Richard Marsden's seminar on longsword techniques from Fiore dei Liberi

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Held at the Blood & Iron martial arts school in New Westminster, BC, Canada, on the 18th of July 2015.
This was an introduction to Medieval Italian sword fighting techniques (late 1300s, early 1400s), well presented by the co-founder and principal instructor of the Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship.
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@TheSpaghettiKnight 9 лет назад

To all the people complaining about how the techniques are too slow: The instructors are DELIBERATELY SLOWING THEMSELVES DOWN, so that the students can actually see what's going on. In a real fight, they would be moving much faster. They only go at this pace so that novices can see the techniques in full detail, study them, and then replicate them at a higher speed.

@Skallagrim 9 лет назад

TheSpaghettiKnight Exactly. I assumed that people would realize that, but apparently there was some confusion.

@TravelingTyrant 9 лет назад

TheSpaghettiKnight Fast for teaching is bad. We try to drill it for speed then use it. It's an ongoing attempt to re-create and use what is in the manuals. Thanks for noticing! Anytime you post martial material there is a cross-section of the populace that gets angry. It's ok. We love them all. Thanks again!

@matthewpham9525 4 года назад

Troll Berserker Exactly, that’s why trained soldiers in the modern day do so poorly in combat. Oh wait.

@fadhilnugraha195 4 года назад

If you want to see them in real speed, you can check out Akademi Szermierzy. They use the same exact style.

@ozkan576 4 года назад

@@trollberserker1515 Lmao I actually laughed out loud

@RyuFireheart 9 лет назад

Richard looks like a living historical manual. He even resembles the guys that you see on the manual pics lol If he ever say that he was once a Landsknecht or a Swiss mercenary i wouldn't doubt it.

@fingerofkawaii 9 лет назад

RyuFireheart Maybe he is a highlander?

@RyuFireheart 9 лет назад

Jackie Thunder Everybody loves Misha :D

@RyuFireheart 9 лет назад

Никита Борзовский Or a Jedi ;p

@KincadeCeltoSlav 9 лет назад

Richard Marsden Thank You Meister (Meistro?) Marsden!

@TravelingTyrant 9 лет назад

Mr. Marsden is fine! The term 'Master' and 'Meistro' has a bit of baggage with it. Even in Fiore's day! Of himself he said, 'Some call me a perfect master', but he went on to say he didn't think so!

@o3941 7 лет назад

"If it's a peasant, who cares?" Perfect.

@mephyst_pixel 9 лет назад

Skall it's "Fiore dei Liberi" or "Fiore de' Liberi", you can trust me because I'm from pizzapasta

@valravn5039 9 лет назад

V. V. Malazan Hahaha . And is it?

@Loiner_Leftie 9 лет назад

V. V. Malazan I think it was the Italian boxer in the original Punch Out.

@HorridDave 8 лет назад

+Pietro Aimone In realtà é 'De'i Liberi'.

@MrTomte09 8 лет назад

The producers of Game of Thrones should hire these guys as instructorsThey are even using the swords which were actually used in the late middle ages and reffered to constantly to in the books. We want more detail and realism from them.

@aldipeanutz 8 лет назад

agreeed

@StopFlaggingVideos 8 лет назад

unfortunately they're probably looking for hollywood-style instructors who have experience with what movie business wants in a fight scene. realism is for hardcore fans and competitions

@goran77ish 8 лет назад

At least to show them few finishing techniques. They must keep "tap opponent sword for ages" part before. It is movies/tv.

@MrTomte09 8 лет назад

Agreed.

@gaiusjuliuspleaser 7 лет назад

A properly choreographed realistic swordfight looks just as exciting if not more than the typical Hollywood-style fights. Smooth flowing moves, precision kills, graceful combatants.

@Jakman01 9 лет назад

This guy seems like an excellent teacher, very clear and slow demonstrations. I'm glad you were able to get some footage for this.

