Thanks for all your positive comments. I'm planning the next one of these. I think I'll concentrate on sword use from the saddle, horse positioning and cutting arcs.
Those horses are two of the most beautiful, well loved, and well trained horses I have ever seen, I love how much trust there is between horse and rider!
This is WONDERFUL. I mean, I'm a nerd, and haven't been on a horse in 17 years, and my main interest here is to make my descriptions in Dungeons & Dragons more authentic, but I am so glad you shared this.
I play a game called Mount & Blade Warband and my favourite class is light cavalry. It's set in the early mediaeval period and the best part about it, is you can fight other people on multiplayer servers. I always choose one handed sword and always get the most kills, however if I'm up against a heavily armoured player with a great Lance, I will die almost instantly if I'm on the recieving end of a charge. However, I can kill them if they miss. It's remarkable how much like reality that game is. But this video is absolutely fascinating stuff to see.
Here from Modern History TV. Absolutely obsessed with these kinds of videos! Amazing horsemanship on both your parts, and great overall content. Keep it up!
I'm currently writing a novel where I have sword fighting scenes on horseback and this is incredibly helpful. Thank you so much for all the information and realistic depiction of a fight.
Finally found part one of the best series of videos I have ever watched on RU-vid. Beautiful horses, medieval history intelligently researched and tested, live action that explains the truth of combat and not just shown for effect, a commentary that respects my own intelligence and even the music fits the action perfectly. Thank you, Jason
Thank you Arne Koets for being the living embodiment of excellent horsemanship. You are by far the best rider I have ever had the honor of witnessing, hands down, barn none, anywhere, ever. Again, Thank You.
I am very happy to find the beginnings of the excellent Modern History TV channel here, and to learn that its presenter is the CEO of the company that's developed some beloved games of mine, like AVP and Rogue Trooper.
I've praised Warlord a hundred times, but Arne's horse is absolutely stunning! The two of them are so in sync that it's a joy to watch. Would that I could one day have a hundredth of that skill on my horse.
Nice to hear from people who know the biodynamics of martial weapons coupled with horsemanship. Brilliant instructional video. This is where I want to be at someday. Thanks for this video, please keep doing these if you have the time.
Hey The Rainblossoms! Glad you enjoyed the video, you might very well be interested in our Modern History RU-vid channel ru-vid.com/show-UCMjlDOf0UO9wSijFqPE9wBw ^Boomkin
This is amazing! Are there more parts? And why in the name of all that's good isn't this on the Modern History channel also??! Or at least in a playlist in there.
Sir, just found this episode. Thank you, this is amazing. I know the mideval world is just a side interest for you but would you please consider more along these lines? This was so informative (and bravo Warlord).
Rebellion Thanks! I am already a huge fan and subscriber to modern history tv. I was surprised to trip over this on the Rebellion site when I was researching something else... the modern history tv viewers would love this!
Just found Arne Koets, ROSSFECHTEN SYMPOSIUM 2019. Eva from "Alwayshourselove" produced a high quality short movie about the weekend. Everyone at Modern history tv and Rebellion seem to be really busy these days but if you haven't seen it, it was posted to the you tube channel alwayshourselove two days ago. Check it out...
Wow! I've tried jousting and swordfighting on horseback before. I loved it. This is just reminding me of all the things I could be trying. Hoping I can train my horse to this level! Both your horses are stunning! 😍😍
He Jason just watched a video about the gaming company and comics etc, I find it mental how much you fit in with your time! Fair play. And Happy Halloween 🎃
Definitely on my list of people I want to go for a ride with. I've been riding since I was 8 years old. I know a lot, but I know I'm not the best, I'd love to get pointers on learning better balance....my bareback riding is dreadful, even though I love bareback
Amazing as usual ! Thank you to you both Arne and Jason ! ;) Avallon of Glymm Mere is right, in each of your video you're the living embodiment of excellent horsemanship we all dream about and an inspiration for us all !
Where can one purchase a similar saddle? / Who did you commission to make yours? I like the idea of better weight distribution for the sake of the horse.
Wow read all about battles and looked intensity at pictures and just wondered what it look like thanks. And that's only 2 horses imagine what it was like it battle
Nicely done! You all have now not only finished ruining sword-fights in movies, but now mounted combat! (Not that there is very much...) Is it even possible for an actor to get these skills even to a stunt level? The knights we're trying to replicate spent a lifetime honing these skills!
