@@DissentingPotatoand it's a shorter, thus having less reach, one of the main deciding factors in a sword fight, and all that weight is in the blade with no pommel to balance it out. Yet despite all that it's still not a BAD sword, it's great at what it was designed to do.
Really it’s all in how the opponent swings into you and how they can pivot afterwards. There’s a counter to everything you just gotta figure it out lol note this is very watered down and not even the basics but yeah stance bro
@@alexhunt7810are you sYong the guy who scored a hit did everything wrong? I'm confused cause I never watched anything like this. And how can you win, but do it wrong? Generally curious. And yet, you coulda been talking about the other guy, idk. 😂
@@MsBrookeWilcox I'm saying that the opponent basically gave him a free shot at him. It was well done, but exploiting an easy hit isn't exactly peak technique HEMA isn't about winning, it's about getting better. It was a nicely executed technique but against no real opposition.
It always amazes me how simple yet effect sword manuevers can be. None of these wildly swinging moves like in most movies. Just direct and to the point. Anything else wastes too much time, cause you could be dead in a second
People tend to massively overestimate the weight of these blades, going off of mall-bought wall hangers, poor quality replicas and B-roll movies, not realising that the average weight of a longsword (two-handed) is 1.1-1.8 kilograms or 2.5 to 4 pounds. Long blade, light weight. Even a Zweihänder greatsword, which was the most massive sword type, with a length of up to 1.8 meters or 6 feet, typically ranged from 2 to 3.2 kilograms or 4.5 to 7 pounds. I think one of the most accurate representations of a longsword in Hollywood movies was Anduril from Lord of the Rings. Such a beautiful weapon, and it looks like it was made based on the Oakeshott type XIIa
Never mind the fact that most people couldn't afford a sword or the time to train to be able to pull that off. And people WERE dedicated... to cultivating their land or earning a living.
@@bujtorm spot on. People rarely took longswords to battle, it was considered suicidal. If and when they did it wouldnt have been their primary weapon. In a battle crowd, there was barely any room to swing a cat, and longswords need constant momentum, so its unlikely in heavy battles they would be used. But for duels between nobility and assualts or ambushes, they were the weapons to use. Also, many frontliners would keep a longsword for taking out horses front legs on first contact, but imagine how brave you would have to be to do that.
@@Faviomec How do you think people came to own their land, and what do you think the lords did with the people that were tenants on their lands? training for many peasants was a mandatory practice. Service to the local lord was mandatory. People practiced, those that were good enough became knights. This is how basic feudalism worked in Europe and Scandanavia - the only difference is the titles in the scandanavian and viking heirarchies. Everyday people became wealthy from war, elevated in status and then were able to put more dedication to practice. You could and would often use spoils of war to enhance your armour. Next to farmng, war was the common practice. It just worked and was essential in that day and age. You my friend would have been a profiiecent longbowman by 14 in England.
@@justincameron9123facts. It’s just to do with using the rotational momentum to ship the blade around by pivoting right at the handle instead of trynna strike like he did at the start which comes from his shoulders
Muscle memory, slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Practice repetition over and over and your body will get to the point of doing the motions without really thinking.
@@narusawa74 actually yes, because if you practice it enough over time. When certain things happen in a instant you are no longer thinking about it. You just do it. Like reloading a firearm, doing drills on taking apart a gun, etc the more you practice the more your body actually remembers the motion. It is recommended all over the world. Why do you think martial arts does it? Hema? And so many more training systems. It develops muscle memory. If you don’t realize that then clearly you’ve never trained in your life. Start slow then go faster over time to where again you don’t really have to think about doing it, your muscles and body will actually be so well tined to the movements it will be second nature to you.
I used to L.A.R.P(live action roleplay) and I taught by a sword instructor about how the momentum can keep the blade going if you move your body, not just the sword itself, remember with a sword like the great sword for example, benefit because of its length, plus I was also told that U have a long sword, it ain't no straight sword aha
I think the jargon term for what he just did is called a “repost” where a parry flows smoothly into an attack as if it were one motion. I could be wrong on that though.
In movies and stories you hear about a villager picking up the sword and defeating knights but watching people train makes me realize how short of a fight it would really be. Give me your likes you peasants…😎
Bro villagers weren't allowed to hunt for food and lived in a fuedal society. The knights were well fed, trained and armored. I don't think the movies could possibly write an interesting story while holding true to history.
@@thecia9498what i have heard from hema practitioners and historian's it's more about untrained people making overly aggressive strikes that mutually assure death, the reason for this as i have heard is that it's very rare for sword wounds to be immediately deadly sooo if you are fighting an opponent who doesn't care to preserve their life or doesn't have the proper training you have to be very skilled and careful to not die with them. Now all that (possible drivel) said this immediately goes out the window if one party is well armoured
@@krebgurfson5732many of the moves bruce lee has made himself, are used in the ufc. Most notably bones's oblique kick. He wasny veey heavy but had long limbs and incredibly speed, thats literally o'malley currently
That parry was wildly accurate, a straight throat shot. Buddy would have been out in seconds if that was a real fight. The block alone is wildly skillful, but whats even more impressive is the accuracy of that parry. Good shit!
Dude. I don’t think people understand just how cool this is. This is like boxing, but with a sword, the footwork, the hip rotation, the shoulder blade, everything. ✅good job man.
Real fencing, none of that “twirl it around and rush towards the other guy and pray you don’t get hit” bs you see in so many tournaments now. This is incredible man
As a kid playing with sticks as swords acting like I was Aragorn from LoTR, I would always mimic what I seen and I would do that exact move but I'm my head I was blocking a second attack instead of hitting them lol
me and my brother just got two planks, cut them so they get smaller towards the top, put some duct tape so no splinters and just had fun. It ended up with one of them breaking after like 20 minutes though
If any of y'all want to try this then Google "HEMA club finder". It'll take you to a page with a map of various European style swordfighting clubs all over the world
oof even with the neck guard you almost went right under it and swept up making it actually slice him, close to lethal so by proxy very, very well done by you.
Odd thing to point out, but I am loving your pants in the actual spar. Are those part of the spar gear or are those like, your clothes you chose for the day? I'm really digging those pants.
in middle school my band teacher used to say "mistakes become habit so no practice doesn't make perfect only perfect practice makes perfect that being said do not settle for mediocrity"
Precision over power, finesse over brute strength - that's the key to mastering the art of the longsword. Practice makes perfect, but perfect practice makes a master.
Sir i follow the same mentality practicing, but let me tell you something an old mentor taught me. PERFECT practice makes perfect. Practice just makes you good.
