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So far from what I have gathered, there are numerous interpretations of Ringeck, all differing from each other, and all having their good points and their bad points. I am just starting out learning swordsmanship, and I wanted to know what is the best interpretation to use. I have been given advice ...

Same goes for me. Winter is pretty busy and hard to work out with the snow, but maybe this spring we can train some together, I would love to have other people to train with.

Yes, that is one of the best translations of Ringeck. I also make good use of Tobler's translation of Ringeck, most often using both books together. Please note that the interpretations in both books have some major weaknesses and differ significantly from the interpretation used within ARMA. Randa...

There are published versions of Ringeck available for sale from Svard/Lindholm and Tobler. Just bear in mind that the modern interpretations contained therein are just that. They have changed and will continue to change as this Art revives. Both of them do provide the primary Ringeck text for you t...

I also just took my email down, thanks for the suggestion Vincent. Aaron, thank you again for the response and the help.

Mr. Pynenberg, I would also like to thank you, as well as everyone else in Arma for being a great help. The DVD sounds like a great idea, thank you for the offer I am sure that it would help tremendously in our efforts. Only one copy is needed, Eric and I can share. Personally, I studied Shorin Ryu ...

Jonathan,

That's the impression I got out of the site. While i thought there was no way a site off of google would be actually work, this seems to be a good site to help learn the basics and get started. From what you read of the site, was there anything that was wrong about it?

I am also grateful for your response. That response does seem to help clear up counter cutting. Eric and I have been having a debate over how to interpret the text, which can be very hard for two new students of this martial arts without any other instruction. While your helpful response and the res...

Greg, I have been starting to train with Eric and have many of the same questions that he has. The strike of wrath, "zornhau" (zorn=wrath, hau=strike), is a diagonal overhand cut. When spoken of it usually refers to a right-to-left cut, but everything can be done on the opposite side. When...