I think my favorite part of this demonstration is how it shows the element that makes most martial arts effective: a parry & attack is 1 move, not 2.

@lancerd4934

8 жыл бұрын

depends on whether you're using a system that emphasises single time or double time actions, and what you mean by effective. Single time fencing tends to be better offensively, double time is usually better defensively. Single time fencing also takes a lot more training and experience to use properly.

@nicopetri3533

4 жыл бұрын

@@lancerd4934 I think what he meant was that a parry is linked to a riposte. A good example is from table tennis (I used to play it before I started HEMA). We were tought that the strike starts with the end of the last strike. So even getting your bat back was regarded as a strike. So I guess you could say a parry is best tought with a riposte after it. So it is one fluid motion to get from parry to the riposte and not just a static block. The attack starts with a parry yone might say. And I don't say there is no time for static blocks, but parry riposte is more effective.

@dennit1221

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicopetri3533 if hema kids actually understood the old fencing masters, they would know that there are no blocks in actual fencing( not with weapons nor without weapons)... there is only the attack which has to be answerd indes with your own attack. only thing that can save you in a defensive way is actual fencing footwork (not the forward-backward shit olympic fencers do) have a good one :)

@sheogorath979

3 жыл бұрын

@@dennit1221 Well, completely defensive parries do exist, but they're a desperation move and actively discouraged

I always link this video when someone claims two handed swords are slow and bulky.

@user-rm3qj9mb2b

8 жыл бұрын

Same.

@lancerd4934

8 жыл бұрын

You mean like the commenter above complaining that this couldn't possible be realistic because the swords are too light to be "historical" lol

@user-rm3qj9mb2b

8 жыл бұрын

+lancer D I don't see that guy on top for my phone.

@danternas

8 жыл бұрын

Exactly, some people think World of Warcraft is a historical source. While we're on video games and fantasy I've realised that bows use agility and swords strength as their main state. The realistic way would be the opposite. Bows need strength and swords agility, primarily.

@watchcloak

7 жыл бұрын

the one's these guys are using are nowhere near the weight and balance of a real medieval one.

it's great to see people who are actually in decent physical shape to display the German tradition in free play like this, and with this much vigor. And to add to that, I have not yet seen anyone spar under the Italian system using the same tenacity and passion as these two.

@Kunstdesfechtens

9 жыл бұрын

+Chrominance87 The Phoenix Society is based largely on Fiore and do very well in tournaments. Their founder placed 4th at Longpoint two years in a row.

@Chrominance87

8 жыл бұрын

That's cool, in the end it's all just longsword to me.Kunstdesfechtens

@Kunstdesfechtens

7 жыл бұрын

Chrominance87 Me too. I think "it's all just longsword to me" was the original lyric in the Billy Joel song "It's still rock n roll to me". Or it should have been. :)

@grailknight6794

7 жыл бұрын

Kunstdesfechtens Richard Marsden is a beast 😁

@mygoodness2041

Жыл бұрын

This is not free play

Splendid demonstration, gentlemen! You're by far the best historically oriented swordsmen I'm aware of!

This should be an Olympic sport. Not like fencing, but more full contact; with grappling, takedowns, etc. With modern protection, but ancient fighting techniques.

@pmurphy5948

7 жыл бұрын

HEMA for the Olympics? yeah I'm down

@0rang.utan.bananaman199

6 жыл бұрын

BigBoysClimbOnBigRing look up dog brothers, they don’t do HEMA, but as a practitioner of FMA, I find their videos very entertaining and realistic.

@chickensandwich8808

5 жыл бұрын

I'm all for that too. Sadly the sport is respectively still in its infancy as far as regulation and standard practice, but I am honored and hyped to be a part of something that is being rediscovered. I would love to see HEMA have both sporting pursuits(i.e. similar to Kendo, Olympic Fencing, etc.) as well as its current experimental archeology pursuit.