@EG80 3 года назад

He is a very good teacher, cool guy too, I've had him for a few of my HS classes

@ToxicGuyBR 9 лет назад

0:15 smh would be easier to detach the opponent's pommel and throw at him

@klade5031 9 лет назад

Luiz Felipe Never gets old. XD

@zyrus9188 9 лет назад

The Ion Curtain It's already old...

@MrHubcio666 9 лет назад

Zyrus no its not. Be sad somewhere else.

@NIGHTSTALKER973 9 лет назад

Luiz Felipe and end him rightly XD

@kmarchery 9 лет назад

Dominik Doherty

@ahmedshamsi9737 9 лет назад

I can't believe he didn't display the end him rightly technique, what kind of seminar is this?

@TravelingTyrant 9 лет назад

ahmed shamsi Soon. I promise it happens. Maybe to me. :)

@matiasaguayo3175 9 лет назад

Richard Marsden I'm looking forward to it.

@simasgx 8 лет назад

+Richard Marsden Is there a specific type/shape of pommel you personally use to end your opponents rightly?

@RiderOftheNorth1968 4 года назад

@@simasgx A pommel shaped sword pommel is the best shape and type. ;-D

@chriscrockett2251 9 лет назад

That instructor seems extremely great at teaching, I was impressed. Although, in my ignorance, I don't see how the technique of wrapping your arm around the enemy's sword is practical. Is it assuming you are wearing some type of armor? Or, like half-swording, can your arm hold on to the sword? Basically, my thought is that the opponent could use his full weight/strength to pull his sword away from you (and possibly injure your arm?). But, again, I don't fully understand sword physics. Can anyone explain that to me?

@Skallagrim 9 лет назад

Christian Crockett If you wrap the arm around quickly enough and then grab the guard, no problem. Even if the edge slides across the arm a little bit, something as simple as sturdy clothing would protect you.

@chriscrockett2251 9 лет назад

***** Ah, I understand now. I neglected to consider grabbing the guard. Thanks, Skall!

@TravelingTyrant 9 лет назад

Christian Crockett wiktenauer.com/images/thumb/d/da/Pisani-Dossi_MS_22r-b.jpg/300px-Pisani-Dossi_MS_22r-b.jpg

@chriscrockett2251 9 лет назад

Richard Marsden Thanks for the figure, good to see that from another angle. It also helped me notice that the sword slides under the arm, which would make it harder for the opponent to break free (limited mobility). Thanks!

@QurttoRco 9 лет назад

He would make an epic Arthur Dayne

@Obyvvatel 9 лет назад

QurttoRco Yea, sad thing he's in Canada.

@QurttoRco 9 лет назад

Obyvvatel I dont see the problem

@Obyvvatel 9 лет назад

They shoot game of thrones far away from Canada, so that would be a pain in the ass for him to travel.

@PabloHoney19 9 лет назад

Obyvvatel none of the Actors from the show actually live in the places they shoot.

@Obyvvatel 9 лет назад

So they are away from home for the whole shooting process?

@VaanG0v 9 лет назад

Blew my mind, you can actually grapple effectively in a swordfight! Why don't they do ever do this in the movies?

@acaristic93 9 лет назад

***** If you go to wiktenauer.com you can find a lot of treatises on medieval and later combat,most of it is about how to use swords,but there's also lots of grappling involved as well. :)

@kubajankowiak112 9 лет назад

In sparring this is the only thing that works for me heh.

@acaristic93 9 лет назад

+VaanG0v Also,I assume they don't do this much in movies since grappling can seem silly to the untrained eye? But that's just an assumption. :)

@sparrowhawk81 9 лет назад

+VaanG0v The idea that a sword-fight is clingy clangy is very very very heavily embedded in what people expect in movies. After all, they have swords, people want to see them using the swords. To start the slow change it will require to affect this, it'll require a lot of really awesome stunt scenes that still satisfy a little bit of that expectation but throw in some new stuff in a way that will make people go "okay! That was awesome and I liked that new stuff!"

@Yayaloy9 4 года назад

If you want to see historical technique with a fine stunt check out longsword from adorea channel.

