When you mentioned that was the last place Meyer taught and lived, it always strikes me how amazing it is that 450+ years later we're still learning from his sources, I wonder how he'd feel knowing that even when swords have long since fallen out of use, we still learn it. Another great video!

@moogrooper28

Жыл бұрын

The longsword was outdated when Meyer was alive!

@bleachedink

Жыл бұрын

@@moogrooper28 Even more remarkable that we still learn it!

@delta8402

9 ай бұрын

Poor meyer though, he didn’t live a good life

Not just great learning material but awesome references for artists too.

@sunrisejackdaw1779

7 ай бұрын

Hah! Real.

It's like when you read a good book for the second, or third time and always find something new and interesting Very awesome and inspiring video. Im sure Meyer is proud

I like your drills. They're very elegant and smooth.

Beautiful demonstration 🙂 You can really see the parallels with some of the Italian longsword treaties, although there seems to be a lot more retracted and high guards

Positions, guards...they're mostly similar in french or italian longsword teaching, but the names might be totally differents ! For example, the fool's guard is called the boar tusk, the wrath guard is called the lady's guard. Other guards bear the same name but are not exactly the same. Thanks for sharing, it's always very instructive.

I still regularly come back to, reference & share these videos with my friends and partners. Whether we are trying to find organic & authentic ways of written character portrayal, posing & stance references for animation & artwork, or just looking to watch someone sweat, these Learn the Art of Combat videos of yours have become nearly indispensable for me. Thanks Björn!

8 күн бұрын

Oh.thats lovely to hear...thx mate :)

Weschsel and Olber have become my two favorite guards over the last couple years.

Hack! Yeah! :D this why I coming back to this channel again and again

Well, that was one hell of an informative video. Big thumbs up! I also like your theory of what Meyer meant by "breaking guard".

Great videos. I recently started learning about longsword wielding, after starting my weapon journey with Pekiti Tirsia Kali. I bought books written based on Italian fencing techniques, but I recognize some of the guards in your video. In any case, I appreciate the narration and fluid images the video offers. I am subscribing to your channel.

I like your choice of music. It makes it easier to focus on the demonstration.

Those are the smoothest transitions I've ever seen

I like the nice demonstration in the beginning. Your movement with the longsword excellent.

Thank you, Mr. Ruther. I will be sending this to my friend who is just getting into longsword. It's clear you have a great level of blade control and it makes everything look smooth and beautiful.

very informative, thanks a lot for sharing with us

Merci pour cette démonstration. C'est toujours très bien exécuté.

Thankyou, this is excellent!

Very interesting to watch. Krump to the blade looks very natural from the guard.

Flawless presentation, and your English is perfect!

Another phenomenal video Björn. Thanks so much. Such a great resource that is much appreciated. My only thought is, while it was great having the English name shown in left corner for each discussed guard, it would also have been good seeing the German one included and present there the whole time too. Keep up the awesome work!

Very good background this time. And great explenations

Your videos are getting better and better. Amazingly educational how you bring those techniques to life. Auch sehr schön, mit dem Schweriner Schloss im Hintergrund. ^^

Having been a German Longsword student for nearly two years, I'm always surprised at how many new things you can learn from looking back at the basic mechanics of the guards and their various uses. You're a great teacher, Bjorn, you make everything intuitive to understand about Meyer's art!

4 ай бұрын

thx mate... keep going!

Ive just started classes, starting with saber and we are moving to longsword basics next class. Very much looking forward to it

keep up the great work

I loved your videos on halberd fencing and I would like to ask if you could ever consider doing one centering on the Danish Battle Axe ? I feel as they have a similar mindset/technique when fighting I'd just love to see someone more skilled than me give some demonstrations !!

So any block where you hold it high is good to counter. Gravity helping and all that. Nice. Cheers for thye vid.

thanks you very much, useful and informative as usual)

excelente clase de guardias con espada larga.

Thank you very much! 👍

Had to watch it twice because that background stole my gaze.

Great backdrop, nothing beats living near a castle.

Thanks!

We’ll done!

Awesome video! I'm curious about the manuscripts you mentioned that call Eisenport and Schranckhut the same thing? Meyer in 1570 says that they are different and describes them as Eisenport being with the point up and Schrankhut being with the point down (into the ground).

