Gladiatoria : Part 1/6 : Swordfight in Armour : Hammaborg

Selected techniques from the Gladiatoria manuscripts. A workshop held at the Dreynevent in Vienna.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• sword
• longsword
• armour
• armor
• harness
• fight
• fencing
• Schwert
• Langschwert
• Rüstung
• Harnisch
• Fechten
• Schwertkampf

[KnightlyNerd]

Do you guys have the FULL range of motion (particularly in regards to the shoulders) when wearing armour? Are you able to fully extend you arms and rotate your shoulders above your head?

[DierkHagedorn]

@KnightlyNerd Movability is only slightly restricted as far as the more lateral directions are concerned. But in fact raising the arms over the head is a bit more troublesome due to the articulation of the pauldrons. Nevertheless it's absolutely possible to stand in guard with the hands over the head (in fact there is a guard that calls for a hand held high), although a classical Bloßfechten posture like Ochs is impossibly because of the diameter of the lower vambraces and the crossed wrists.

[rozssy]

Hi,one question about instructors armour, how front and backplate are held together? I notice no straps.

[DierkHagedorn]

@rozssy Have a look at the channel of the user tossetoke, who is a colleague of mine and in whose channel you will find a playlist called "HEMA-demonstrations". You can see there how my harness is put on.

[chongoonchua]

This fighting style is weird... why it has to hold the swords on its blade.... doesn't seem like swords are designed to hold this way... isn't it better to use staff sword instead... 

[DierkHagedorn]

@chongoonchua The usage of weapons depends largely on the circumstances. A judicial duel (which we are talking about here) is, after all, subject to some specifications. In Gladiatoria you start indeed with spear, sword, dagger and a targe. You start with the spear, often by casting it in order to distract the opponent. Then you work with the sword, or the dagger. Try to bring him to the ground or lead him out of the fighting area. Thus you win. No need to necessarily kill him, by the way.

[DierkHagedorn]

@Djemps Well, in fact that "little dude" is a charming young lady. Just for the record ...

[Djemps]

@DierkHagedorn Ha! That's awesome. Well SHE'S a badass.

[KnightlyNerd]

@DierkHagedorn I see. Thankyou so much for the information and reply. :)

[kaporit1]

cool stuff... I just can't imagine how they did it in the old days...

[ginjaninja1988]

He reminds me of C-3PO partly because of his posh accent but also they way he moves in that armour.

[TheFrostedLlama]

@chongoonchua The european long sword is pretty versatile. It's a one hander, a two hander, a blunt pick and a short spear when the occassion calls for infighting or driving it into those vulnerable areas of an armoured opponent.