@harjutapa 8 лет назад

So, can we just get Marsden and Lee to start up their own channel... or just get more of their stuff on yours? I love this kind of thing, and their explanation sessions.

@newschoololdschool 8 лет назад

Swordpals is the youtube channel of the group Richard heads.

@Etheriwan 9 лет назад

Hey Skal, I've searched a bit in your channel, looking for something about big shields. Greatshields, Tower Shields and something of the sort. Do you have anything on that that I might've missed? Weapons that are best used with that, strenghts and weaknesses, materials, historic usage and such. Thanks!

@leoreodcinn9153 7 лет назад

Other than the Roman Scutum or perhaps a kiteshield or Gaulish shield, Nothing really comes close to the size of those fictional shields - I think.

@Raiskale1 7 лет назад

And then there is also pavises.

@Sareth94 7 лет назад

also the Greek Hoplite shield, though that was used in formation. Thinking about it, most large shields that I know from the top of my head were used in formation. Shield wall, turtle etc.

@gaiusjuliuspleaser 7 лет назад

Pavise were mostly for passive defence, no? Mostly used to shield crossbowmen during reloading. You wouldn't wield one in actual melee combat.

@vargata 6 лет назад

no, there were a bigger and a smaller version, the smaller was still able to give full body protection and been favoured by man-at-arms...

@TheCrimsonIdol987 5 лет назад

I own Richard's translation of Fiore's Flower of Battle. Absolutely amazing work, and everyone should read it! ^_^

@kultofathena6217 8 лет назад

"If it's a peasant who cares?" Laughed so hard at that.

@Cosmoline 9 лет назад

For folks wanting to get involved in stuff like this, there are more and more groups around the world. HEMA Alliance has a club finder on line, and there are many seminars and conventions where you can find out more and network with people. We even have several groups in Alaska. hemaalliance.com/north-america-club-finder

@Vanerrad 8 лет назад

I just wish there were Hema events here in Alaska. I'd fucking kill to learn this stuff

@Skallagrim 8 лет назад

+Dire Development Are you in or near Anchorage? There are two HEMA schools there. www.communitywalk.com/HistoricalEuropeanMartialArts%28WesternNorthAmerica%29

@Vanerrad 8 лет назад

You just saved a life. Quite the drive for me, but better than flying.. or killing someone. Thank you kind sir!

@simasgx 8 лет назад

+Dire Development Just remember, if there is no other choice: end them rightly.

@Vanerrad 8 лет назад

Indeed!

@WoL0WizZaRD 7 лет назад

Man i feel the same... I practice all alone :(

@theashennamedjerry3203 7 лет назад

If its a peasant, who cares? Well, the peasant might care.

@addisontaylor5979 9 лет назад

I love how the first response from all doubters is "OMG technique doesn't work against real opponent." Every technique in any system is fallible, and yet they all have a time and place. For those in "the-know" the key is to use any given technique when the opponent cannot help but succumb to it.

@Fjuron 5 лет назад

That looks like a lot of fun! 😎😍 I wish more medieval movies would integrate grappling into their fight choreographs. And more game have it as a mechanic.

@SaftonYT 8 лет назад

HEMA is a sport I'd probably never get into (or have the chance to, honestly), but I can't help but love watching it. Richard does a great job of breaking things down so that they're easy even for a layman such as myself to understand while keeping it fun and lighthearted in the process. Fiore's stuff is amazing.

@shaundouglas2057 3 месяца назад

Personally i wouldn't call it a sport for the most part, I'd call it a martial art. Kendo, olympic fencing, boxing are sports with all the rules involved. They are martials arts that have devolved into more of a sport. That's my opinion anyway.

@SaftonYT 3 месяца назад

@@shaundouglas2057 They're not mutually exclusive. Boxing, wrestling, etc. are simultaneously martial arts and combat sports. Ditto for Judo. HEMA is a conglomerate of various martial systems, but also has a competitive sporting element.

