. Clip N1 - 9mb MP4 file
Training with short knives samples. Fall, '06 Clip K1 - 10mb MP4 file Clip K2 - 2mb MP4 file	Stew Feil shows off our new "teaching sword" by demonstrating a Liechtenauer-inspired florish of mastercuts strking from low. Summer '04. 4mb MP4 file
John C. executes a spadone florysh. Summer '06 8mb MP4 file	Summer 2004. Great-sword Speigelfechten ("mirror fencing" or floryshing). 1.3mb.mp4 file
Summer 2004. Instructing novice students in longsword. 4mb .MP4 file	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 (MP4) 6mb
John C & Stacy C. engage in some early morning light free-play with blunt steel blades 120mb	More between John C. & Stacy C. 23mb
Added July '02 (from Nov. '01)
A basic ARMA longsword florysh at half-speed. 3mb .mp4 Copyright JP Productions 2002	John C. demonstrates an intermediate greatsword florysh. 1.5 mb .mp4 Copyright JP Productions 2002
Teaching some dagger defenses. 547k .mp4 Copyright JP Productions 2002	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 .mp4 Copyright JP Productions 2002
John C. instructs in counters, displaying the impeccable sense of timing, range, and precision for which he has become known. 2.3mb .mp4 Copyright JP Productions 2002	A hilt-displacement and sling cut. 418k .mp4 Copyright JP Productions 2002
John C. performing a simple cutting exercise. 2003. 5mb .mp4	Major Tim Sheetz performs a basic longsword florysh with intent. 2002 648k .mp4
Sword & Buckler Florysh I Jan '02. 2mb	Ely rapier "duel", July 1999 Matt H. & John C. 6mb .mp4



Armored warm up. Fall '01.
Halfswording in Armor 482k	Florysh in Full Armor 3mb	Florysh in partial plate 2.5mb	Florysh in partial plate II 1.8mb
Free play between beginner student and teacher
Sword & Buckler Play 2.5mb	Sword & Buckler Play II 1.7mb	Sword & Buckler III 2.7mb	A disarm counter 595k

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

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Der Weckemeister
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Absetzen & Schnitt
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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

Close & Throat Slice
898k

Perfect Nachreissen from
Posta Coda Longa
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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

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

Rapier Fencing - (Ely Cathedral, UK '99)

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RapierPlay GoodHit01
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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
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RapierPlay11
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RapierPlay13
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RapierPlay14
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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)

Rapier Exercise
700k

Sharp Cut-and-Thrust Exercise
1.3mb

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Sharp Cut-and-Thrust Exercise
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Cut-and-Thrust Demo
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Cut-and-Thrust Demo
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