"The horse is mightier than the sword." --Jason Kingsley

Such a good boy. Extra carrots.

@MrBigCookieCrumble

5 жыл бұрын

Oooh, double rations!

@InnannasRainbow

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and be sure to give some to the horse!

@taidordz

5 жыл бұрын

A horse with a sick name like "Warlord" will always be a good boy.

@18wheeler57

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrBigCookieCrumble Food stocks are dwindling m'lord

@lazarpetrovic7206

4 жыл бұрын

The people are leaving the castle, m'lord.

This guy makes me naturally smile every time I see him

This channel is what History channel was suppose to be,I respect and love your work sir!

He and that Horse act as one. the blade is an extension of his arm. he truly is a good warrior

@galahaddayne

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed he is and that's how it's supposed to be, a sword is an extension of your arm

Hello Mr. CEO of rebellion games! I have an increased love of your videos now. Before i just thought you were an informative smart fellow who knew about knights and looked like one too, like a host of a neat show. It was such a serendipitous event when i found out that you were responsible for one of my favorite game series ever, sniper elite. Such a unique juxtaposition, knights and WW2 sniping. I love it, and love this channel! Cheers from the U.S.

@ModernKnight

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, glad you like both the things I do!

@StoopidMonkeysMomma

5 жыл бұрын

@@ModernKnight is there anyway possible you could do a vid showing all your horses at the stables that would be quite a treat I'm sure for all of us thank you for your wonderful videos so informative and fun!

@lendondain1

5 жыл бұрын

Ah... Now I understand how he's able to afford all the gear, horse, etc.

@Khorney

5 жыл бұрын

This is the same Jason Kingsley of Rebellion games? Wow you do learn things every day :D

@ModernKnight

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s me!

I still love your recognition of Warlord as a person due credit at the end. It is a lovely partnership to see.

The “percussion point” sounds like it’s a node of one of the simplest harmonics. And blunt or wooden (possibly weighted) swords were surely the most commonly used practice swords. After all, you don’t want to wear out your sharp sword during practice, nor do you want to kill or cripple your sparring partner.

@fattiger6957

5 жыл бұрын

In longsword fencing, there is a type of steel practise sword called a federschwert they still use in hema. It has the same weight and balance of a real sword, but the blade is dull and narrow with the ricasso being thicker to compensate. Though that was in the renaissance.

@GeeBarone

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed, although they did actually practise and do tournaments with sharp swords quite regularly actually! Different rules/expectations though of course.

@TheCrimsonAtom

5 жыл бұрын

I know that the Romans used wooden swords that were shaped and had the size of their normal Gladius but they were twice as heavy, which meant when they fought in a real situation their sword would have felt much easier to wield and they could do it for much longer. It's only fair to guess that the same was done with Medieval warriors.

@nasserfirelordarts6574

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCrimsonAtom generally speaking, to compensate for it's own of structural strength, wooden swords are made thick to withstand being used as swords, but that usually makes them extra heavy, more so than normal swords, so yeah, most probably that too

I used to ride 20 years ago and trained as a groom, I wish I'd known the martial roots of dressage back then, it seemed the boring stuff compared to show jumping and cross country (going fast was always much more fun!). I'd have had much more interest in learning and practicing it if I'd realised much of it came from the battlefield as it would have satisfied my love of horses and military history! Love the channel btw :)

@silverkitty2503

5 жыл бұрын

GO DRESSAGE!

Jason: "this is a late 15th century sword-" me: "THAT'S ANDURIL THE FLAME OF THE WE- oh sorry"

@ModernKnight

4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered how they forge welded Narsil back together.

@eugenio5774

4 жыл бұрын

@@ModernKnight by magic probably.

@censorduck

3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernKnight Well mend is a cantrip so it can't have been that hard.

@user-dq8zj8mj6z

2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernKnight They were elves, they definetly had some elvish secrets)))

Warlord is so beautifully well-behaved! He's been superbly trained.

This guy should be all over the History channel, instead of the rubbish they have now. He and Shadiversity could program the whole network.

@oniewadzi

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure he would do it. As far as I'm aware he (Jason Kingsley) is a multimilionaire CEO of a gaming company and does the knight stuff in his own time and for his own money. If I was him I wouldn't want to start working for a netwowork.