@nobodyimportant4778

5 жыл бұрын

Medieval knights were big on capturing and ransoming their foes. Imagine if they counted kidnapping holds like the thumb-knife grab as victories

@akumabakemono1447

4 жыл бұрын

Why everybody is so obsessed with the Olympics? Look what they did to Judo: No thanks, keep HEMA what it is now, Olympics will ruin it.

Historical fencing is something beautiful. To see the reconstruction and/or interpretation of actual sword methods executed with such speed... they were impressive techniques! Popular media has never done something as amazing as this with swords!

I've never seen stesso tempo executed so well with longsword techniques (I'm sure that isn't the proper term for Liechtenauer, but it's the one I know). You guys are on point. Literally! :-)

@hairyviking6047

5 жыл бұрын

It's called indes for us.

That's probably, one of the best, or ever the best techniques video. Great job!

You can't put stuff like this in Movies, the fights would be over too fast. Heh

@EmperorLjas

10 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that a single wound of almost any kind was extremely rarely lethal by itself, so fights would naturally go on a bit longer than shown here.

@effigytormented

10 жыл бұрын

EmperorLjas Well immediately lethal anyway.

@joshridinger3407

10 жыл бұрын

I disagree. This stuff would be perfect for heroes mowing down mooks. With fights between Big Damn Heroes and the Big Bad they could find some creative way of drawing it out without reverting to stale stage-fight/wire-fu bullshit (realistically-portrayed effective armor being a simple and easy choice).

@alexanderburger3399

9 жыл бұрын

It could fit in fantasy films like the lord of the rings where everyone is just slaying hordes of enemies. Why not giving these "fights" a little more impressing techniques like this, rather than simply cutting down those obviously helpless orcs?

@effigytormented

9 жыл бұрын

Alexander Bürger While some of these techs will work in the melee, the truth is in battle you cut it down to the barest tactics and use group work more.

From my limited experience, longsword feels surprisingly like one of those (so-called) "soft-hard" styles that you find in the kungfu styles (like white crane, hun gar, etc.)... There are hard strikes for sure, but at least half of it is sensing through the bind. Maybe I'm not articulating the thought very clearly, but my point is that longswords are far more complete weapons than they're portrayed as, and longsword fencing is far more 'delicate' than it seems on the surface.

@augustprice7550

4 жыл бұрын

Urban Cohort some of those strikes from the bind come super fast it’s one of the cool things about the longsword is the torque you can create is incredible.

@narusawa74

8 ай бұрын

You're right and it stems from the dual use of the weapon as a shielding device too. Receive/ shield/ bind then unfold to the strike. 2 edges to strike with double the fun! If your brain compute it naturally you should really start training HEMA. You'll love it👊

Anton is the best sword fighter in the world. This guy needs to design lightsabre fights!!!!!!

Holy shit, the speed these guys move at

@pirotess2

9 жыл бұрын

Yep, their speed as same as Kendo masters (note, kendo use bamboo sword, not metal sword). Not slugging like Hollywood movies.

@levifontaine8186

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. I do this martial art as well and we can move quite fast.

@MW-lw5mn

5 жыл бұрын

Well if you train your choreography long enough...^^ (At the end you also need some "reduced" swords/blades, to handle it like that)

@frenchgalloglass5204

3 жыл бұрын

@@MW-lw5mn what is a "reduced" sword ?

@MW-lw5mn

3 жыл бұрын

@@frenchgalloglass5204 A longsword for training, with blades reduced in width and weight. At least that's how I heard it in German.

Apologize in advance for my use of profanity, however 3 questions if i may, the first : who the fuck are you guys? Second : where the fuck are you located ? Lastly: why the fuck aren't you in every major city ?

@AntonKohutovic

9 жыл бұрын

Hi, 1: we are Fencing guild in Trnava 2: We live in Trnava, Slovakia, EU 3: There are others more or less similar fencers in most major cities.

