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Thank you all ARMAteers ! I was at the public longsword class by Mr. John Clements, and at the Prize Playing on Sat. 18th. In short : impressive display of skill, great teaching, fantastic spirit, the best mix ever of strong martiality and good humor, faultless logistics. I enjoyed very much my time...

Recently, some of my customers have reported that my sparring swords were broken under forceful sparring. Today I've seen it first handed that a foreign customer came over to spar and broke his new sparring sword in 75 rounds. Thus I've invited him to do some test with me with real swords and made ...

Hello Jake, Yes I understand what you are stating here. The activities you describe allow for some kind of rest, that is as soon as you can take a short break, the length of time you can manage goes longer and longer. We did the drill I described several times in a row, and it is true, as soon as yo...

Hey Martin, thanks for the link, looks great from the teasing still picture, but I cannot get the video, browser complains it cannot find it on server. Maybe a naming problem (there is a comma in the file name) ?
I would really like to watch it !

JL

To remain centered on the thread, here is my half-cent : in the course of my Tai-Jitsu training (think Jiu-Jitsu or Krav Maga and you wont be far), we used to do this drill : one defending in the middle of four or five others. The others would attack each in turn, there were usually mostly clinching...

About drinking while on the battlefield : [from memory only, it has been some time] I read in a history book I do not own anymore an account of a battle between two parties of travelling knights, one party of French, the other hailing from various parts of Europe. The two parties basically agreed on...

Ok Craig, I understand the limitations you are pointing out. However, to make an interesting scenario, and one which would still remain historical, maybe you could simply use a sparring-safe spear ? There seems to be a lot to explore in trying to coordinate a small team of two or three with differen...

From what I have gathered on the subject of "assistants" in various history books (I wouldn't vouch for them hundred percent though) : the basic tactical unit was called a "lance" (probably same word in French and English). A lance was about six men strong. One knight, usually mo...

May I suggest that the look society bears upon its warriors is of great importance ? Even more so than religion, I think. It is probably true that medieval warriors (by warriors I simply mean those who went to war) were looked upon with respect. It would be interesting to look for a link between the...

Ah all right, so the tip is facing forward and up in unicorn, and rearward and up in roof, and the hands are not in the same place at all, thanks for clarifying that

Thank you for such a detailed and quick response !

Isn't that unicorn stance a bit like a Vom Dach ? Is there a significant difference in what can be done from these two ?

Guess I must find someone else whom I can spar with, soonest...

Hello everyone ! A beginner on the path of the sword, I appreciate and highly respect the wealth of material you ARMAters have contributed on this website. I have waded through it for hours on end already (my wife tells me too many hours). For quite some time -years- I have been considering taking t...