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Argh.. the timing gods hate me. I'll actually be in Las Vegas that weekend for a convention, free on sunday, no time on saturday.

Aargh!

Put me down for interested in ordering as well. These look great.

Definately contact those who run the park as such things may be against their insurance policies. Also, if park officials really don't want you there, pushing the matter won't help your case. Simply call those in charge, discuss the matter with them, then seek out another place if necessary. There i...

Why I can't refrain from the padded-issue is, because with paddeds this sort of control is not such an issue. But with paddeds you compromise a lot of features you only get with steel - that's why I'm talking about an issue that prevents many of us from using steel, but I believe with training you ...

I have to say, after looking at the Matt Furey site, I get the distinct impression of a bad infomercial touting a product extremely difficult to believe in. Is his program really as good as he says it is?

Three going on to Four here in Staten Island, NY

That you've tested the technique thoroughly I do not doubt. Nor do I doubt it's potential usefullness or validity. I have to wonder though if in fact Talhoffer meant the plates to be connected. I have a theory that just popped into my head. Mostly it stems from the idea that such subtle obfuscation ...

I have what is perhaps a very simple and novice question to this whole issue. I haven't been doing this long, and I haven't sat down to examine the manuals in depth as of yet, but as an artist, there's something that occurs to me. It may just be a stylistic approach, or something very common, but in...

I own several swords that I keep in their scabbards. I also own steel that I keep bare. My observations are this: Steel is just as likely to rust in the open air (especially in humid locations) as it is in the scabbard. What really matters is not using fresh or untreated leather for the scabbard, ke...

Actually, they can all be found on Amazon now, here's some direct links, for ease.. (if any of these are wrong, let me know) Guy Windsor's "The Swordsman's Companion" Tobler's "Fighting with the German Longsword" Lindholm/Svard's "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsw...

Just to add more fuel to the fire, I was playing with this one last night a bit and Jeff's interpritation does work well. But, I also found I could end in the same position by stepping to my opponents rear, it's just a bit more tricky. Here's how this one plays out: Opponent stands with right foot f...

Actually it's quite simple to step to your opponents rear during the opening of this movement. It does however become impossible to then position your left foot correctly.

But regardless, the movement makes perfect sense now.

I for one, cannot wait for this video... Gah, I hate waiting.. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

So you're saying the "then step with the right leg to the rear" section of that means your rear, not your opponents rear?

That would make quite a bit more sense. Thanks.

However, at least Meyer says that a Zornhau can also be aimed towards the side of the head (uhh... would that make it a Zwerchhau from Zornhut, then?). In this case, the flat should, at least according to my reasoning, face upwards so avoiding edge-to-edge seems rather difficult. Actually no. A zor...