@REDWOLF5652

9 жыл бұрын

***** hemaalliance.com/?page_id=686 the HEMA Alliance club finder is awesome. There are different types of Historical European Martial Arts schools around the world, with more starting up all the time with increasing interest in our arts. I hope you find one close by you, if you're interested :)

@gurkfisk89

9 жыл бұрын

***** I agree, the only vital skills in todays society are learned by playing hockey.

@thossi09

9 жыл бұрын

+Frederick Hardy Being physically active is always handy. Obviously, learning a sellable skill (like plumbing or electrician) is well more handy than participating in a sport.

@bossbroshd7980

8 жыл бұрын

+Anton Kohutovič Could you tell me the brand on the swords? I'm looking to get into hema and am wondering what sword to get? Thanks

STUNNING sword work!

@billtheswordguy5914

10 жыл бұрын

I agree. Very few mistakes.

@ChessdumyTV

10 жыл бұрын

Bill the sword guy If any :o. They probably spent lots of time trying to do each swing correctly, until they had a very clean technique demonstration.

@RuerlKhan

9 жыл бұрын

***** Likely correct, but regardless of this its a clear demonstration of them being bloody good.

@ChessdumyTV

9 жыл бұрын

Lars L Yep!

13 years on, still one of my favorite longsword videos...

Absolutely amazing performance: clean fence tecnique and not only ''tutorial moves'' but realistic way of duelling.Two, three second and it's gone. Excellent skills, I really appreciate!

Great demonstrations! And that Witcher music, too. Unf!

Please holywood. Take note. I'm looking at you games of thrones. I know you can do it! Also this makes me realise how fucking brutal and terrifying an actual duel must have felt. These are not kids playing at fight. It's a man who will kill you as effectivelly as he can. Also: 1:53. Who needs special fx.

@TheDJPattyP

10 жыл бұрын

Game of thrones yes it looks like kids fighting but ..... they have armor these methods are designed for people with out armor to cut them nothing like game of thrones in there they are armored so setting up a hit can take more time especially as some one keeps charging at you. Although in game of thrones half of what they say is bullshit about fighting. Anyway take it or leave it there's the truth ( I do sword fighting myself and teach it) :)

@GregTom2

10 жыл бұрын

What I meant wasn't the techniques per say, as much as the actual brutality and speed of combat.

@boleth651

10 жыл бұрын

Agreed. That with some proper build up, blood and make-up would be pretty damn noticeable in a film. I'm surprised it's hardly been done, considering how much love samurai-flicks have gotten all over the world. Other then The Duellists (1977) I'm hard pressed to think of a good film featuring even remotely realistic European fencing. Though, I remember being thoroughly entertained by Bessons Joan of Arc (1999), realistic or not.

@TheMasturCheef

9 жыл бұрын

Bo Leth How about Alatriste and Rob Roy? I haven't seen The Duellists but these two are mostly not bad in terms of realistic fights.

@IronRooRoo

9 жыл бұрын

Patryk Pospiech You can do cartwheels and what not in full plate. It's lighter than a modern soldier's kit. It's tailored to each individual person. It's range of movement is greater than the human body itself. Stop with the misconception that plate armour restricted movement, because it didn't. If you're a sword fighting trainer, you should know this.

Still one of my the most favourite fencing videos! I hope you will make some new like this...

I recently started taking lessons in the medieval style of sword fighting with a longsword too and it is freaking awesome to learn and to do. Looking at this really makes me want to learn more, thank you for showing us this, it was amazing!

witcher music.

Skill level over 9000

Badass the two of you! 👍 The execution of technique and form is flawless! You guys look like professionals. 👑✨👌

Nice, I really like how you guys do the drills as though you were in the middle of sparring with the ready footwork and feints. Definitely adds a bit of realism to it! Great job!

My first reaction.. Fuck! That was awesome! If only I have any place to train that in my city..

@b19931228

6 жыл бұрын

Try the HEMA club finder: www.hemaalliance.com/club-finders/ If you're out of luck, there is always the possibility to pick up a source material, a couple of synthetic weapons from quality manufacturers and train away with your buddies.

0:34 a spark?

@user-rm3qj9mb2b

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, the clashing helped cause friction and made some sparks.

