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What sabres are you using this time?

Hey, you're finally back. My friend, how is your mustache doing?

I like your mustache

1:16 Damn! Nicely done!

One point that I don't think was stressed enough is the added protection that the Pro guard gives over the other models. I wouldn't use the other sabres without heavy gloves. I use rapier gloves with my SIGI pro and the guard gives more than enough protection. The author says he wouldn't wear gloves lighter than Red Dragon gloves with this sword. I've never had an issue and gladly sacrifice the limited risk for the mobility.

He's immortal. Those are not purchases, they are war trophies.

Beautiful out of tempo attack at 3:12

Also looks like the VB light is really faster than the Easton. Did you consciously try to slip more tactically?

Nice! Max's shoes are sliding a lot on the notoriously dusty floor of that specific gym 😁

It may look like it's easy. No it's not❤ I just hope one day to be as skillful.

I really wanna learn sabre sword fighting but couldnr find any in vienna Only long swords and fencing

Your mustache sir is magnificent.

The 1796 reminds me of the blades used on ODM gear in attack on titan, especially with the hilt. The only difference is the straight blade that was in the anime

Saber best girl.

If you grew your hair out long, you'd look exactly like the famous portrait of Vlad Tepes 😅 lemme see them canines to be sure

watch te difference of the soles of the shoes! Blue is slipping, the heel is also not working like the white shoes.

Polish mountain!!!!

Why can i never find a sparring safe 19th c infantry sabre? Every sabreur seems to fence cavalry.. on foot!

2:49 outstanding!

why is nietzsche teaching me about sabres

Lovely spar!

And also, it just makes you look dang cool. Also, any tips for anyone looking to get into HEMA without any clubs around? One day I’ll probably be able to join one, once I move, but can/should I practice until then or should I just wait?

Nice feints and moulinettes! Great bout 🔥

The only reason I started doing hema lol this looks so cool

vlastním šavli k vaší pochvě (pouzdru) model 1869 mužstvo značená 4,L.U.R. což znamená domobrana hulánský regiment posádka umístěná v Olomouci

I love those saber hits where its just an exchange followed by a moments pause of "bruh really" followed by a slap to the face xD

I envy people who can move so naturally in protective gear.

How heavy are their sabres?

This spar was just beautiful!

Nice job! Sparring as it is in the real world. Not much point work though?

Erster! What a cool feint at 2:40 👌

What is this shabre model ??

That's a beautiful mustache

I wonder if there's an Indo-European form or it's related to *sek- and *sahs and separate? Proto-Germanic *sabjiō? 'I separate'? I've heard of Huns bringing the saber.

Interesting topic, well thought out and demonstrated.

Never been here, but less than three seconds in and I'm convinced I trust this dudes expertise on sabers. And most other things probably.

Ur leiwand! Muss mir mal Zeit nehmen und mich im Klingelspiel anmelden, dass ist die einzige Fechtschule in Wien die den Säbel unterrichtet...oder täusche ich mich da? Liebe Grüße

Could you do some video(s) on the possible origins of the curved swords as a whole in Europe and Asia? It's existance and use seems very "difusionistic" (in anthropological therms), rather than "structuralistic". It really does seems that a single cultural group (and I bet central asia) created it and spread it's use to other cultures.

I thought it came from the tigers who had teeth of the same shape 🤣🤣🤣

Interesting, I thought the word is a Hungarian invention, as it is meaningfull in that language: "the thing that cuts".

❤ I love all swords. But you forgot to show great great grandma of all Sabres... The Indian Talwar

Very good! Do you have any evidence for 'sabres from the Balkans' in the 7th and 8th Centuries? The Avar proto-sabres are there in the Great Hungarian plaine from 670 onwards.

You mentionned Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie française. Nobody use it in France, not the general public and not the specialists, it's a joke. the more popular dictionnary are Larousse et Le Robert that are updated each year. It was already a joke at the fundation of l'Académie Française. It is consitantly outdated they produced only 9 edition in 350 years. The Académie Française is composed of old french personality, they are almost never qualified in linguistic.

**approving saber noises**

Long awaited return of the mustache!

I know my trust in saber sword video when i see a guy with French mustache in video

We also have the grammatical angle. Szablya as the thing which "szab"-s, that is, cuts. This then directly connecting to tesak/tasak -> dussack in German, all meaning "chopper, lopper." (And in modern day Hungarian, "Szabo'," a cutter (of cloth, to make garments, aka, a tailor). Etymologically the same word. So its literal translation is in use in Central Europe long before the Bathory era.

Can you make a video talking about why Sabers replaced straight swords and how their design was advantageous in battle?

Good to see you have some time to make a cool video. Nice presentation. I like the linguistic tracery that you do here. Cheers!

Peter, this is killer work. All of your content is awesome, but this is a wonderful summary both in how concise and how much information you are able to pack in while showing the limitations we have with current research. My pet area of study is proto sabres/ early period nomad sabres, and by chance I am also running through and collection 16th-17th century dictionaries and collecting various terms for swords as the translate between the languages of the time. The earliest entries I have for 'saber' in each case do seem to refer to curved blades still; for example From 1554 Dittionario ital. franc. tedesco latino e: By Levinus Hulsius Italian: Storta, spada torta aguifa di falce French:Baraquemar, ou baraquemart, m Latin: Harpe, ensis falcatus German: Ein Krumbchwert/Sabel Keep up the awesome work!