I clicked the video, i saw his name and i knew i had find the right video.

Bro moves like water, this is smooth

@Björn Rüther - what is this music in your intro? Its awesome and would gladly listen for full version.

Do you have a video detailing principal strikes?

I like the fact that you lean your body forward more on your front knee in most guards... I stand like that while sparring with the longsword as well but also while sparring with the sidesword, imo this gives you much more explosive cuts while utilising the passing step however I have seen instructors on youtube advising that we stand with both our knees bent in a 50% - 50% ratio... but I find that a lot more inefficient than what I described and the way you stand yourself 🙂 Do you agree ? What are your thoughts on this matter ?

Thank you so much for this. I used this as a reference for the attack moves in my game art course course.

If you would be holding a sharp longsword in hand how would you place it on your elbow or arm in the key possition ? Maybe with the flat ?

Always supremely jealous of your pants. Where do you get those things?

Hast du Erfahrungen/Techniken zu Schwert und Reiterschild? Dazu gibt es so gut wie keine Aufzeichnungen. Ich habe versuch etwas aus Schwert und Buckler abzuleiten, jedoch funktioniert das nur bedingt.

What pants are those?

What are the "rose techniques" you mention Meyer recommends you take up from the middle guard?

Жыл бұрын

Have a look at my videos about middleguard. You will find them in the playlist called "Fencing from the guards withe the longsword".

Hello Bjorn, what is the jacket you use in tournaments with the puffy arms? is it Superior Fencing's Landskschnet?

Жыл бұрын

Like my puffy also from highhillpants :)

How do you interpret the earlier kdf approach of there being only four guards, but then continuing to mention other guards? I have understood it as a combination of saying that first, these are the four most useful positions. Then saying that every other guard is a variation of the Vier Leger.

Is there a list of all strikes that can be done from each guard?

Please I need a pair of badass pants like those on god that's drip

"I like to hit zee peeple." -Bjorn, probably

🤠👍🏿

Just figured this takes place in SCHWERIN.

Lieber Björn, wo schaffst du dir solche Hosen an?

Жыл бұрын

Hier :) highhillpants.wixsite.com/index/catalog-en

damnit if only my social anxiety wasn't in the way of sticking to hema :( I love sword fighting but i just can't learn it. I think i need to find some old master up in the mountains or something

Schwerin?

Жыл бұрын

Yep :)

Im living 3rd world country (Please forgive my bad English) which allows to carry none sharp long sword. it is very difficult to get one of those practice sword. But only Replicas. There is Japanese Kendo but I wanna learn Long sword but no school for long sword. I decided not to feel embarrassed practicing alone at park. Because I think even though I don't have teacher, still better than doing nothing. Anyway I let gravity control my long sword. Blade and handle is 135cm over 2kg its not heavy for me but when I attach sword on my belt, I'm 175cm tall, but it scratch my sheath of my sword by ground. I don't know how to wear the sword properly. In my State law, if wearing ancient martial art uniform Im allowed to open carry sword. Recently I got license for katana so Im also allowed to carry sharp long sword as well. But I carry un-edge sword for safety. To summarise my inquiries , I wanna know how to wear it on my belt properly, and is it good idea not to stop while swinging and combo move to strike attack move after swing round circle to provide confusion to enemy? Japanese sword is light to compared with long sword so they stop while swing but long sword using same method stopping swings by gravity might cause wrist injuries like, tunnel syndrome ? So I let gravity to control my sword and not stopping it while on air and I use combo move after circle strike I immediately do stab move with changing my arms and legs after I let gravity swings my sword. Jeez I can't write in English it's very difficult to describe what I wanna say. I hope someone understand this. Thank you in advance.

I was trying to remember your channel name because youtube unsubbed me once again

8 ай бұрын

you found me :)

Any body else here using literay a broom stick 😂?

Where did you find this interpretation of the Brechfenster? =)

11 ай бұрын

Between my ears... :D ...but to be honest, when you read the part in JM Book about that guard its really obvious that its just the upper guard in the bind and under the sword of your opponent...so its something in front but also over your head. In addition the thumbgrip makes really sense because here you have the most options to react appropiate :)