@Simbad961

8 жыл бұрын

Hiraeth Ephemral Yeah I know how sparks are made just U don't see them very often... At least I dont but hey Im watching this on youtube

@ahhaboom

7 жыл бұрын

Really late, BUT it can also come from the oil used to lubricate and protect the blades

@SwordTune

6 жыл бұрын

+ahhaboom Yeah, but I've had my blades make sparks without oil.

@CoffeeSnep

6 жыл бұрын

ahhaboom You haven't even BEGUN to understand late...

Wow, your group is an inspiration. In my humble opinion, yours is the best demonstration of longsword technique on youtube!

Very blown away by how efficient the sword work is, bravo!

I respect the German treatises now.

@DwarfElvishDiplomacy

3 жыл бұрын

you didnt at some point ?

@WritingFighter

3 жыл бұрын

​@@DwarfElvishDiplomacy One reason I never did was due to the needless complexity in learning, and thus making it harder to master and keep up with. From the Italian side, I was taught that crossing your arms invited wrestling/grappling and was very weak; I was told it was a very foolish thing to do; never cross your legs and rarely ever cross your arms. Angling down your blade from on high was flimsy and weak, and so crossing your arms while angling the blade down was, to me, 100% pointless and stupid. The early demonstrations I got from a German teacher visiting us was slow and methodical, and as he the presenter shifted and changed to show us some basics, my instructor at the time gradually reflected defensively with Fiore's postas, making the German swordsman look awkward and hilariously complex. Further, our instructor shows us counters and pointed out in context the German manuscripts were of little use to us, and our visitor seemed a bit dumbfounded with no counter discussion. His only response was that there "was still a lot to be learned". I carried that first impression with me for many years. Eventually I loosened up and began looking into other martial arts around the world with less bias and came back to HEMA. This video demonstrates the German approach better at full speed. Complex it may be, but its foundation handles exploitation of timing, distance, and facing much more efficiently and gracefully.

@WritingFighter

Жыл бұрын

@@AR-GuidesAndMore Looking back I don't think he meant that kind of offense, only that he was a master of the Italian practices at the time and one of the only-known better men available with a study in the German manuscripts was not, IMO, a man with a sense for instruction and teaching. He might've also been trying to provoke some discussion about the differences on purpose, just to share that there were different approaches to martial arts, even HEMA so close together on the same continent, and the visitor was simply unprepared. It could've also been my POV observation was intaking things from a personal bias. Our instructor was a very soft-spoken gentleman. This instance was, the time of this comment, about 20 years ago. So maybe over the course of time things had developed and knowledge/experience gained from interpreting the treatises? I am not sure. I just know I can pick out German influences with some users when I observe or engage sparring, with a bit of respect and fear, now, with relative frequency.

Music at the end of the video, what's that? Exactly like Witcher's soundtrack, such a beautiful singing imo.

@Stryker2203

7 жыл бұрын

Venza it is the witcher soundtrack

Definitely a good resource for actual fights with swords. Glad I found this.

This is very very good. Thank you very much for sharing , there is much to learn from this. I applaud you for testing your skill in this manner, and while this is not sparring (nor was intended to be, clearly) the level of skill displayed and the risks you guys are taking to test drive the techniques is inspiring. Much respect and thanks again.

1:53 - have I seen sparks?

awesome sparring!! I would love to learn this fencing. I have done Kenjutsu and other arts related to weapons, but this have fascinated me. do you anyone in the U.S. that teach such fighting combat? thanks

@billtheswordguy5914

10 жыл бұрын

Come to the Armoured Company of the Sword. Or a thousand others "nearly" as good.

@Cosmoline

10 жыл бұрын

There are hundreds of HEMA oriented sword classes in the US now. Even Anchorage has a bunch. Google your area and I'm sure you'll find some.

Wow, amazing action! So fast, agile and precise. Love it!

Very nice video, Kohutovic. Inspirational. I make a point of forwarding your videos to my club's members so that we can be reminded of appropriate intensity. Keep up the good work!

