ARMA Senior-Free Scholar Prize Playing 2007

Senior Free Scholar from International Gathering '07

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ARMA
• swords
• swordplay
• swordsmanship
• fencing
• martial
• arts
• medieval_combat
• armor
• fencers
• western_fighting_arts
• combatitive

[iwhisperwolf]

I'm awaiting ARMA membership, so I'm going to say this before representing the organization might prevent me from doing so.

EVERY east vs west argument I've seen on youtube consists of an eastern practitioner defending his pride, vs a HEMA practitioner defending the right of his art to exist.

I'm sick to death of convos about "my" martial heritage. An exclusive endeavor, being peppered with the pride wounded bickering of non-practitioners.

In short... If mine art offends thee, pass on by.

[gigasbleach99]

I was very recently educated about medieval and Renaissance martial arts. I was fairly ignorant about it I thought that they simply hacked and slashed until someone dropped. I suppose that I was way off when I learned about ARMA. I am now trying to get several study groups in Ky.

[EntusedDragon]

Anyone know where I can get lessons like this in South Africa?

[halfassedfart]

@animewerewolf watch?v=lrNHI_gyJ4g

This is from a member of a prominent Swedish HEMA group.

[muresug]

@animewerewolf Train but focus of plyometrics to build explosive strength and agility training.. Run of the mill weight lifting may (but not necessarily) bulk you up too much and affect directional agility. Dont skimp on cardio either: greater cardio endurance allows you to keep a lower resting heart rate that means you can keep focused and concentrate without being affected by fatigue. Interdisperce sprinting in your running too:you need to learn to move off the mark quickly sometimes.

[animewerewolf]

@Makrond I am -... so much! Thanks =)

[Makrond]

@animewerewolf 15 is certainly a good number as well, especially if you're comfortable with it. Good to hear you're enjoying HEMA and improving yourself. :D

[animewerewolf]

@Makrond Thank you very much for your advices. I've done all those things for "a while" now :,D started training just some weeks after I posted that and my strenght has already increased. Though I think I don't manage 25 reps. Usually I do 15, but I might try it that way =D 

[Makrond]

@animewerewolf Get some free weights and learn how to use them, or head to a gym and use theirs. Go for endurance (25 reps of whatever weight you can manage, keep increasing weight each time) rather than power. Alternatively just do some body weight exercises (pushups, leg raises, lunges etc) and your normal sparring every week and you'll get there eventually. We all start somewhere :)

[christopheclugston]

@Altonahk well said and true

[animewerewolf]

@gurkfisk89 Wow! Thanks a lot! The videos are really good/helpful. Gonna keep an eye on that channel :)

[gurkfisk89]

@animewerewolf "In my opinion I have to become much stronger :/" I have the same problem. =) The only thing I can think of is, train. It's well tried and trusted method for building muscle. Look up how other martial artists train and copy them. There are some good videos on youtube. Aaron Pynenberg have some videos that are good for motivation. user/TheCollegeofCombat like: watch?v=17u6m8pRpLs watch?v=YlZiXq5O4rU watch?v=ZsvkZMfoJWo Good luck in your practice.