@lwolfstar7618

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget skalagrim and lindybeige

@lwolfstar7618

5 жыл бұрын

@@oniewadzi omfg are you for real??? :O

@oniewadzi

5 жыл бұрын

@@lwolfstar7618 yeah there was an article in The Guardian about him. He's a really fascinating person. Also does tons of charity work.

@eatmorenachos

5 жыл бұрын

@@lwolfstar7618 I hadn't heard of skalagrim before. Thanks! lindybeige is also great.

It's interesting to watch how this actually works, and it made me think how important it is to actually use the horse to your advantage. Namely, you want to stay moving, never still. It makes you a harder target for anyone, and when you attack, the momentum is transfered into your blow, possibly making an attack more devastating than when fighting on foot while being able to quickly get out of danger yourself.

Huzzah, Jason releases another fantastic video. I bow to you sir, not in deference but with respect.

3:09 I feel your pain. I've got a grey horse myself. I've been banned from all the laundromats

@silverkitty2503

5 жыл бұрын

lol

What I like is that this is a how-to for fighting in the 15th century during the 21st century. I also like the videos themselves, but that juxtaposition just makes me chuckle.

@0Zolrender0

5 жыл бұрын

You never know when this information is going to become useful.

@28tlh

5 жыл бұрын

0Zolrender0 Amen! EMP knocks out electronics and Bam! Back to basics

@NatureArtist-tw1iq

5 жыл бұрын

@@0Zolrender0 Fair point. You know, if we do, I'm definitely crafting a sword.

@horsemumbler1

5 жыл бұрын

@@NatureArtist-tw1iq Far wiser to get some good ones now when they're relatively affordable. Try newstirlingarms.com for practice versions.

I was amazed by how controlled the horse is!! Warlord is an amazing horse :D

I love when i find those 5% of really high-quality content on KZread

Your enthusiasm is infectious! I love how energetic you are and how they videos are like "Look how awesome my life is- I get to mess about with swords, shields, awesome armor, lances, bows, cool period clothing, cool period food and then beautiful horses." You are inspiring me to do a lot more with my Roman re-enactment group. Cheers!

@ModernKnight

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck ck with the Roman stuff.

Stumbled over this channel four days ago via the "peasant food"-video, and I have been binge-watching since then. Never mind the kid, husband and dogs, I'm deep down in the medieval era. As a former equestrian, history nerd and dog trainer, I'm impressed and touched by the bond Mr Kingsley has with his horses. And I love the passion and knowledge about the era. About real swords vs wooden training swords, I have seen it in scripts from the middle age, where they mention wooden swords with steel inlay in the middle, to get the right weight and balance to the wooden sword. So the wooden sword gets the same feeling, weight and balance as the sharp real sword, and therefore the transition between the swords are more smooth.

Another lovely video. What a great way to make your point: all this discussion about the sword and what one needs to do, and why - and then boom, NONE of that matters if you can't get your horse into the right place at the right time. And it's true, but what an impact you make, presenting it this way. Warlord is so patient in this, as well - he's clearly just waiting for you to get on with it, haha! I've been chattering about this channel for weeks now, and I don't plan to stop doing so. I've always been "horse crazy" to begin with - your video about your horses is, in fact, the first thing that brought me here! But this is so deeply satisfying, learning more about the world that people lived in then, the way that things were and are and *why* they were that way. Add in to that, I'm a huge fan of a fantasy fiction series (Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books) - which feature riders on white horses...! There are just so many reasons I enjoy your videos! I do have a question, if at some point you decide to visit "Hollywood horse myths" - in a lot of older films, and in some novels, there are various moments when a horse and rider pull off amazing stunts. Not just things like unlikely or even impossible jumps, but things that do have some supporting evidence in history, like mounted archery attacks and light cavalry skirmishes. But, what about things like snatching up a person or object from the ground, from horseback, while the horse is at full speed? Is that just a myth from the "wild West"? Could such a stunt have any practical use on the medieval battlefield?

@warriormaiden9829

5 жыл бұрын

For the picking something up at full speed, yes it is possible, and done on a regular basis. First thing that comes to mind is Buzkashi! :) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi Not a fan of the goat/calf aspect (Personally I think a stuffed and weighted skin would work just as well), but it's not my game, and if asked to participate, I wouldn't be squeamish. XD As for practical uses for the skill on the battlefield... Your weapons. If you lose your equipment (sword, shield, bow, lance, etc) in the middle of a battle, you can retrieve it after the fighting is done. But in the meantime you need to stay alive to claim it. You have several dead soldiers around, with the piece you need. You can't dismount in the middle of fighting, as it takes too long and leaves you vulnerable. So you pick it up while in the saddle. The speed at which you pick it up is determined by the number of enemies on your tail at the time. :)

This channel is everything I've ever wanted.