At ~1:55, you can SEE the sparks flying off the swords when they clash. I always thought that that was fake and wouldnt happen in an actual sword clash. O.O

@reitmann800

9 жыл бұрын

Makes sense because the sword's material and the speed that they are moving is enough to produce enough friction to make some sparks.

@reitmann800

9 жыл бұрын

***** Does not require sharp tip for friction.

@kaizen5023

7 жыл бұрын

Sparks from swords happen all the time when you are striking with intent. It's pretty cool, as well as the sound. Sharps just notch up more but I think they would still spark from all the sliding. I believe it depends on the metal combo too when when you're high carbon against high carbon non-stainless steel, sparks do happen.

@londiniumarmoury7037

6 жыл бұрын

KyoBladezen if any of you have a spare old high carbon steel sword properly tempered and gardens that you don't really care about, take it outside and hit the concrete with a medium swooping strike so the tips flat glides along the ground, you will see tons of sparks, do it at night time I've got a few blades I don't care much about and I swipe them over the concrete sometimes, it gets addictive I think I have a problem, its just nice to see the sparks erupt from the slash arch at night.

@mikem9001

6 жыл бұрын

I will never let you join the fire brigade! ;o) Seriously though, that is very interesting, thank you.

WIEDZIAŁEM że kiedyś wpadnę na muzykę z Wiedźmina :D cieszę się że utożsamia się ten tytuł z mistrzowskim fechtunkiem :) w skrócie - music from the Witcher yeyea..! How can I get a longsword like this?

Love your vids. You guys give great insight into how longsword play work

Very nice, great speed and still impressive control of the blades. Looking forward to the next videos!

\[T]/ Praise the sun! \[T]/

holy shit, theyre so fast

wow, never thought this fights were so insane fast and precise, great vid

This is brilliant looking! You both are so quick and agile.

This is so FKN'G cool!!!

Believe it or not most combat weapons are extremely lightweight. Video games have been lying to you.

I watch this video over and over again. Probably 50x now. Especially at 1:44.

You deserve every view you have. Best Longsword demo on KZread (still).

@kobuksonhwacha Hi, I have no problem with discussion where people listen each other and don't accept others opinion blindly. The world of martial arts with cold weapons (wester or eastern) is full of myths. It's time to put them away. It's 21th century. I would like to see more relevat videos too. Easter and western. Not only theoretical demostrations, slowmotion interpretations or katas without partner.

@MaNoTachi

6 жыл бұрын

Anton Kohutovič can you please give me references for the helmets worn in this vidéo? Im looking for the same

And here i am , believing only katana user can be this fast, i am enlightened......

@levifontaine8186

5 жыл бұрын

Katana is actually a bit awkward to use compared to a longsword.

@Lftarded

Жыл бұрын

​@@AR-GuidesAndMoredepends, hard to be nimble with a katana because of the forward weight

It' nice to see some serious adepts of the mediaval swordsmanship, among all those on youtube just dancing ad jumping with sword (or even wooden sticks). This is tecnique. This is the REAL mediaval swordsmanship study.

i respect the commitment to do the moves full speed and give eachother concussions

bad ass!

Goddamn hollywood has a lot to answer for. Crash crash bang bang hollywood sword fights suck.

@TheMasturCheef

9 жыл бұрын

The problem is that if you put something like this in a movie you can't see what's happening. It's simply too fast if you are not ver well trained in sword fighting yourself. And after all, the point of a movie is to *see* something :P Of course, lots of movies are really bad in this regard. But I think a lot of them actually make some good compromise. After all a movie is not reality. It's a distorted, interpreted projection of reality that should also be fun to watch (without slowmos, those are so ugly).

@cielopachirisu929

9 жыл бұрын

+TheMasturCheef But by putting in realism, they can impress us into enjoying it. Most directors, particularly of Medieval European stuff, barely even try :(. I mean, Star Wars for one example is pretty fast. Martially practical, maybe, maybe not, but fast and enjoyable to watch. Can the same not be done with conventional swords?

