longsword technique

I don't remember where I got this movie...

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[Roman55Legions]

Western sword arts are far more developed then what most people think!

[Mistwraith99]

I think I saw one technique involving grabbing your opponent's blade. Grabbing your own blade to execute a technique is quite an easy and safe thing to do, especially if you are wearing gloves. Even if you are not, it's still easily possible; it is called halfswording, and is a common period technique.

[dbyammy]

@MammonDurden many movements are similar because they're effecient movements of the human body... except... many of the cuts in european swordsmanship involve cutting with the back of the blade... Like this one shown here.

[MammonDurden]

Alot of those moves look very familiar from my time training in Iaido. Most of these translate very well from the double edged european swords to the Japanese katana.

[HandRpuffin]

@puenboy1 Plus most swordsmen were wearing leather gloves of some sort. Mostly for added grip during long fights, but still useful for half-sword.

[puenboy1]

Grabbing the edge is called half-sword, useful against armored opponents. Actually, it was pretty much the only practical way to fight against an enemy with plate armor. Yes, it is very possible, and swordsmen uses it very frequently. The thing is to grab it while it is not moving, to avoid cutting yourself. Without force to move it, a sword's blade is quite safe unless you are fooling around with it.

[jariemonah]

0:46 never thought i'd see a somersault in a sword fight

[sjard42]

One of the guys is Bart Walczak of (at least at the time) ARMA Poland, and one of the co-authors of a translation of the Codex Wallerstein fechtbuch. If I remember correctly.

[sjard42]

One of the guys is Bart Walczak of (at least at the time) ARMA Poland, and one of the co-authors of a translation of the Codex Wallerstein fechtbuch.

[Kunstdesfechtens]

@someguy001001 Real swordsmen who DID fight for their lives with sowrds grabbed sharp blades just as shown in this video. They said it works. It is shown multiple times in various manuals from the period. Modern practicioners have done it. They say it works. It's just scary as hell. But then again, so is getting into a sword fight. ;)

[someguy001001]

@Kunstdesfechtens true but still if it was sharp enough to cut and you're fighting for you're life I don't think you would think about how hard or where you grab you're blade you would most likely cut you're hard and that would be good for you.

[Kunstdesfechtens]

@someguy001001 A very sharp sword is easily damaged because the edge would be too thin to withstand any punishment. An over-sharpened sword won't stay sharp (or even functional) for very long. And it goes without saying that a ruined sword won't do you much good in a fight. If it's sharp enough to draw cut, then it's sharp enough. :) Besides, it was done by people who fought with swords for a living, so their expertise and the records they left can be considered authoritative.