Kasumi you're doing a fantastic job, thank you so much for continuing to work for us

Another great film. I could watch that horse work all day long.

Can anyone point me to info on left handed fighters in the middle ages? I grew up sparing with all three of my left handed brothers. It definitely changes your use of tactics and footwork. Thank you for another wonderful presentation of equestrian martial arts, sir. Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.

@ckeesee6288

4 жыл бұрын

As far as I know, if you were left-handed, it was trained out of you. Left-handedness was associated with the devil. The Latin word for Left is Sinister and the word for Right is Dexter, so Ambidextrous literally means “two right hands.” If you go back to the early middle ages and before, when a lot of fighting was done in a shieldwall, a left-handed person would have been the weakest link and likely wouldn’t have been able to participate in the wall, because the shields have to overlap and connect to be useful and you’d be bumping your arms into your right handed buddies while trying to fight. Edit: I should mention that I myself am a left-handed fighter and use a shield in my right hand so I was quite disappointed when I asked my mentor, a medieval military historian, at my university what he thought about the subject.

@gremlinchet

3 жыл бұрын

@@ckeesee6288 Do you know of any records that tell us about ambidextrous warriors from the medieval period? It makes a lot of sense why tactics developed around the majority handedness, but I do wonder if there are any instances of individuals using their ambidexterity to their advantage. Also, thank you for the lesson on the etymology of the word!

@Antiganos

2 жыл бұрын

@@gremlinchet There's an awesome video on KZread where a historian/curator (can't remember the woman's name but I believe the series is called Curator's Corner) breaks down a Sutton Hu warrior's sword and suggests that they were very likely left handed and as a result were extremely hard to fight against in a world that had basically no lefties. You'd know how to fight righties as a lefty, because that's all you'd know, but because lefties were basically nonexistent (trained out of it) there would be nobody right handed who knew how the heck to fight one.

@TheAchilles26

Жыл бұрын

Not medieval, but there was one Roman centurion who used his sword in his left hand....after his right hand got chopped off. But, yeah, as already mentioned, the nature of warfare in the Medieval Period, and even the Classical Period, Iron Age, and Bronze Age, forced a uniformity of "right hand for weapon, left hand for shield." Letting lefties use their weapon in their dominant hand is a modern fencing/HEMA/LARP/reenactment thing.

Your channel is amazing I recommend this for school and college 👍👍👍

Very interesting about how positioning works with the sweetspot on the sword.

I’m glad this channel is taking off so quickly. I was shocked when I stumbled over it not very long ago at all to see there were only a few thousand subs. Keep up the great work! 👍

I so look forward to these uploads. This unique information gives me such a deep appreciation of just how skilled knights and warhorses had to be to live another day. Love seeing the growing number of subs as well. Love from Atlanta.

@ModernKnight

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, subs are going up nicely, which is encouraging.

It is such a welcome sight to have someone who can be extremely successful and turn a hobby into an informative and entertaining series. Jason, you are not the typical rich boy rather, a knight trapped in a creator's body. A man sort of out of time at the right time. I have extreme interest in the time periods spanning from Peloponnesian through the middle ages and how it affected the world. Thank you for filling it in with a personal touch.

Another great, informative video. The phyiscs of using the swords blade was something completely new to me. Keep the videos coming, really enjoyable, professionally made content. Warlord is an absolute star.

Warlord is such a good boah.

Just discovered and love your channel!!! Very informative and as a fellow equestrian and long-time student of kendo/fencing I found this particular video to be really thought provoking. One thing also struck me as I watch this video: literally everything you're observing and describing about how to wield a sword on horseback is what a polo instructor taught me years ago about how to wield a polo mallet. I don't know if you are a polo enthusiast or have any experience with polo, but I would think you'd enjoy it. Cheers from US!! Please keep up the excellent work!!

@Vonatar74

5 жыл бұрын

I think Jason prefers jousting to polo ;)

@ModernKnight

5 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough I went from dressage and showjumping, via playing polo for a few years at university, to this medieval area of discovery.