@vladdracula2643 9 лет назад

Skall tomorrow is my 16th birth day and I want to get a cool knife. What is the best knife I can get for $100 or less? If it helps I really like Kukris and survival type knives. I hope you can help because I really want something that isn't garbage like half my stuff Bye.

@allanreford1440 9 лет назад

I'm moving away for University in September and there's a HEMA club pretty close to where I am moving to and i'll definitely be giving it a try.

@erikbailey2525 9 лет назад

Allan Reford You're gonna get hooked! :)

@sarcastichamsandwich5413 9 лет назад

Episode 2 of the glorious beards.

@aaronkennedyduffy5085 5 лет назад

"Depending on if its a peasant who cares" lmao this dudes soo good

@webcrawler9782 8 лет назад

try that on Gregor Clegane

@Icathiann 9 лет назад

I'm not pleased, when will you inquire them about pommel techniques?

@cprokopp1 9 лет назад

I talked with Richard at the Arizona Knife Collector's Association show in Mesa this past January, where I was exhibiting and his gang was giving demos. Very nice guy. Unfortunately, I couldn't leave my display table to watch the crew give their demonstrations. Your video made up for that!

@TravelingTyrant 9 лет назад

cprokopp1 Thanks for the shout out! We do demos where we can I know you guys are strapped to your tables!

@tristonhall3856 9 лет назад

I enjoyed this a lot. Would've been nice to be there but Canada is on the wrong side of North America for me.

@Att441_ 7 лет назад

hmm in a lot of these i was thinking why did he not show that he could headbutt as a counter. (I might be totaly wrong but to me it looked like a good option.) ((and yes i show no honor I am a viking from the north))

@Murf181 9 лет назад

This video shows to us once again the pommel is the most powerful weapon ever made.

@iamscoutstfu 6 лет назад

my enemy has a sword....better try for the grapple. -fiore logic

@DarkSteel361 9 лет назад

LOL! "Who Cares if its a peasant" I can't breathe

@nignogjenkins2615 9 лет назад

Imagine trying to steal these peoples houses, you would come out in pieces.

@alexisfrysiras2018 8 лет назад

I am not into swords but I enjoy your videos a lot...

@pn4960 5 лет назад

2:10 what the actual fuck, can i have some context please

@TheNewton777 9 лет назад

As some one who trains Brazilian jiu jiu jitsu and Muay Thai, I found this video to be fascinating. It's really cool seeing the same utilization of certain positions to sweep and joint lock the opponent even while using s sword. Very cool!

@erikbailey2525 9 лет назад

TheNewton777 Neat, isn't it? The human body only moves so many ways, and once the efficient and biomechanically sound ways are found, it's interesting to see how many completely unrelated arts follow suit.

@TheNewton777 9 лет назад

it really is! id love to see a study done on that, comparing all the motions in different arts and finding the patterns

@jeanjio 9 лет назад

really interesting teqniques, especially the one 2:20 that uses a lever

@blackswordshinobi 9 лет назад

WILL sword fighting knight way is similar then what I do but kenjutsu have there own trick too pommel striking is in both style both are effective

@danielbarlund 9 лет назад

i realy like were you are taking your chanel, i think the move has sofar worked out in your favor. youtube wise atleest :)

@Skallagrim 9 лет назад

Nox Umbra Yep, the move was definitely a good thing. :)

@WhiteApeMA 9 лет назад

A lot of this is similar to how Cane self-defense tactics work, with the arm locks and neck holds. I was kind of envisioning these things being applied with Sword tactics like these, where grasping one's own or an opponent's blade is actually a viable option. I never knew that such similarities did indeed exist. Shows how much completely different Martial Arts can have in common! Thank you for showing us this, Skall. Very informative. :)

@victorh7675 9 лет назад

Check out skeletor at 2:20 xD

@mattward4946 9 лет назад

i think i will surprise my LARP friends with the first move

@danielbartleson5746 9 лет назад

Matthew Ward I would love to see these guys go to a LARP event.

