You know, I wonder if it would be possible to shave these down on the lower sides of the blade? Take a vegetable peeler to it to give them some taper and help their balance and pivot points?
I think we should write letters in letting them know that we think their methods and results were lousy, biased, poorly done, and deceptive to the public!
One of the things that I think is important about this is that many similar positions exist, which may be what Silver meant by perfect and imperfect. I feel it means that one may need to adjust the guardant fight depending on the situation, but there is a position that tends to deliver maximum effic...
This is pretty straightforward. With a sword and buckler your weapon is in a modified ochs that doesn't "bear your point out" which probably means doesn't point directly at your enemy. The blade could be either above or below your buckler arm which ought to be extended. Silver recommends t...
In order to do serious damage a weapon has to be aligned properly, have enough time to cut, enough force to cut, and be placed properly. Disrupt any of those elements and the damage will be superficial, or greatly decreased. If the fingers of a hand holding a sword get seriously struck by a sharp we...
Whenever I spar with anyone I've just met I go over with them what counts and what doesn't. You have to agree with your opponent before a sparring match can be productive. If they come from another discipline you have to make doubly sure that they understand that the rules are different in this case...
The best way I've found to deal with an attitude problem is to get them to agree in advance what will count as a hit, and use tools that cause "some" pain. Nothing dangerous, but even with proper control a good plastic waster hurts. This way A) they agreed and you can bring that up, and B)...
Vincent, I've considered the post on SFI, and I'm going to respectfully disagree with Mr. Thompson's statement, that this specimen is "no bigger" than any other viking sword. By taking a long thin object and finding the width of the blade on your screen you can get a reasonably accurate bl...
Here is the picture of the Viking era sword's hilt: http://forums.swordforum.com/attachment.php?s=6e2b6c7b07d2863c86e8ff63444c9639&attachmentid=41239&d=1125331036 While I don't have any evidence on the dating of this weapon assuming the fittings are original, and there is little reason to be...
There was a post not long ago about a Viking sword from 900~ which had a 9" handle. William I's of England's Son was given the title "Longsword" just before 1100, though it may have referred to just a "long sword" instead of a longsword as we know it. Oakeshott's XIa, XIIa, ...
The best fights I've read in fiction left as much as possible to my imagination. This is because unless you know fighting anything you write will be based on incorrect assumptions. I'd suggest reading some accounts of real fights. If you want a duel of the century style fight I'd recommend The Last ...
No those specs are probably spot on. I'd expect very different handling characteristics with a forward pivot point nearer to the hand, a lot more power in the cut, and somewhat less tip control.
