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Excellent, traing

Wait a minute, at 36:18 the map on the Mongol raids writes "King Bela of Hungary killed" - but the point is that king Bela was not killed at the battle of Mohi: he survived way after the departure of the Mongols and had plenty of time to reorganize the country, build castles, fortify towns, etc. Really weird map.

a beautiful fencing exercise on stage. in fact, such an injection is blocked by turning the saber, and the attacker causes damage to himself on his own.

How much evidence is there of the two-handed grip in Hungarian fokos? It's been a consistent observation of mine that modern attempts to recreate stick and stick-adjacent systems tend to vastly overestimate the amount of two-handed actions being used. I suspect it has something to do with the popularity of the Fairbairn stick method and its relatives in the mid-20th century.

How about one to thrust D ?

One of the most startling things I've ever experienced is blocking a cut, feeling cool, then my opponent diving immediately into a thrust. She skewered me like a shishkabob. This drill is awesome!

Where'd you get those trainers at?

Fantastic explanation. I wish more hema practitioners knew this. Thanks

Can confirm, Foowork Dodgeball is great fun!

Thanks for letting us know! Take care of yourself first

Two things that would be really nice for people buying the books are collections and ebooks. Collections to just get a bunch at once instead of individually even if the price is the same, less clicks. Ebooks because I'm out of shelf space please have mercy one me 😢

Ah, this is great thanks!

Austro-Hungarian Military Sabre series vol 2? 🥹

Are you gonna release more on the Kindle? I prefer digital over physical

That all sounds amazing, Russ!

Thanks guys , PS that`s an awesome top Kat !! :)

Where'd you get the foam sabers you've got in this video?

Looks like I'll soon have some more books to buy.

Understandable. I will order some books. Not quite at the point (other expenses where I can sign on for patreon, but hope to get there.) I know you don't *need* it but pat on the back for being helpful to others at the college. Character matters.

Curious is there no demand for teaching Savate in the U.S.???

Looks like I'll need more room on my bookshelf...

Ok, the dude casually said they are removing the videos from youtube to patreon... Bye then, I quess.

As a fellow aspiring savateur, I felt obligated to like and comment. I was leading a little toe-dippy class into Sailor Kickslapping, and quite a lot of it had to do with footwork and measure, which crosses over nicely into other weapon arts, but I noticed that glazed inattentive stare and the impromptu water breaks happening when I start yammering on about footwork. I really like the idea of this footwork dodgeball game, as that would keep people engaged and interested!

Gear question: what are the synthetics? And I want to see a video of the dodgeball game!

Gambatte!

Can you do a video on your jumping footwork? That sounds interesting!

I have a few more books to catch up on

As middle aged fencer with a bum knee I appreciate the message

My training in Chen Practical Method helped my understanding of Colonel Stephens extension motions and thereby discovered the proper skeletal frame to hold a guard with the frame rather than muscle.

Thank's for the talk and lecture 👍👍 I also think Hutton needs a restart in HEMA (as Jf pointed out earlier). He dont have to be gloryfied but he is also not outdated, just because his books were early available. And he definetely should be reduced to 'cold steel'.

Hutton had access to some high level training in Britain, he was even friends with one of Britains top foilists George Chapman. Chapman IIRC spent the first 30-40 years of his life in France and was considered equals with the French masters in Britain such as Prevost or guys like Baptiste Bertrand . Hutton and Chapman shared the same views on Angelo's method having both been students of Angelo's. They believed that Angelo's system was dated and past its prime so they innovated. Both taught at the same club but Chapman was a bit older and accomplished than Hutton at the time IIRC

So this was a really good breakdown of Hutton's influence on British fencing during his time. It does a good job of painting a picture of how people's minds sort of worked when it came to fencing. I would have liked a brief breakdown of his methodology and pedagogy since both those things have been in question in the past. Maybe something also on debunking common misconceptions about him, but Em did a really good job here.

There were two Hutton books in my public library in the 1990s and his curriculum was taught at our local YMCA sabre fencing and stage combat.

Early romanticism similar to Classicism of the Late Medieval/ early Renaissance period; i.e. armor and helmets reflecting Greek & Roman influences?

Hello Russ, It is an interesting lecture. I would have to say something regarding the cats head pommel and the S shaped guard of the sword you are mentioning. It sound a lot like you are describing Schiavona or Schiavonesca. The earliest mentions of Schiavonesca were in 1391. by the smith Dobrič Bunisalić in Regusa region modern day Dubrovnik. It was most likely named like that since it was used and produced by the slavic people. Schiavona later most likely derived from the said sword and was mostly used by Stradioti mercenaries from the Balkan regions during the Spanish and Ottoman wars. Schiavona actually means Slavic beauty or Slavic lady. With this we can deduce that yes it was used by the Hungarians, but it is not Hungarian cats head pommel.

Hick's Law

Does this apply to bowie knives?

Nice I'll try this 'Hungarian' grip

Where can i get that super duper dope T-Shirt :D ???

Same cuts as Philippines martial systems.

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I'd love to see more Chappon work

As someone who dances with valaska (fokos), comes from a Carpathian family and also trains with a long sword, I find these moves pretty unrealistic. Blocking a hand before the swing? C'mon, what a nonsense. Especially considering Eastern European schools of saber fighting. This tutorial reminds me of Steven Seagal training aikido:)) You're forgetting crucial aspects: 1) every OG valaska is longer than most sabers (110-120cm), 2) your blow will be more lethal than that of an opponent with a sabre, unless he strikes the head, 3) most valaskas would have an iron spike in the other end. Imo, it is the best idea to hold guard such that your opponent doesn't know wether you're gonna cut or thrust. Other than that, you pray god and try to take the other guy to hell with you. These things were made for defense against other axes, not sabres. Now obviously, the one you have is a Hungarian fokoś, which is much more similar to normal medieval axes then other types from the area. The argument stands tho...

My local gun shop sells a cane fokos that is legal and be used for protection.

It feels so refreshing listening to you calling things out. Funny enough, it's the same vibe as when people criticize unnecessary pirouettes moves in movies as being unusable in actual combat, but applied to the sport pillar of HEMA. 😄

Thank you! I Always look forward to your commentary and advice

Wish I had seen this video sooner. Here I have been, trying to brute force tramazzones on my heavy sidesword with just my forearms, to emulate the historically later (and thus to my mind, more technically advanced) sabre-style moulinet, then wondering why my wrist is always hurting. I find that keeping the hand in front of the elbow and shoulder as much as possible DOES keep the whole arm much safer, but I really needed someone to spell out the fact that the wrist movement can be supported by small motions of the entire kinetic chain, while still keeping the hilt out in front of everything else to deny target opportunities.

I love the balance between "these are serious weapons and need to be careful not to hurt each other" and "Isn't this stuff soooo Cool?!"

Thank you!