European Martial Arts: Hutton's Two-Hand Sword #3

Reconstruction of Hutton: Old Swordplay Combination 4

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• martial
• arts
• longsword
• historical
• fencing
• swordsmanship

[gigasbleach99]

hey wouldn't edge on edge screw up the blades???

[Spatha85]

You are touching a very delicate subject! Fencers have been arguing about this for years and years! But yes, you are right, edge on edge does considerable damage the blade (thou, if done correctly, not always). However I'm sure that Hutton wanted his parries to be done with the edge (I can explain you why), but naturally that doesn't mean that that is the correct form, as he had no more knowledge of the style of, let's say, Marozzo, as we do today. (His real expertise is the sabre.)

[Semiomniscient]

@greppia92

While I'm not sure if you're entirely right (not having enough practice using both), isn't practicing with wooden swords an art in itself as that's been how people have trained with swords since swords were created?

[waveman0]

@Spatha85

most try for an edge to side parry, lest damage is done.If you are going to be cut parry any way but if you can try for edge to side parry's

[cenrriques918]

Exelente. Graven mas cinco estrellas

[LordBane1701]

Use the flat !!!

[Halofreakanoid]

@DiabolusIgnis : It seems so yes

[DiabolusIgnis]

@Halofreakanoid Eh, no worries. Both of us seem to comment a lot, so it's only natural.

[Halofreakanoid]

@DiabolusIgnis : Oh hi there, I didn't even realize it was you. I thought you were just another person not giving 100% of the information :P

[DiabolusIgnis]

@Halofreakanoid And once again, I run into you. I think I have made myself clear already. Go for blocking with your strong (edge), on his weak (flat). If you can't then you have an edge on edge situation, which is bad, of course. Aim for intercepting with your strong, it just can't get much more logical than that, can it now?

[Halofreakanoid]

@DiabolusIgnis : You parry with the edge of your sword, but only against the flat of an opponent's blade. Never edge on edge. Make sure you make this clear when explaining to people. Always block with the flat.

[Halofreakanoid]

@Spatha85 : Parries are done with the edge against the opponent's flat. Edge on edge fighting has no advantage and several disadvantages.

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[kolotiti]

May i ask what sword school are you reconstructing? Im doing Lichtenauer school and we definitevly do not parry sword cuts. We do counter strikes in the oponets cut. Evry cut I do ends in hittin enemy. And another thing wooden swords are nice but from my experience cant replace a steel sword in the dynamics, handilng and they behave different on strike. Parrying while receving whole energy of the cut on your blade ruins your sword. You shouldnt let your opponent have a full power cut on you.