Hammaborg - Longsword Techniques (Pt. 1/8): Peter Falkner Manuscript

A workshop held at the Martial Arts Gathering Swordfish in Gothenburg in November 2009. Dierk Hagedorn and Falko Fritz from Hammaborg show a variety of techniques based on master Peter Falkner, a member of Johannes Liechtenauer's society.

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Sports

Tags:

• longsword
• sword
• swordfight
• historical fencing
• historical martial arts

[DaUsher]

Pardon my asking, but do you know where I can find readily available sources on the fighting techniques with the Renaissance-era true two-handed swords? Thanks.

And great channel!

[DierkHagedorn]

@DaUsher Thanks for your kind words. Unfortunately though, I'm afraid that the two-handed sword of the Renaissance is not covered by my field of expertise. I am not aware of any German sources but believe that the Iberian material about the montante offers some insight in this respect. As for the availability of sources, I am very sorry not being able to help you there.

[POPEPO71]

"Who endeavours the war

above will be humilliated below.

Learn to find stroke and thrust in every winding."

what does this mean?????

anyone can explain it to me?

[DierkHagedorn]

@POPEPO71 As always, Master Liechtenauer's verses (or in this case, Master Falkner's adaptation of them) are tremendously tricky to understand and they withstand a clear translation. Double meanings of words have to be taken into consideration, and after all, they are verses, a very condensed form. The "war" (krieg) is what happens from the "bind" i.e. when the swords have made contact. One should not leave the bind because it is the bind that gives the fencer information about his adversary's

[DierkHagedorn]

@POPEPO71 intentions, his position, his strength, and, of course, his blade. Also, one has to stay in the "vor", that is to retain the initiative. If you fail to do so, the adversary might take advantage of this and threaten you with his point. So, if you concentrate too much on a specific target and fail to reach it, you might find yourself hit at another opening. The winding is the action taken from the bind. As stated above, you should not leave the bind in order to gather information;

[DierkHagedorn]

@POPEPO71 and from the bind you seek your opponent's next opening. Depending on the distance, you can either strike or thrust at him.

[OMFGHUGEWOLF]

I love this stuff, euro sword play is fun stuff to watch, love compairing the simularities that show up in euro sword play to the Iai I study.

Alot that is different too, because you can not used a curved weapon exactly the same as a straight edge but still alot of simularities.

[digitalurbantactics]

youll see me there well when i move to germany :)

[ranpleasant]

The demonstration would be more realistic if they stood within a realistic distance. At 1:39 their blade would not even touch the other.

[DierkHagedorn]

@orcawne Sorry for the inconvenience. I'm afraid, you'll have to turn up the volume a bit.