Unarmed vs Long Sword Technique

movie from ARMA.
upload for my friends who cannot play .mov files.


* John Clements, the world's foremost practitioner of the Chivalric Arts of Defense, demonstrates practice of some basic unarmed counters against vertical cuts from a longsword.




The skills shown here were derived from decades of disciplined dedicated study in the source teachings of historical European fighting systems.

This was not learned from aikido.
This was not learned from jujitsu.
This was not learned from kung fu.

There is no mystery to learning and applying such techniques, just expert perception of timing, leverage, and range in employing close-combat techniques.

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Sports

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• Swordsmanship

[Halofreakanoid]

@supazak You're missing the point that of course it is being pulled slightly since John doesn't have anything to actually stop an accident from happening, but the technique would still work against someone who doesn't think it's going to happen. Again, these are real techniques that were taught in the medieval era, and used.

[IzzyBunneh]

@Eruonen

actually katana can't slice through chain mail or plate, and if you're gonna say, "butbut, deadliest warriors showed..." you shouldn't believe everything you see on tv, they tested it against re-enactment chainmail, not proper chainmail

there's riveted, butted, or welded mail, butted is the type they tested, and was hardly ever used in medieval europe, because it was too easy to cut/penetrate, the other kinds effectively cannot be pierced by blades or arrows

[JanPospisil42]

@IvixHira He's close enough to hit, notice that the unarmed one always moves in. His arms are kinda shorter than the sword. The video's point is to show the techniques, no need to have the swordsman cut the guy.

[IvixHira]

I notice how the man with the sword never swings sideways towards his left, but always overhead, and also is too close to the unarmed man. The advantage of a longsword is length. I'm convinced this show is tilted in the grappler's favor.

[41iou]

who care wot ya use a spoon wod be faster then basted poke them in the eyes or sum think

[HipposHateWater]

@1169Timothy

I'm still feeling the hit I took to the funny bone about 4 weeks ago. :P

[1169Timothy]

@HipposHateWater True, what usually gets me is when it hits your hand and goes right to the knuckle. Hurts like you just got hit but for minuets.

[HipposHateWater]

@1169Timothy

Ooooh yeah, lol. Oddly enough, despite supposedly being safer, I've found the synthetic wasters hurt more than wood as well. The pain hits you, a nice sting sets in, and then just lingers for way too long. (like taking a shot to the crotch)

[1169Timothy]

@HipposHateWater Yes to the fact that wooden swords hurt like a bitch!!! lol

[HipposHateWater]

@1169Timothy

"Yes", to what, exactly?

[1169Timothy]

@HipposHateWater Yes they do!

[HipposHateWater]

@Brandonkerrfl

Padded swords behave nothing like the real thing, and as a result royally screw up interpretations and technique. Wooden swords handle less like a sword, but are decent enough. Surprisingly, I find the metal swords actually hurt less than wood.