Zornhau training - Lichtenauers longsword techniques

A little bit outdated Zornhau and associated techniques with longsword from Lichtenauers Kunst des Fechtens: Zornhau ort, Bis stercker, Nym es nyder, Oben abnehmen, Duplieren (with Bruch), Mutieren. Source http://gesellschaft-lichtenawers.eu/tsc/en/home/news/48-zornhaw-treningove-video

Anton Kohutovic, Martin Tibensky

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Longsword
• Langschwert
• Lichtenauer
• Kunst des Fechtens
• zornhau
• Zornhau ort
• Bis stercker
• Nym es nyder
• Oben abnehmen
• Duplieren
• Mutieren
• fencing
• techniques
• sword
• medieval fight

[Tulcaryar]

What resources do you use? I am an amateur historical fencer and I seek a more professional approach to this fantastic martial art.

Also, what's the music for this clip? I love it!

[kohutovic]

@Tulcaryar You can find everything on our web. Music is from the game Witcher.

[mager56723]

much more badass than the Japanese stuff.

[Hessianlore]

8 people are armless and jealous

[Mudux]

fuck yeah, THIS should be on the olympics

[temmy9]

@wolf3001 Most duels would rarely last longer than an attack, a counter and a counter to the counter. The actual exchange of blows would be very brief.

[HalfCracker4life]

Now THAT was very hardcore. Awesome vid. (-;

[Evan1boy]

Dammit that's awesome. Cheers guys!

[GlenislaGhillie]

as an Iaidoka I'm very impressed, having studied asian martial arts for a long time because there was non of our own stuff surviving or available. Go for it guys

[tjakal]

Even as the swords are surely blunt those guys are brave doing that wearing T-shirts. perhaps this gives a elevated sense of real danger and brings realism to their training. If this is so, you guys are insane, and I for one applaud you for it. Impressive speed and intensity.

[Hyperpulsehammer]

@wolf3001 Makes sense.

[wolf3001]

@Hyperpulsehammer I read once that most duels even in Japan lasted little more than a few seconds. Beating swords together was a sure way to ruin them. Long drawn out confrontations probably were more due to people sizing each other up rather than actually attacking.

[tallswede80]

very interesting stuff. Looks like an awesome weapon.

[Hyperpulsehammer]

@Jensaarai1 Really, ALL fighting with dangerous close combat weapons and no armor probably ends like that. Epic hour long duels only happen in movies and sport fighting because they're scripted and sport, respectively; real warriors are trained to end the life of an opponent in an instant, because every waking breath your enemy takes is a threat upon your life and the life of your fellows.