Maybe I misunderstand, but if you're taking that stance, with your sword leg back, how are you supposed to have at least 50% weight on it during the strike?
@jawallace1991 every professional sword strike i know of comes from your feet... gets transfered from there to your hips and then up out through your arms and out your wrists to the blade. Therefore you need to have most of your weight on your back foot 90% of the time so as not to be knocked over from someones attack... it may not look it but he does have less weight on his front leg the majority of the time though he also shifts alot while talking which may be what your seeing.
@59spore So far as I know, people have tried lots of different designs for making flails, and I've seen them being tested, but nothing has been approved by the society at-large for use at events.
@HouseBedford they will likely 'not' approve of them any time soon given the erratic nature of the weapons themselves, the fact that the free-swinging head of such a weapon could entangle an opponent's arm/shield or even threaten to yank a helmet off raises alot of red flags.
Maybe I misunderstand, but if you're taking that stance, with your sword leg back, how are you supposed to have at least 50% weight on it during the strike?
jawallace1991 1 month ago
@jawallace1991 every professional sword strike i know of comes from your feet... gets transfered from there to your hips and then up out through your arms and out your wrists to the blade. Therefore you need to have most of your weight on your back foot 90% of the time so as not to be knocked over from someones attack... it may not look it but he does have less weight on his front leg the majority of the time though he also shifts alot while talking which may be what your seeing.
vampuricknight1 1 month ago
are you allowed to use flails in the battles.like morning star without spikes.
59spore 1 year ago
@59spore So far as I know, people have tried lots of different designs for making flails, and I've seen them being tested, but nothing has been approved by the society at-large for use at events.
HouseBedford 1 year ago
@HouseBedford they will likely 'not' approve of them any time soon given the erratic nature of the weapons themselves, the fact that the free-swinging head of such a weapon could entangle an opponent's arm/shield or even threaten to yank a helmet off raises alot of red flags.
Danthar 1 year ago
@Danthar If rings of foam or rubber are put on the rope wich holds the weight the flail is less likely to become entangled on anything.
zachsnillor 4 months ago
I did that at a demo back in 97-98. I got my bell rung by a radio dj. Could not tell where the ringing was coming from inside or out....lol
Knightsquire74 2 years ago
I remember this lesson...different group most definately...but I remember the flatsnap...hahahaha
Krusyphyx 2 years ago
lol at the guy who stands there and gets smacked in the head time after time. XD
AliasnameTO 3 years ago 2
Its fun i've done it many a times.
EastKingdomMilitia 2 years ago