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Everyone in ARMA starts their studies with the longsword, which is characterized as having both a long grip and a long blade. Often they are light enough to be used with one hand, but best controlled with two hands. These are not to be confused with true two-handers - doppelhanders, bidenhanders, zw...

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Master Liechtenauer was very clear about the guards he thought were safe. Master Liechtenauer did not consider a hanging to be a guard, much less a safe place to rest. My understanding of Liechtenauer is that he was interested in simplification and not specifying each individual position. Therefore...

There is a reason that the masters specifically name four guards - ochs, phlug, vom tag, and alber. It was explained to me that while you should never hang out in one position, these are your starting points. All other guards are places you wind up either as a result of defending yourself (schrankhu...

Matt -

As Stacy already stated, discussions about the "manliness" of the rapier should be another thread.

Let's keep this on topic.

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Quite frankly I wouldn't feel comfortable no matter what if a gun was pointed at me. In fact, I'd be scared. I know because I had a guy pull a gun on me when I was 15. But anything is better than laying down and letting them kill you. True, however there are many other techniques which he has shown...

Stacy - My husband Jim, who is in law enforcement, also taught me this technique but we only did it against a knife. It is extremely effective and easy to learn - if he can show me.... However against a gun I wouldn't feel quite so comfortable - you have to be very close and in front of the assailan...

One of the things that all of us who have responded on this thread have emphasized is that your training and mindset are your greatest weapon over any armed intruder in your home. If your mindset is that "well, as long as they are just taking my stuff it's ok, but as soon as they try to harm me...

I've personally been told many times that the best course of action when faced with an armed robbery is to calmly tell the burglar to take what he wants , before calling the police once the criminal has left with an actual physical assault being a last option. Your chances of being injured increase...

Jonathan - I understand with precisely how many hands a hand and a half sword is able to be used. Since you were asking a question concerning ARMA member preferences, I wanted to be sure that you understood that if you actually are seeking a true two handed sword, that this is not what you ordered o...

Ummm...you linked to a Hand and a Half, not a Two -Hander. If you referred to the sword that you really wanted as a two hander, this may have led to a bit of confusion on their part. Ask them to replace this with the one you ordered. The Hand and a Half - both long and regular - are what we all have...

I agree with Gene and Stacey - adding another step to defending your life is a bad idea. Untying a knot is not the same as swinging a weapon - one is a gross motor movement that when practiced often your body will perform automatically, while the other, well, have you ever tried to untie a knot when...

I agree with Aaron on this one - a kit of possible weapons should always be at your disposal if you are unable to legally have a gun to protect yourself. Before I moved to Las Vegas and met my husband - who introduced me to the joys semi-automatic weaponry - I lived alone in our wonderful nation's c...

Keenath, Welcome to the ARMA Forum. Please change your profile name to your real first and last name as mandated by our forum rules. Thank you. As for your question concerning a sword's ability to cut through bone - why wouldn't it? My kitchen knives do...and a sword would be traveling with greater ...