Medieval Sickle Combat 1

Working through the first page of Mair's Wheat Sickle combat.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• medieval
• sickle
• combat
• martial
• arts
• peasant
• weapon
• WMA
• knights
• Mair

[8stepsifu]

on the last move. You are breaking the stance at the wrong angle. Go halfway between his feet and 90 degrees outward from that point, pull down and he will fall into your sickle. If you use a whipping wave motion you can get his chin out and fill the sickle with his neck instead. That would make more sense for a neat kill.

[Djemps]

@8stepsifu Thanks. Now that I have a different translation I realize that we were doing the last part all wrong. I would still like to go back and try your idea at some point. It sounds very cool.

[NevTheDeranged]

Sweet vid. Great use of slomo and pause to basically create "video plates" equivalent to the ancient texts. Much more useful. And bonus points for choosing such an interesting weapon to display.

[Djemps]

@NevTheDeranged .. Thanks. I kinda stole the idea from my pals at MEMAG, they put together very nice videos using a similar method. I am very interested in the Sickle but I have had a hard time finding translations of the rest of the pages. :-(

[wolfdragga]

great video, it's great that people are starting to relize the western martial arts are just as varied and effective as the eastern. keep'em coming.

[Djemps]

Thanks. I hope to make a few more videos before the winter comes. Let's cross our fingers...

[extragunbon]

I'm glad I'm a lefty, messes up some people's timing. =D

[VegaEtereo]

excellent

[TheDefiantBadger]

Very useful reference I must say.

[MrHenryMason]

PS: Me an my group are interested in the flail espacially. How did u build it?

[MrHenryMason]

Hey what a nice vid! The first serious one about sickle combat. The other one about the flail is also very good. I am getting interested and trying to make a reconstruction by myself. How do you made the training weapons?

[NewZealfighter]

nice guys

make more films