ARMA-Longsword technique practice at IronDoor Studio (Jan 2009)

John Clements, Aaron Pynenberg, and Jacob Norwood perform several techniques at Iron Door Studio, including Halfswording (holding the middle of the blade with one hand), Ringen am Schwert (wrestling on/at the sword), a Mortschlag ("Death-Blow" or "Murder-Stroke", done by holding the blade with both hands and striking with the hilt or pommel), and some plain old Ringen (wrestling) at the end.

I must thank insertoriginaluser for bringing this newer version to my attention. You can see his upload of it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0LYlf...

For the older version of this video showing a few different techniques you can check out these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4SQo-...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMAvSi...

Be sure to check out ARMA's official Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/theARMAon...

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[Kra7as]

Interesting shit, too bad no one cares about it.

[SwordAndBuckler]

I care.  ;- )

[Seijitsu0]

4,243 views... I'd say plenty of people care about it, good sir.

[Seijitsu0]

That's interesting. I really needed to be told that, when I wrote this comment TWO YEARS AGO.

[IaMaPh1991]

and now it has almost 20,000

[ElagantFrost]

This is awesome! I'm starting to get the fundamentals of sword fighting for a video

game I'm going to try and make :D

[Mark Frederick]

Powerful stuff. Congrats to ARMA for breathing life into the old fencing manuals.

[Jim Bob]

However, they are balanced and made like real ones. The only difference is that they aren't sharpened.

[Jim Bob]

No, they're blunts. There's no reason to ever spar with sharps.

[gmadman7]

great technique

[gmadman7]

fuck you man

[dogbone222]

lol ja they do... I've seen you before... you sent me a vid?

[Sukidezu]

especially the mini variety (combat knives) :3