@BlankPicketSign 9 лет назад

InB4 _"Hodor, u cant grab teh blade Hodor"_ Wonderful video and I LIKE that teacher, very comprehensive techniques! Keep it up Skall! =^_^=

@InvaderKaz2008 6 лет назад

*AND NOW I HAVE TWO SWORDS*

@tzikas9 8 лет назад

So when do you throw the pomel?

@MesserMorfeo 9 лет назад

There's a new sword art school of Italian Historical Techniques in my city, it will open this September... can't wait!

@kevindecarvalhocampos6868 7 лет назад

Sadly, there's no HEMA club in the capital of Brazil. :(

@antonflax814 9 лет назад

i'm just looking at Skall in the Mirrors :3 it is Funny but i dont know Why! XD

@Obyvvatel 9 лет назад

This will be great for writing my book. Fight sequence descriptions! yay!

@juliancalvo3413 9 лет назад

Aren't too much risky those movements when grabbing the opponent's sword in minutes 0:20 or 1:44 ? I mean, by doing that, the opponent will only have to pull back the sword and cut trough the hand/arm. GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA.

@Sen_Kanashimi 9 лет назад

Alot of people complain that it's too slow and they would never work in a proper duel, and while it is true for how it is shown, for the actual technique it is perfectly viable. You first teach how to perform the technique and break it down step by step, and that's fine, what you then do is PRACTICE, practice sparring to learn and adapt the technique for use in full speed dueling, it's basically a tutorial: Give the basics in slow easy to understand ways, then let them adapt and understand how to use what you've taught to be effective.

@Wolfenkuni 9 лет назад

Great Instructions. I really like how he points two things out: 1st each technique can be done in various ways. (this is best but this works too....) and 2nd there always is a counter. (and a counter to the counter). (Unlike other instructors always goes like "nothing he can do, wow....") A thing that comes a bit short in the video is how the different sections (Westling/Dagger etc.) come together. Like the arm bar he shows is the first(?)play of the grapple section.

@caesarjulius4648 7 лет назад

Hey Skallagrim, I have a question: Do you know if they have any of this in the NE section of the US? I cant seem to find one. Also, how much does a training seminar from Richard (or any of them) cost?

@ChubbsRN 9 лет назад

I love this stuff. It's so interesting to watch

@jabsher47 9 лет назад

***** very nice video

@brokenursa9986 9 лет назад

Great video. I'm learning a lot from these videos that i wouldn't otherwise be able to learn without formal training. I'll have to watch through again and practice some of these techniques with my friends.

@TravelingTyrant 9 лет назад

Ryan Cauffman We hope so. Part of my goal in sharing anything is to let others see HEMA and perhaps take it up!

@TheViking533 9 лет назад

I want to say thanks for making the videos you do, I have been into the study of martial arts on and off my hole life. It has been hand in hand with my involvement in archery. You have exposed me to a hole new genre of martial arts training. I have fond your videos to be very entertaining. So once more thanks. James Tank Underwood

@jordanpavlica6768 9 лет назад

I love this guy

@felicianofrontado3134 9 лет назад

This guy needs to be a videogame advisor, can you imagine a finishing move in a game like The Witcher where Geralt twists his arm around both edges, holds the crossguard, and the smashes the guy's face with the pommel ? Where's my wallet ?

@Gaaxure 9 лет назад

It would've been better if you/him had shown some actual, combat usage of these moves. As it is, this seems about as practical as kung-fu.

@VYScuti 9 лет назад

Hay Skallagrim, Can you possibly review this certain OTF? This particular one is an Assisted OTF knife so it seems to be able to slide by the regulations of a switchblade. It's called the Schrade SCHOTF8TB Viper (i believe, according to this review i have seen of the knife ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--kwH-Zqf3AY.html) I am personally wondering what your thoughts are on this knife and would like to see if you approve if i should buy one. Plus this would be an interesting topic starter on that stupid switchblade ban since it seems to be defined as "not a switchblade" yet it kinda IS one.