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing videos. It's great to see that people put that much effort in theyr KZread channel to produce such interesting and stunning and educational videos. Thank you verry much :)❤

Had to pause the video and go test the "Percussion point" on my sword. So interesting, I can't believe I've had it for years and never noticed.

@ModernKnight

6 ай бұрын

see what you think about that being the sweet spot for cutting.

@cadileigh9948

6 ай бұрын

I'm about to check mine too ! never to late to find out new stuff I hope. Mine is 19th C ceremonial but a real weapon

Another video from my favourite historian. So accessible, interesting and a very engaging presenter is our Jason!

I like watching your horse. Very wise. He listened to everything you said. He never got bored. C

This dude is a gem

What is it with these videos that make them feel so wholesome? The host, the music, the camera, there is something about it which make it feel so wholesome.

This channel is always making lovely videos! So informative & entertaining. I'm always happy to see Modern History/Jason/Warlord has posted.

Thank you for this in-depth look at one facet of knightly training. Your work is amazing. And now I find out about your connection to gaming...also amazing. Thank you for spending so much time on this channel with all the other work you do!

3:48 Here I am on Warlord, 15th century reproduction horse.

I wanted to see in the credits: "Starring: Warlord as Warlord" hahah. This was a fun video!

Can we get the history of clothing back in this time period, like you did with the hoods and hats? I would love to know how Peasants, Travelers/merchants, and royalty dressed!

"The horse is mightier than the sword like knight!" - Wendy. 0:11 😘😘❤️❤️😍🥰🥰

This was super useful thank you! I've started 'marker' training with one of mine so asking her not to run *at* the target now she's working under saddle is absolutely hilarious. Does anyone need a battering ram...

@ModernKnight

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Fantastic video! Well met sir! I love Warlord! 🐴 ❤️

Thank you for the great video. We use sabers, and this helped us with positioning our horses.

that slow mo camera is definitely a nice improvement. much less choppy than previous videos.

Riding a horse is ons thing, but who trained the horses? What made someone a good trainer? What were some of the medieval techniques? Or do we just not know? I'd love to here your view on that.

@sherrieludwig508

5 жыл бұрын

One trains one's own horse. Or, more to the point, the horse and rider learn together, the rider to recognize and use the particular strengths of that particular mount and overcome any less strong points. Too many people lean on a trainer now to produce a "finished" or "trained" horse, which can be rapidly undone by a rider who does not understand his or her own need for training and especially working on any deficiencies in the rider's position, balance and strength. The partnership of the horse and rider has to be maintained and improved by constant training together. Sir Jason has a couple of videos on horse training that are very informative.

Here it is another fabulous video! Thank you very much sir! It's super interesting, full of informations and there is so much to learn by observing you and Warlord! You are an amazing team and you show that yes, if the horse deeply trusts his rider he will be in the right position and the rider will be able to accomplish everything. Withouth the trust of the horse a rider is nothing. You and Warlord act as one. I bow to you with respect, sir.

Always love seeing your horses

Thank you so much for the upload, I love your channel!

You are like the gun Jesus of medieval stuff!

@JackyTheNerd

5 жыл бұрын

Can we call Jason "Medieval Jesus" then?

Dressage came about from this sort of precision movement on the battlefield.

What a breath of fresh air!

Im loving your work! It’s great to see someone who shares a passion in this particular period of history. I’m going to learn a lot from you after I binge your videos. Subscribed! In valor!

@ModernKnight

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Fantastic video as always

Second channel I have subscribed to in the last 5 minutes for these videos

What a beautiful horse!

This channel is so understated

Again GREAT! I like to see very same thing but with lance and spear.

As in polo were knights required to be right handed. Because when in formation a group of riders would not want to interfere with each other?

@GeeBarone

5 жыл бұрын

They weren't required to be right-handed - the fencing manuals talk about lefties and righties quite often

Fascinating. Thank you.

I love that the horses are in the credits.

Well done Jason, good boy!

I've said it before, but Warlord was an absolute angel in this video. He stood sooo still while you explained. I don't know but I think he really enjoys his work with you.

Thank you for doing this. It is something I always wanted to know.

Another excellent video,

Jason, that video is great and super interesting! Medieval knights really had to work hard and train so much to be able fight both on foot and on horseback! 🤩💪🏻 It’s absolutely mind blowing! ❤️❤️

That horse got better manners than my kids..:-P

You, sir, are my spirit animal.

The horse is more important. Because if you don't have a sword... you can still run away :) I asked about this another time, but have you considered making a Discord community? Easy to make and use, and better than youtube comments for discussion.