@cielopachirisu929

9 жыл бұрын

Natasel I suppose that's true. Even so, there's been at least a few pieces of media that did it pretty well. There's that one 100 Years War anime that came out recently, the Virgin Witch or whatever. Even Skallagrim praises that.

@cielopachirisu929

9 жыл бұрын

Natasel I suppose, but remember, I'm only talking about media in general. Animation still counts. Even so though, I think something of this sort could be at least attempted in live action.

@cielopachirisu929

9 жыл бұрын

Natasel Like I said, I see your point. But I'd really like to see somebody try at least. There's too few of those attempts that go without reaching into audacity.

i was just looking for some videos to use as reference for my animation project. This was just perfect, thanks guys, it's gonna help a lot. Also some amazing skills there, you must work a lot for this

Just want to say you do a great work, dudes ! I really enjoy all of your videos.

witchers? nice wich school? xD nice btw awsome

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8 жыл бұрын

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8 жыл бұрын

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8 жыл бұрын

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7 жыл бұрын

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Great work from you both. Thanks for sharing .

Fantastic technique, footwork, intent! Superb!

When these Medieval European Martial Arts spread out to Asia? I so boring with Chinese-in-disgust Vietnamese "tradition" martial arts here :(.

@KnightedDawn

9 жыл бұрын

There are a few clubs in Asia (though admittedly they're spread pretty far apart). www.communitywalk.com/map/index/915490

@pirotess2

8 жыл бұрын

Thi Kieu Oanh Le I don't need to go there in digital era, show me your video then. And hope you don't show me Vietnamese swordfighting with Chinese sword.

@pirotess2

8 жыл бұрын

+Thi Kieu Oanh Le ha ha, you fear to show your Chinese-copy sword dancing like crap to the world, right? That why Vietnamese martial arts just be known as Chinese martial arts's shadow. Now, prove it your Vietnamese sword fighting is superior than Medieval European Sword Arts with video or nothing. Anyway, which tyle of Vietnamese sword fighting you want to prove? Like this one? watch?v=f4jZdXzYNx0 ? If not, then give anyone your video of sword fighting to prove that Vietnamese Sword Fighting is superior than the bullshit in this video.

@pirotess2

8 жыл бұрын

Thi Kieu Oanh Le ha ha, just a wall of text without any evidence by video of your superior Vietnamese sword fighting. Just bunch of theories of Chinese Martial Arts and Chinese weapons name lolz. Vietnamese has proverbs "One hundreds of hear is nothing to compare to one time see it" . Right? You can talk billion times, but nothing for everyones to see, you're just failure, got it. Want to prove that your Vietnamese with Chinese swords fighting is superior than this? Stop talking, give me your video of your martial arts, also name your school, or it will never happen and never prove it except from your big mouth, because with any mouth, every martial art of their will be the best martial art in the world and can beat other martial arts easily in one seconds lolz. Or, you just don't have any videos to prove it? Right, ha ha.

@pirotess2

8 жыл бұрын

Thi Kieu Oanh Le yeah yeah, still avoid to prove your evidence, because you have no evidence, just admit it. Oh, when I look up to Vietnamese history, post Le Loi era, Vietnamese master archery and firearm, up to Tay Son Dynasty, they able to build 50~66 cannon ships and master of sails v.v.... But not used your Chinese sword to slash cavalry, because they use halberd to hook riders down instead slash the horses, halberds become famous in Vietnames history and even has a dance for it, called "Bat Dat dance". And, still where your video of Vietnamese sword fighting arts? Still can't googling it to give it to here?

This is done wonderfull, I really enjoy the speed and control of the weapons. Thanks für the nice demonstration.

The best video demonstrating these techniques

this a flawless technik. I will train and watch. Again and Again! thanks for making those vids!

i realy like this video. one of the best longsword videos ive seen

Very very good demonstration and video of langschwert fencing. The moves are accurate and well practiced, solid hits too. Nice choice of witcher music also! Hope we had schools like yours here....it's good at least some Europeans respect, remember and admire their ancestors heritage.Keep it that way!

