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Didn't know if y'all would be interested but I have been making a lot of knives lately and of course with that comes the interest in fighting with them. Found this guy (or group) online who is going through Mair's plays. I thought the intent was good and everything seemed to be fluid and make sense ...

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D:\Pictures\IMG_2744.JPG D:\Pictures\IMG_2745.JPG I'm not sure if these pictures will show up (if not I would appreciate some pointers), but I made a sort of an oak, truncated longsword waster/stand-in for doing drills in my dorm or indoors, as Cincinnati weather is pretty bad this time of year. All...

Hello Scholars, It has been over a year since I have had any official dealings with ARMA as I had to move from Texas, where I tried to get to the DFW group when I could to Ohio for college. Of course I have still been trying to keep up to date, lurking about the forums and doing drills myself, and j...

I believe Di Grasse has some sword and buckler and sword and targe but I dont recall how in depth it goes. I do think there are some good translations out there though.
Does Silver do sword and buckler? That would be ideal.

Is the Federschwert an acceptable alternative for an albion. in other words, is it worth the price, and does it handle and behave correctly? it looks like a very reasonable price for a steel and you know what they say; if things seem too good to be true...
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Thanks Greg, i have a nsa longsword but it looks like you were able to get more leverage with the longer hilt and really whip that around. thanks for the info. once again, thanks for posting the vid. it was interesting to see what i could learn from watching the vid and then reading the comments pos...

That was a pleasure to watch. Good work!
What type of waster are you using... out of curiosity.

This is a bit of a strange one, but here it goes. Did the scots fight in kilts? I know that there are pics of them doing so, but I have a lot more musket/regimental/formation type ones than with swords. I have a Utilikilt and wear it often, so naturally I have tried sparring in it, and it seems to g...

Thanks for the input. Would it be possible to do a sort of hanging pell, besides a punching bag or something that is. I know I've seen those before, but I what if I replaced the bag with a wooden post on a chain. Would the inertia of the thing disqualify its advantages of not being "solid"...

What weapons are acceptable and advisable to use on a wooden pell. Would it have adverse effects on either a wooden waster or a blunt steel. Also, what are some good exercises and drills to be preformed on said pell, or does one just go at it with the miesterhau.
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wow, I've seen Marozzo's before, but not the others. thanks for the enlightenment.

Ok, so I have lately become interested in late renascence german weapons. I was wondering why I have never heard or encountered any fectbuchs or texts regarding the use of the Dopplehander or Katzblager. However paintings and woodcuts depicting the Landsknechte and their weapons abound. The obvious ...

Looks good. easy to follow and good video quality. keep up the good work!!!!

I have found most films are, for the most part, the same in this respect. It seems that the beauty of this art would be lost to those who do not know exactly what they are looking for. It all goes back to the "brainwashing" if you will, of the populace by the media. long, dramatic fights s...