@wobblysauce

5 жыл бұрын

+

Every time he says "let me show you" i'm automatically thinking of "it's features" 😀

Please keep releasing these

I read somewhere that squires trained almost exclusively with wooden swords not only because they were safer but also because they were heavier and it was a weight training/endurance excersise.

I love your videos they are entertaining also teach about history watching your videos makes me wish I was back in that time period

Just found your channel and love what you're doing.

I love you videos so much. Your channel is a rare jewel my fine sir.

Excellent, very interesting.

I think this is the first time I noticed the difference between a swordsman and a knight.Great video.

Take a shot every time Jason says "Target"!!!

I only just found your channel 2 days ago, loving all the videos I've watched so far but I'm fast running out! Love seeing all your horses, I think Gossamer is my favourite but I have a love of black horses.... one day I'll be able to afford the breed I really want, a Friesian (though I love my old Standard Breed, he is sweet!)

Couldn’t find video with Ghost...he just impressed me so much.

I love this channel!

Great Work Jason, Warlord is a natural - Imagine facing Major Richard Sharpe on horseback :-)

@JohnyG29

5 жыл бұрын

Who?

@ModernKnight

5 жыл бұрын

I’d hope Richard Sharpe would be on my side. I’ve read all the books and he’s a good fighter, great shot, and decent, if troubled, chap.

Excellent content! I love all of your videos, great educational content. What strikes me in this one is your grip of the sword. I practice Historical European Martial Art for more than a year and everyone advise a handshake grip and not a hammer grip (as you are showing here). But we focuse on foot fighting and more so fighting without armor. I suppose you are using a hammer grip because you are on a horse (magnificient one) and you want more grip (but less control). And with a gauntlet it becomes really hard to have a good handshake grip anyway (at least with the bulky hema gauntlet). Worth investigating... Keep the good work!

After Steve Irwin... I didn't have any heroes left. Been a Long time and a lot of looking but I am going to make this guy my new hero!

@ModernKnight

4 жыл бұрын

very kind of you!

the sweet spot is a node! wow that's cool!

Good video👍

Thank you for speaking with regards to physics. What you call a percussion point is called a node in physics and it is incredibly important in harmonic motion. Check out anything on static waves and you may be surprised at how your cutting proves.

Liked it instantly

@Bildgesmythe

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@unknown.3307

5 жыл бұрын

Bildgesmythe lol

Nice horse!!!

Warlord is gorgeous and seems really in tune with you as a rider. I haven't seen horses who are used in reenactment before!

awesome

Minor correction: every spring-tempered sword has this. Non-spring tempered swords, such as Japanese blades, go "clunk" when you try to ring them, and the "sweet spots" are less obvious, but also slightly less particular about exact placement during a cut. There's advantages and disadvantages to non-spring tempered blades: the main disadvantages are that they transfer more shock to the hands, and that they are more prone to picking up permanent bends. However the main advantages have to do with the stiffness of these blades: it helps thrusts to penetrate deeper and go through tougher material, and it makes certain parries and deflections vastly more effective.

@ModernKnight

2 жыл бұрын

Vibration nodes exist in every bar of every material that isn't fully plastic, it's just the amplitude that differs. Japanese swords do have this, (or at least the antique ones I own do), but the blade geometry is much thicker so it is less noticeable. The bigger cross section of a Japanese blade means it is less good in the thrust in my opinion.

Warlord is gorgeous, so patient.

@ModernKnight

4 жыл бұрын

He's been my companion in adventure for many years now. He's used to me doing strange things.

Hello super video. I think so right away something intriguing from my home. Heinrich II of Schlesien 1241 standing in the saddle with a two-handed sword the Mongols fought.

Hi! One thing I noticed in your swings, was similar to what I see in beginner boxing. Your swings deflect the sword backwards, which might indicate that you are aiming for the "face" of your target and you might somewhat subconsciously pull back or soften your swing right before/when/slighlty after you actually hit your target. I would imagine that the same principals work in sword fight and boxing, aka you need to imagine hitting "through" your target and I suppose in this case you need to try to split your target instead of just hitting it and softening the blow to really make a hard hit, that might be the difference between knocking down the target or piercing their armor vs. just giving them ringing ears from the blow to the helmet. Love what you do! Keep up the good work!

Warlord is so cute! 😍🐴 His little ears are so sweet!!