A couple of things to consider.... when they were written and that they were written for children to get them interested in history and arms and armour.
jw
Actual killing is not, and never has been, a pre-requisite for learning to take a life. No not a pre-requisite, certainly one can learn the actions and mechanics of the movements that will end someone life and never harm anyone. However the actual act of taking a life is something that is not merel...
I should have perhaps been clearer, all training whether ancient or modern that does not involve breaking, maiming or death is and was artificial. Whether your goal is taking or preserving life, if you are training techniques that are intended to cut flesh, break bones and destroy joints and these t...
I would just like to point out, having seen the phrase "artificial construct" used in reference to training and tournaments, that everything we do where people are not getting broken, maimed or killed is an artificial construct as the skills we are supposedly training are intended to do th...
In case its not been mentioned read 'Meditations on violence' by Rory Miller. It is the best book I've come across dealing with what you really need to consider for self defence and how to transistion from martial art to self defence.
Best
The answer is easy! In common with most modern holywood hero/villain final cnfrontations, the "hero" turns into a bumbling idiot and looses all skill until the villain, has a brain fart at the end and acts like an idiot allowing the "hero" to win! End result we have a "hero&...
The other thing to know about the Black and Green knight fight is that although Dad directed the fight, it is actually Michael Palin and John Cleese fighting in the film.... apart from the shot with the sword through the helm at the end, that was Dad..
Grant
Yes been quiet because I was waiting to hear back from Dan Carlsson in Sweden, he is now chassing up some colleagues of his in Latvia. I'll post when I get something worth passing on.
[quote="Andrzej Rosa"I don't know what every fighting style you ever heard of is doing, but Bruce Lee here does what Silver considers correct, that is he moves his body before his fist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw_v67Izt50quote] Maybe but that is not what Lee advocated, in his own wo...
Well the Aluminium swords have taken pretty hard use. If you have the correct aluminium and the swords are made properly then they work well. I know that with the wrong type of Aluminium they are useless and if made less well, as was mentioned with with square as opposed to rounded edges they will g...
There is nothing wrong with Aluminium as long, as with most kit, you have good stuff. The key is to have the right kind of aluminium with the right kind of hilt, it then wieghs and balances right. Then they don't saw or chipped edges. Obviously don't use them against other materials. We have some th...
johnathan you mention different grips in glima, could you describe them? A trouser grip, ie holding the waist band band area and trouser leg. Back hold, a more normal grip in traditional arestling, where the hands are gipped behind the back. Free hold, where the wrestlers start apart and try to gai...
