Rapier Fencing gone bad

All tricks allowed.

Taken from: http://www.thearma.org/Videos/TPVideos.htm

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• rapier
• fencing
• kick
• balls
• humor

[ClementKor]

fuck swords, lets just kick him in the balls.

[dallastiger1]

Who kicks someone in the balls??? The man who understands Truth in Combat and sets out to win.....that's REAL training ......sport dumbs down the training and teaches one to leave his/herself wide open for attack because one doesn't have to consider those attacks....reality combat is different. Of course if you only play sport against other sportsmen that's a different consideration....

[fakejohnwilkesbooth]

@Venethor How is kicking someone in the groin more cowardly than sticking him with a rapier? Or cutting him down with a longsword? Or punching him in the face, for that matter? Any attack that is effective is going to overwhelm or outmaneuver an opponent's defense, ruin their body, and keep them from returning the favor until they're out out of the fight - and is therefore "cowardly".

[frigidmagi]

Ohhh... Hope you were wearing a cup there man. That was a good solid hit.

[dallastiger1]

@venethor Agreed. It amounts to "what fits the moment". If your adversary gives you the appropriate opening then its an option. However if your opponent is savy , that tactic could be disasterous for you. Case by case basis only....As a trainee of the blade I usually look to cut/hack things like incoming kicks.... I believe the old Masters of the sword in Europe taught things such as a stomp to the groin. I'm sure they only advocated it when appropriate rather than a primary tactic. Worked here.

[Venethor]

@dallastiger1 Yea but kicking someone in the balls during a battle might not be such a good idea, because since he expects all kinds of cowardly tricks he might just lob off your leg or impale it :P

[Irmasterlol]

Lol @ everyone talking about training for real life combat. There is no perfect system that is also safe. There's no way to simulate every aspect of a real fight. The only way to do that is to get in fights, and I guarantee no matter how 'dumbed down' sport fencing is, you could still use it to pin an untrained thug to a wall.

[mrcannibalfreak]

why fence

GET A KATANA AND FIGHT TO THE DEATH

[Artanis99]

@mojothemigo yeah my historical fencing teacher theaces it even now along with "If he stands wrong break his leg." Of course applies only for self-defence, staged stunts (where his leg stays in one piece) and demonstrations of why to stand the right way (lot of pain included).

[mojothemigo]

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if this would be a normal thing to see on a rapier class circa 1500. Not sure about rules of dueling, but for sure this was a fine for training for general self defense if some hood tried to mug you on the street and basic training could get nasty too.

[tbskms]

Now that is fencing!

[HarpuiaEXE]

And that, children, is one reason why you always wear a cup when fencing.