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Some words from younger me about swords, fear, courage and the power of story.
We may not be able to change a situation, but we can change how we frame and engage with it. We are storytellers, all.
Arohanui, all you brave ones! Whatever it is, you got this. ✊⚔️ ......... ——————————————————————
Forgive the hashtags. #Courage #Bravery #Hope
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Only one week left to HEMA in the European Games at @minsk2019by, I'm very excited what we'll be awaiting there Whom of you will I meet there? Looking forward to it
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I got to try out my new Black Armoury poleaxe in sparring yesterday. The thing's a beast, and a ton of fun to fight with.
This bout begins with me in a slight variation of Fiore's Middle Iron Gate and with some light testing of each other's guards, then quickly closes when lock the spear with the shaft if the poleaxe. I step in to try and hook the spear with the queue of the axe, which fails, so I step back and strike down with the head. I'm too close, so I hit with the shaft, but manage to drop the head onto my opponent's shoulder and cut him there.
After the cut, you can see the head comes off. This is a problem we've had repeatedly in sparring with this weapon, so I'll probably have to find a way to secure it. Other than that, the thing has been flawless and nothing but fun.
The swept hilt rapier was a fantastic later period sword primarily built around the thrust. Making its appearance in the 16th century and popular during the #renaissance it was not made like it's predecessors with a heavy combat #blade but with a finer more agile blade for precision thrusts. The Spanish would call these #espada #ropera which translates to a #DressSword . They became quite #fashionable throughout the renaissance period and #HighSociety. Heavier #swords still evolved for modern warfare but the #rapier remained a civilian #weapon and was used to #duel or during civilian skirmishes. We offer several #historical swords from many periods of #history at our #LondonOntario #SwordStore and reliks.com/13649
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Teamwork, working through some dagger sparring plays. -
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A brief segment of a slow, free-flow sparring session with one of my students. ———————————————————————- Goals: In this session we have a focus on encouraging his control of the centre before committing to attacks. I am presenting him with basic threats but am also passively waiting for safe openings towards which I will cut or thrust, and I am encouraging him to do the same. ———————————————————————-
Safety and Gear: We are sparring cooperatively and working only with basic eye protection to encourage body awareness, light but focused strikes and freedom of movement. The tools we are using are a Calimacil and Atelier Nemesis sword, and custom foam bucklers made by @b3imaginationstudio ———————————————————————- Structure: I am hip-hinging, which postures my upper body forward towards my opponent and keeps my lower body out of range. The buckler and sword work in concert to create a triangle of defence, and the circle of the buckler faces out towards my opponent at all times. ———————————————————————- Improvements: My action is slow and matched at the pace of my partner, to create a fair situation where he can focus on range and centre control. If we were competitively sparring or worse, there are dozens of things I could do to gain advantage. The most simple would be to alter my rhythm which would interrupt his action and expose him to my attack. ———————————————————————-
⚒Additionally, the tools we are using do not reflect the level of binding mechanics that can be achieved using well-balanced, historically-designed steel. Were we to use metal swords, both our movements would be heightened through contact, and whoever had better body structure would dominate the bind and gain the advantage for the next action.
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I think it’s time to name and engrave our Longswords! What do think is a good name for a Longsword? ⚔️ #HEMA #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #comoxvalleycombatguild #comox #comoxvalley #courtenay #theartofcombat #joachimmeyer #wma #westernmartialarts #martialarts #sword #swordfight #swordplay #swords #historical #historicalfencing #historicalmartialarts #martialartsclub #martialartstraining #fencingclass #training #practice #teaching #fencing #sparring #vancouverislandhema #longsword
Go through the battlements, and learn to find cut, thrust and slice. You should carefully consider the techniques, and therewith hurt the masters: new Hauptstuck! This time it is Durchgen, a really simple but useful thing in messer and Lecküchner provides us with a few examples of when to do it. The basic idea is to relax the grip enough to let the point drop and then tighten it again to bring the point up on the other side of the opponent's blade. Lecküchner 1482 (126v) with @jasperboelsma Image courtesy of Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #hema #historicalfencing #westernmartialarts #middleages #medieval #martialarts #martialartist #martialartslife #instructor #athlete #fitness #fightingfit #fighter #warriors #knights #fitdutchies #swordplay #langesmesser #sword #machete #technique #training #control #lecküchner #covertocover #historical #research #projectmessergif