Two-Sword Vs Sword and Shield

Two-Sword Vs Sword and Shield.

Find a practice near you at SCA[dot]org. Participation in this sport is free and open to all. ********I recently learned that there were Gladiators in Rome that fought with two-swords. They were called "Dimachaerus" The word in Greek means Two Swords. "Di" meaning Two and "Mechaera" meaning War-sword. Machi is the Greek root for war.

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[thegerbilsmith69]

Where are you getting two sword usage in the Medieval peroid?!? Rennissance sources have paired rapiers (case of rapiers) and there is some mention of paired swords, but Medieval...no one I have known has been able to find a medieval source for it. Some Medieval masters address the topic of paired weapons, but they seem to all agree that unequal length weapons are superior to equal length; ie a sword/buckler or sword/dagger works better for offense/defense. Where is the evidence for your style

[tsafa1]

@thegerbilsmith69 There were Gladiators in Rome that fought with two-swords. They were called "Dimachaerus" The word in Greek means Two Swords. "Di" meaning Two and "Mechaera" meaning War-sword. Machi is the Greek root for war. Two weapon from where also used in Asia. It does not take to much imagination to pick up to swords in any historical period and figure out a way to use them effectively over a period of time.

[tsafa1]

@thegerbilsmith69 It is also worth noting that the period middle ages was a period of illiteracy. Nobles (the fighting class) did not read or write. They is no documentation of even more common sword and shield techniques in that period, or greatsword techniques or polearm techniques. It less likely that unpopular forms would have been documented. As soon as literacy become more common in the Renaissance you see a pair of rapiers in DeGrasse.

[thegerbilsmith69]

SCA combat started late 60's and early 70's. Knights and others used 'wasters', wooden swords, to train but they were shaped like swords, not round. this was in part so you can tell if you hit properly. the SCA plays a sport; real medieval combat has grappling with or without using the weapon. armored/unarmored combat, as well as half-swording. If one is hit in the leg in real combat you aren't given a choice to fight on one knee, you fight on or die. and real combat does not limit targets!

[tsafa1]

@thegerbilsmith69 See some of my other video where I fight with steel blades. Look for "The Duel". I here I swap my rattan sword for a steel blunt and fight away without skipping a beat. It is the same thing to me. Also see the "Tuchux" grappling video.

[baphomet418]

their fighting with sticks! this isn't real swordsmanship.

[tsafa1]

@baphomet418 Those sticks weigh about 3 lbs and are balanced like real swords. If you google "Behourdium Tradition" you will see that in the middle-ages Knights also used sticks in training and tournaments.

[Tobson4]

Some body know song?=]

Thx;)

[DarkAssassin101100]

wow this video was boring till the music started.

[tsafa1]

@Dimitri0809 On a battlefield all men usually wear some armor. Even thick leather will offer protection against glancing blows. Only powerful blows will be effective. On a battlefield shields are also common too. The cut offers a lot power potential do to the rotational velocity of the sword. The tip of a cut is traveling about 3 times faster then the hand is that is holding the sword. A sword cut from a type X sword can deliver an effective energy equal to about 185 ft-lbs with the edge.