@darkphoenix2 9 лет назад

A lot of these grappling ideas would be EXTREMELY high risk to attempt. You'd need a lot of experience to know if you can pull it off. Luckily, we don't really need to worry about life and death situations with swords these days.

@brandorgraccus6653 7 лет назад

This sword master is as cool as Syrio Forel .Even more! He's funny..!

@nickwoo2 9 лет назад

are you supposed to be armored when wrapping your arm around the blade/grabbing it or is the blade just not sharp? I studied haidong gumdo and that was all blade work no disarms or take downs but I wouldn't want any part of me near an opponents blade.

@TravelingTyrant 9 лет назад

+nickwoo2 wiktenauer.com/images/thumb/d/da/Pisani-Dossi_MS_22r-b.jpg/300px-Pisani-Dossi_MS_22r-b.jpg Coat will work.

@tapioperala3010 9 лет назад

Fun to see extremely similar stuff in HEMA (Reneissance Italy) than there is in just about any and every asian martial art. But, what ever works, works, and a human body functions the same in Asia and it does in Europe. :P Great video!

@MikhaelHausgeist 9 лет назад

Realy interresting fotage, but some tricks loock too dangeres... Even if I know about halfswording and other technique.

@IlKuchen 9 лет назад

Richard Marsden looks very much like Floki, in a dangerous way.

@itinerantpoet1341 2 года назад

Also look at Marsdens poor posture. I have never seen a real fencer with poor posture, except those who become stooped from old age over 80. Why does Marsden's posture look like an 80 year old? Maybe he has spinal curvature, but there should still be the sense of a straight back. (I know expert fencers with spinal curvature, and they don't look slouchy and weak.) A slouchy fencer is a dead fencer-posture is the most important thing after footwork.

@Makingnewnamesisdumb 8 лет назад

The thing where you grab the opponent's sword with the blade under your arm seems dangerous as shit.

@insomeperson 8 лет назад

It's something like half-swording, except you're grabbing your enemy's blade.

@oc6617 8 лет назад

As long as your hand has a good grip on their quillons before tightening your arm around the blade, you should be able to have full control and prevent and cutting.

@Makingnewnamesisdumb 8 лет назад

But if they just withdraw the sword before you find your grip they can do a cut on your arm, elbow or your side. Or they could punch you in the face or kick you away or something while you're trying to execute this.

@orionmelton3226 7 лет назад

Makingnewnamesisdumb Gambesons were worn for a reason.

@Makingnewnamesisdumb 7 лет назад

Orion Melton To have an excuse to get yourself killed?

@Yoshieatsrice 9 лет назад

Hey Skallagrim! I'm a big fan of the Kriegsmesser but I can't seem to find any instructions on how to us such a weapon. I've seen how to use the one handed, langes messer, but nothing really on the Kriegsmesser. Would it be possible to do a video on such a subject?

@maxboyd7406 4 года назад

I have never practiced or participated in HEMA even once in my life, so I don’t wanna sounds like I know anything because I don’t.. but at 1:53 what’s stopping the other guys from just slicing has arm or rib cage? Like I get he’s grabbing the guard but his arm is literally on the blade

@TheAbyssness 8 лет назад

Is there a technique similar to a "Long Sword Kimora" Wherein you use your Hilt to lock their arm and weave the blade back around it, and if the sword is long enough; tuck it through their opposite leg? Sounds overly complex but it can be done in 1 fluid motion given enough practice on the technique. It will leave your opponent unable to move their arm and enable you to simply "Pop" it and completely destroy their arm :), and can be removed in 1 stroke (which will also slice opponent up on the way out)

@cobraglatiator 9 лет назад

hello skall and comment section uhm,this thought popped in my head,and i have to ask,i'm curious:now,undoubtedly a big bullet with more powder will make a bigger hole,but, if there's a big bullet with less powder than the smaller bullet,and the smaller bullet,as previously said,has MORE powder than the bigger bullet,wich will make the bigger hole?

@zrust451 5 лет назад

Judging by the name, Blood and Iron follows the German School of HEMA?

