Hungarian Fokos vs Sabre technique 

For those of us wanting to practice the Fokos, but not wanting to spend hundreds of dollars on a training tool, I found an item that is working as a useful simulator for me. Cold Steel makes an axe headed cane that is 38 inches long and weighs right at two lbs. I'm posting this here in case anyone else goes down this path and encounters the same problem that I did finding tools.

HEY GENTS! I'm the guy in the video and just want to put out a caveat -- this was filmed for Yuriy, and contains some caveats that aren't on the video (b/c we were teaching). The back-of-haft moves are from folk dance, and are things you CAN do when you're closed in on and your other likely option is "you get rekt." They are NOT intended to be primary go-to blocks against a guy with a blade. For that, use the head to block or hook or slap like Csaba taught, it's MUUUUCH safer.

Speaking as a Hungarian great video.

I can confirm that we still fight our tax collectors like this. You think it's a nice video about history.. but it's a how not to pay taxes 101.

Your techniques are good!

I want a fokos! What an interesting weapon.

Awesome

Sigh....Can't wait to start training with Russ again. I really wish i had been able to come down for this session :( Going to be coming back to this video as a reference when I start solo training with the fokos........

Anybody have any HEMA tips with a Bartok axe? Any thing to sparr with? Any guides other than this one and folk dances?

This is accurate. We, Magyars (Hungarians) used fokos like this. A great weapon.

Mergi in Moldova! Vezi tu baltag! :)))))))))))

Where can you get one?

Is there a difference between hungarian fokos and slovakian valashka?

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I’m from the forests of Pennsylvania and I’m pretty fond of spirals too. This video is making me feel especially fond of Ukrainians. BTW. My property taxes just doubled. Where did you say I could get one of those? 😁👍❤️

Hellish Quart brought me here