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From Maurice's "Strategikon" (George Denis transl. U of Penn Press, 1984, p. 138), a text dated to about 600 AD: 2. Training of the Individual Heavy-armed Infantryman They should be trained in single combat against each other, armed with shield and staff , also in throwing the short javel...

I recently discovered a book on the above subject at artsofmarsbooks.com by a Colin Richards. Does anyone know whether Mr. Richards is a reliable source regarding this material? I'm trying to do more with unarmed/dagger techniques, and I already have Jay's excellent - and much less expensive - book...

I feel like the troubling word is ART. Below is a good article on what Art implied during the Renaissance. http://salvatorfabris.com/WhatIsArt.shtml Ran, Thanks for the link. I read it and recommend to interested scholars. It is a good starting point for understanding the term. I quote from Tom Leo...

But if you don't want to do any research on JSA (and I don't necessarily mean to practice it) and be willing to compare, then you aren't in a good position to pass judgement on it . . . Mr. Chouinard, What do you mean by "doing research" in JSA? Read a few books? Which books, if read, wou...

I am a resident in North Central Oklahoma and am looking for potential study group partners. My main interest in European sword fighting is the longsword. I am new to this forum as well. I currently have no equipment but will be getting some later this year when I can join a good group to train and...

Aaron, What sort of book do you use for a workout logbook? Any special format or size? Matthew Webb Training is always an issue dear to my heart-! Establish a workout logbook, with specific drills you do, and special ones saved to break monotony- example- I have had the same type of workout routine ...

When you have to deal with someone who has a dagger about which you are worried, then fall on his nearest hand with the same hand, that is with your right on his right, his left with your left; with whichever hand you grip him, jerk his hand toward it. If he then draws his dagger with the other han...

What we’ve been doing in ARMA Portland is using Greco-Roman arm control tactics as a delivery system to set up the various throws & joint attacks from the fightbooks while at the same time preventing daggers from coming into play. It seems to be fairly effective with the biggest stabbing risk n...

[quote="Jeffrey Hull"] (If shinai are so great, how come they do not even replicate katanas accurately, with a real kenjitsuka preferring bokken etc. instead -- think about it.) Jeffrey, Good points. I have a small point to add to this discussion. How many kenjitsuska spar with bokken as p...

philippewillaume wrote:

Andy Spalding wrote:
So yes a shiel is a Zornh with a twist.
The twist being the decentring of the hilt to the left

Phil

What do you mean by "decentring?" I have never heard this word before.

Matthew Webb
Oklahoma City, OK
USA

The gloves look like the Galls brand which can be found in the link provided in a previous reply in this thread. Matthew Webb This website does not say the brand, but it sure shows some protective gloves with a nice design: http://www.aviea.org/armas.html Thanks to Francisco Uribe for pointing out t...

Bengt:

The link below did not work for me.

Matthew Webb


http://aesculf.com/heathen/files/glimatest.pdf#search=%22johannes%20josefsson%20glima%22

Bengt
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I wear a gambesson very frequently. Especially with rapier and blunt steel work. A nicked edge on a blunt will lay you open in a hurry. Just look at the slices in Rod's gambesson sleeves below. That could have been his skin or mine. I'm the guy on the left; http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/me...

That would be an interesting avenue to pursue. I think we can easily agree that... the term "claidheamh-mor" was used to describe the basket hilt broadsword and NOT a two handed sword. Matthew Webb replies: No. We only have textual evidence for the use of "claidheamh-mor" for th...

Allen Johnson wrote: I goofed up a bit on my dates. I got some help from Chris Thompson of the Cateran Society. (he wrote the article on the word Claymore in the SPADA 2 book with Paul Wagner) The other thing to keep in mind is that Gaelic has been almost exclusivley an oral language up to the 18th ...