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by Jim Charles
Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:57 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Research question - Woodcraft and outdoors survival
Replies: 1
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Research question - Woodcraft and outdoors survival

Hey guys, I hope this in not too off topic. Does anybody know of a good medieval or renaissance source about woodcraft and survival lore in those days? It's interesting that we have mediaval and later Fechtbooks (sword manuals), various Grimoires and treatises on everything from magic to angels, and...
by Jim Charles
Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:48 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Boy kills farm attacker with cricket bat
Replies: 14
Views: 19530

Re: Boy kills farm attacker with cricket bat

Back on the orginial topic: This is indeed a clear example of why people need to study a serious martial art like WMA. What is of <u>real significance</u> in this example is that you might have to make do with whatever is at hand as a weapon. Might we say that knowning how to use a pole arm transla...
by Jim Charles
Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:25 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Thinking about getting stuff from MRL.....
Replies: 9
Views: 12143

Re: Thinking about getting stuff from MRL.....

I bought their european sword a while back, very pleased. Sword Forum I have several MRL swords both single handers and two handers and none of them are very whippy. The blades are flexible and on one of them, I do think the smith went overboard with the whole distal tapering thing (as compared to ...
by Jim Charles
Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:27 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Fencing companies?
Replies: 5
Views: 8904

Fencing companies?

Hey guys, I was just wondering. Have any of you used swords (for training or practice purposes) from any fencing companies? I have not paid much attention to WMA in the past few years and am a bit out of touch. But it used to be some fencing companies handled longswords and such. There used to be a ...
by Jim Charles
Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:18 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: WHAT is the BEST SWORD for HOME DEFENSE??
Replies: 102
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Re: WHAT is the BEST SWORD for HOME DEFENSE??

Situation to consider (according to police records & news): * Two intruders (minimum) breaks into your house. * At least one carries a fireman axe (They use it to break doors in case you lock yourself in a room) * The other/s usually carry big knifes, knuckle dusters and so on... * Occasionally...

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