Liechtenauer florysh

Just started to practise the Liechtenauer German Longsword art.

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Sports

Tags:

• Liechtenauer
• cuts
• moves
• oberhau
• unterhau
• florysh
• german
• longsword

[Kunstdesfechtens]

One more thing. Your hips should be more square to the target. Your initial Pflug is oriented too far to the side, making it harder to defend other openings. Imagine your belly button pointing to the opponent, as that will align your hips properly. Only in Ochs should your hips be more aligned to the side.

[hamsapsifu]

Thanks!

[CollegiumInArmis]

4th, watch your edge alignment, especially with the unterhauwen (cuts from below). Be mindful of keeping the edge aligned all the way through the blow, and don't allow the wrists to turn until the sword is well past the target, at which point you may want to roll the wrists over to align for a different cut.

[hamsapsifu]

Thanks for all the thorough comments, I corrected in the meantime my mistake of the edge alignment of the unterhau, now I keep in vertical all the way up, resulting in a soft swoosh sound.

[GCarnie]

Try to keep your head up. It will improve your cuts, your posture and your movement.

[hamsapsifu]

Thanks, I'll do that, I noticed that also after reviewing this clip.

[baphomet418]

Are you behind Target?

[lockbreak12]

looks like valve may be making a sword fighting game soon that sounds great

(if you do not know what I am talking about look at his shirt)

[Himotary]

really good^^ two points of attention though!

1. Try to keep the point of the sword pointing against the enemy at all times

2. try to stand wide (sorry for my english!)

[Supertomiman]

the interesting part is to actually notice the differences :)

[henjokongo]

Japanese too. I have done Iaido and a little kenjutsu. It just looks like there are only so many ways you can swing a sword :P

[Supertomiman]

its interesting to compare italian longsword techinques with german ones.

[Gjorndian]

Continuing from last: The footwork should be aligned at the 45's and 90's (refer to your compass in case you arn't aware of what I'm talking about) North, South, East, West and of course NW, NE, SW, and SE. Keep practicing, and then worry about moving towards the use of the sword later. Learning to move in true time is key. Our late master said plainly in his texts that you must move in true time.

[Gjorndian]

Looks decent, and glad to see another member of this lost art. I completely concur with all of the past statements. Keep in mind the most important part of your training this far should be footwork, footwork, footwork! That goes for almost all arts..the hands are easy to work with, the feet not so much. Work on the main steps (gathering, passing, triangle) and work on moving smoothly between then.

[WSUIN02]

Looking good!