Trying to put these techniques into practice as well with my small horse. Training in a friendlier way than they did in early warfare. Love this vid. Loved reading 2000AD when I was a kid.. ;)
I this the idea of the video is great. I've had apt if experience, sword fighting on horseback and like how you prove positions that are a " No No " ... I don't understand how people who have ridden for years have so much sky between them and the saddle.
@@RebellionGamesStudio yes sir... Meaning.. since I knew of modern history for so long. How haven't I heard of this channel... Odd... I mean only Boomers haven't heard of Modern History TV...
just subscribed to your channel and have seen a great deal of your videos already, but this must be one of the most fascinating. I would love to see more of this combat sparring.
Hey Floris, glad you've been enjoying our videos! Not sure if you know, but we do have the Modern History TV channel that has a lot more of this type of content! You can check it out at ru-vid.com :) ^Dave
Hail from Denmark Sir Kingsley! I was wondering where I might go about finding all the written material you draw from in this and allmost all your other videos? Especially the riding/jousting material but really everything “knight”.
Do horses learn from each other? I mean, if one horse can do a complicated thing that another horse can't, would it be easier for the second horse to learn by observing the first horse do it? And, related, are horses curious to learn new tricks?
I think not by observing but if the horse with more skill is the "leader" other in the group may try to copy his actions by actively copying the movements.
i love jasons medieval historical work, but how do we get this attention to detail and realism into a game too? would shout it from the mountain tops lol
it is known as a 'medieval war saddle' or 'bravante' saddle, based on originals in Wienna, wallace collection, Royal armouries, Arundel castle and others, as well as hundreds of depictions from 15th century art. this one is made by Joram van Essen 'historic saddles' by now there are several other producers. they are all custom made trees but not as expensive as you might assume, roughly the same (if not slightly less) as a descent new regular saddle
This video would have seriously benefited from simpler film work. Two camera people all over the place is asking for distracting shots of each other and limiting one another from getting the correct shot. It shows (to me at least) that this caused an issue in edit. One camera on a wide shot still on a tripod would have been almost un-noticeable. The add to that one camera person on the lose (can be the same who sets up the tripod) and if you really want to go all out a go-pro on one rider or a top down camera rigged in the ceiling of the sand school would give a very clear demo of positions (without being as loud and spooky as a drone). That sounded like a big rude comment, genuinely love the content. I just had to say it because I felt I could have gotten more out of it if I could see it better. I don't want to insult your camera people at all, I am sure they will have had reasons and struggles on the day. Maybe just lacking the ability to speak up and say "hold on! Lets change angle!" or "Wait! Can you repeat that? I got the other guy in shot!" Mistakes like that happen to everyone, it's just a choice to correct them which would have helped.
I think this is pretty theoretic, nice looking but... in the chaotic melee combat when horse and people collide with each other, I don't think that some one even with the grates level of skill would be able to use such complex maneuvers. Not to mention there would probably be no room for such maneuvers, I believe put in such conditions knight would just go into slice and dice mode. We all seen supper impressive Karate tricks, but when people are put into melee in MMA, it all ends ups in getting upper position using wrestling and punching or chocking each other from the top, nothing fancy. The same in sport fencing, the most straight forward moves are most efficient. I bet it was the same with mounted knight combat.
unbelievable u can dominate with the lance if you ride far enough from the other rider you can reach him but he can't reach you with his sword so just debunk your whole video if you ride in the right amount of distance or turn your horse away right before you engage so the tip of your lance can reach the other rider with swords but he cant do nothing cause he cant reach u back taking advantage of reach and you could just run away turn around and come back with another charge when you in a straight line with the rider with sword turn your horse slightly to the side so your lance can reach the swordsman but the swordsman cant reach you it will be unbelievably stupid to ride with a lance in a straight line ot path that the other rider with sword is close enough that he can counter and reach you at the same time its all about how you control distance so use riding skilld to control distance and the swordsman in a horse back is at a major distance advantage cause the tip of lance is the only thing he's fighting and cant you feint with the lance to have and early parry than strike again with the lance ? and plus wouldn't be incredible difficult to get the timing right with a sword if the two rider are riding in full speed the lance will have the upper advantage cause you feint to bring the parry and then strike after ?