@vladdracula2643 9 лет назад

I also have two movie suggestion The 13th Warrior and Arn: the Knights Templar not 100% accurate fighting but both really good movies.

@prayShinigami 8 лет назад

Nice hat you have skall ;) !

@technowizard78 9 лет назад

Alex Groothuis Please activate replies. Great swords or Zweihänder etc. are much greater than long swords. Skall explains the differences in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dk0GBKaMcgE.html

@kirbyjohnson3756 Год назад

Boy he sure knows his sword grappling😂 I guess I'm gonna be that guy but half that shit ain't gonna work in a duel unarmed, your hands will get sliced open when real force and speed are applied and in plate the other half of those techniques won't work either good luck cutting plate but that sawing like oh fuck watch out don't wanna get cut by somebody who's holding the blade in his bare fucking hands

@Rocko130185 9 лет назад

Are there any parry divert blade to shoulder barge techniques? I'd imagine they would be the most effective and simple. I can't think of anything that would be more effective against a fully armoured opponent.

@OlbedSyanKnight 9 лет назад

Awesome :D

@davisor7116 2 года назад

Some of Fiore's grappling techniques are cool and interesting, some are unrealistic and then some look like they are governed by movie logics and physics, totaly out of touch with reality. So there's something for everyone and that's all right with me.

@NordicSkullCrusher 9 лет назад

And thats why i use axe and shield

@JFHomehr 9 лет назад

What I like about this video is that it shows grappling technique with the sword, we don't see enough of those. ^^

@itinerantpoet1341 2 года назад

Nice red socks though-very stylish! "SCA on steroids" definitely has better gear!

@entrippyZ 7 лет назад

hmm should i swing and die, or guard ...and get killed with my own sword?

@fisslebotenfaer1709 9 лет назад

No way did they just call grappling swordsmanship....

@hallowedfool 8 лет назад

I do wish the Fiore class in my city was closer. It's about fifty minutes for me so I can't go. I thoroughly enjoy the Meyer longsword I do currently but I'd really enjoy doing both

@boyluizeduardo 9 лет назад

Incredible... I wish I could practice HEMA here in Brazil... :c

@sersisor 9 лет назад

now i see why it could be verry handy to have something sharp and pointy thats not super long... like a dagger at your side :O while the oponent is bussy fumbeling with your sword you take your dagger and stabb him, in some situations that could work XD

@sladekf6640 9 лет назад

Awesome stuff. Thanks for posting Skall!!

@habibsspirit 9 лет назад

Damn Skall has some pretty great fans, no one in the comments addressed/pointed out the nerd/neckbeard stereotype. I hate to be the first but I just feel like there needs to be at least one comment about it.

@jjun2891 4 года назад

for someone who's never held a sword, aren't the edges sharp(in a real combat)? I see so much edge grabbing in this video, even wrapping your arm around the blade.

@brett5656 7 лет назад

Does anyone else think Richard Marsden would look like Joshua Chamberlain if he had the extended mustache thing going on.

@tarlison2k1 9 лет назад

I'm not sure but I guess it would work on medieval longsword but don't think blade catching would work on razor sharp curve blades like sabers scimitar katana etc unless one is wearing a good armor although those curve blades won't be effective against armored opponent like a longsword will be

@Mynameismegalex 9 лет назад

I love these technique videos... can't wait to actually see Skal doing some of them.

@nikitaonassis6090 9 лет назад

Nice. The move in 3.50mins is a valid real world application but your blade has to be of the right angle.

@armexiusproductions1221 9 лет назад

I hope that bad knee doesn't leave you with any permanent damage, id hate to imagine how devastating it would be for you if you couldn't ever do sparring again. Is it getting any better?

@itinerantpoet1341 2 года назад

2:25 Marsden gets his leg cut. This is why you learn the grapple to learn to avoid them, but never *seek* the grapple with a sword, unless fighting in armor.

@gavingleemonex3898 2 года назад

What happened to the good old days when your sempai yelled at you until you got it right. Nowadays everyone shuffles around laughing nervously, and handing out hugs.