Civil War Broadsword Fighting Techniques

Joe Long explains how soldiers in the 19th Century trained for battle with broadswords. He demonstrates a few saber fighting techniques as outlined in period training handbooks.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• broadsword
• saber
• civil
• war
• calvary
• confederate
• soldiers
• combat

[asraven70]

That is actually the Scottish Regimental Broadsword 7 count, you acatually can fight in the scottish style with these.

[PresidentDRCI]

I have a civil war replica sword, it's strait 9/10 of the way up,but the last bit is slightly curved. It almost looks like a katana that is very thick, it has a wood grip and a hand guard (that brass thing that is around the hilt.) any help on finding out what the hell it is?

[kendosendo]

this is a good video, well done,so much better informed than the vast majority on you tube re swords

[Ramshobraja]

I do wonder how much the sword was used in actual battle. Very interesting that swords were used until so recently in war.

[MerlinsJester]

Awesome. I taught myself the six basic face cuts, and I'm glad that it was accurate to what the experts say.

It IS pretty rough- tends to tear a hole in the skin of the middle part of your thumb and the flesh right behind the joint of your pinky.

Unless you're doing this gloved. Then it's just a bear of a shoulder and back muscle exercise.

[newtubetubetube]

@fatmonk1 Very fine edge don't last as long. Very wide edge could appear to not be sharpened. Some user may have let them go dull as well. But all sword and bayonet are sharp and are intended to cut and pierce. If you only care about breaking bone, you can swing your rifle, it work as good.

[newtubetubetube]

@chwuwd If you knew anything about Chinese and Japanese martial art you would have realize that they are simple and straight to the point and that all martial art mechanics are the same. Every where, martial art is the same thing, only superficial cultural details change. The human body work the same where ever you are. You are just a ignorant amerifag, a bigot and a douche bag. Fuck off!

[ewbecht]

is this at a museum or something?

[chwuwd]

@flysnake12 skills are the same; philosophies are the same, they just make it sound more complicated. in war, you are fighting in closely packed formations, so many of the chinese techniques which required a lot of room for movements are not even practical

[flysnake12]

@chwuwd but they are more skilled