Just a belated thank you for this video, very impressive to see these techniques.

Never knew longswords could move that fast. Very impressive. Now I want to start learning as well.

Excellent work, as always.

This is a very impressive video, zwerchau and absetzen are my favourite strikes :D

You guys have very intense drilling sessions. Awesome to view.

Very impressive. Great work and thanks for sharing. Roland

Another impressive video! Thanks for sharing.

This is what duels are supposed to look like. By historical accounts a duel would be over seconds after it begins with only one or two swings at most (if a point hasnt been scored in two swings usually its cause they're both not very experienced). Crazy this was 12 years old and still much better than 90% of other German longsword practitioners who take turns striking each others swords and moving back and forth which is good if youre using a sabre where you have to go back and forth between offense and defense but dedicating a longsword to defense in any situation is a losing proposition. When your opponent swings and your response is to attempt to block it your opponent has a chance to score against you, and you have no chance to score against him unless you first succesfully block and then successfully counter. In longsword your attack is your strongest parry.

Great technique, these guys are super quick!

vyborne videjko, zatial asi vase najlepsie. velmi sa mi pacilo. okrem toho nachreissen bolo vsetko velmi pekne prevedene. ;-) very nice. (triglav)

Longtime with no new videos, i have been reading your articles and watching your fights in Swordfish etc and i really like your current aggressive style. And given the views on this and your other technique based video i think a new video would go long way to promoting HEMA world wide.

Love it! Very nice work!

Holy crap these guys are fast! Practitioner of HEMA myself and I find it amazing that they perform the techniques with such control and speed..

What's this? A civil conversation on youtube that lasts for more than two comments? Amazing! Subbed for good community. And an awesome video, mate :)

Wow wonderful video as you presented the vid in nice shape. Your vid attract the viewers quickly. I like your efforts and appreciate you as you kept the combination in proper sequence or best fit arrangement. No doubt you are wonderful and deserve many likes. Good luck for future endures. Best Regards

I can't comment on the authenticity, but that was some great energy and clearly visible technique. Bravo!

@SirKickz

8 жыл бұрын

+Semiotichazey It's authentic. It's based on medieval fighting manuals. These particular techniques are from the Lichtenauer tradition of German longsword.

@thikieuoanhle1865

8 жыл бұрын

+Graidon Mabson more like interpretations

I hope that this style catches on enough to get schools in a wider scope, i'd love o learn this.

Great work. Thank you for helping me understand better.

@ACTdirector Thank you for your encouraging words.

Coming from strictly a Japanese swordsmanship background, this is unlike anything I've ever seen. Finally! Actual swordsmanship and not two guys in their backyard wailing on each other. Most impressive.

Jesus, you two have very much earned a sub from me. Damn fine speed, I almost thought to ask if those swords are unusually light for longswords.

Thanks for the reply! Against unarmored and/or insufficiently trained opponents, the speed and lethality of these moves look terrifying.

I think this video is just the right one to show someone who is not familiar with HEMA how Longsword works.

Saubere Arbeit. Sehr schön!!!

Great, this is truly great. Cheers from Poland!

The techniques of the German mercenaries... such tenacity! I am excited to teach this to my students.

great work guys I'm impressed!

Awesome! Learned a lot just watching!

Wow you guys are fantastic, very nice speed

You are right on the spot, these are presentations of how it should work. But the fact that you ask the question tells me that this is a rather convincing presentations. =)

If you guys look closely between 0:33 and 0:35 seconds, they caused the swords to spark. That is training and sparring in such a way, it makes me love HEMA even more.

@KillaRiku, it looks liek a demonstration of the techniques illustrated in fechtbuchs, if you watch closely they are demonstrating counter blows, and as it progresses it shows how to react to the counter before. The first is straightforward, the second adds an offside shot, the third blocks and counters the offside, etc. Excellent work indeed. A duel between these two would be something to see.

This is beautiful, thank you.

Need to see more vids from you guys!