I would think many of those weapons would best the sword though, especially under the right circumstances. If you were as equally skilled with the spear as your opponent was with a sword, it would be very difficult for them to have an opening to strike. A pollaxe also has the reach advantage, like the spear, while also being difficult to guard against due to its heft. In close quarters, i.e. inside a hallway/building/ enclosed area, a dagger beats the sword.
@@AveSicarius While a spear does have a reach advantage. The sword would be about closing the gap, read by the swordsman, and played and practiced against squires extensively and repitiously. During a close up meatfest that reach becomes too cumbersome and makes it nullified as its unwieldy. While a sword can still thrust. If only we had camcorders back then to see it played out.
@@benjaminplatt4109 well yes, it would be about the skill of the individual wielder and the battlefield conditions. Though I think you would rarely see a sword vs spear scenario on a battlefield just because of the scarcity of the former. In a dueling scenario however, even if the spear wielder was slightly less skilled; I would give him the advantage. It would be very hard to get close to an individual wielding a spear with a sword, thrusts are hard to deflect and are linear so not very telegraphed while also being very quick. It's a similar situation to a dagger vs a sword in such a scenario, a dagger is a much more effective weapon in close quarters. But getting there is the hard part. If I remember correctly there were several historical accounts of spears/quarterstaves doing very well into swords, they were considered peasant weapons however so I don't think you would see many, if any, nobles ever learning such techniques. A quarterstaff also is permanently carried at the ready, so can be employed against sheathed weapons in impromptu scenarios. I agree, being able to see would be much easier. Looking through various historical records, that may or may not be accurate/honest, is really an effective way of understanding technique. Though eastern martial arts see this also, where master-student transmission has led to ineffective techniques over generations of inactivity. It is hard to think of what situations they would originally have been employed in.
@SlowMotionSword I have extensive practice in several martial arts the basic concepts of which are transferable between all martial arts, i.e. there are only so many ways to fight. I made an observation based on my experience of how combat actually works. The combatant with a longer reach holds the advantage as they can strike from a greater distance. Linear strikes such as thrusts are much less telegraphed than swings while also being quicker as your weapon is generally already pointed in the direction of your opponent, and you simply extend. Explain to me how any of those concepts are wrong when the are applied in literally all combat arts. Then explain to me how making up my opinion based on personal experience and knowledge is in anyway linked to "TH-cam demagogues". You are making a sweeping statement based on nothing; in what seems to be a strange attempt to show off your vocabulary. If you are going to make a counterargument try to make it relevant to the subject, not simply ad hominem attacks.
Absolutely brilliant! I love the set up for the 3 attackers and the defence against them with the sword in 1 hand. As a practitioner I've learnt a few things just from this video. Never knew about the different movements or turns of the blade itself! Thanks so much for your films and can't wait for the next one!
Nice video! I especially like the sword throws. Some time ago we were experimenting with various ways and I was surprised how actually easy it is to hit a target.
"I am the sword, deadly against every weapon. Neither spear nor poleaxe nor dagger is worthy against me". Although I still believe spears to be better with anyone can use them plus the reach advantage, that line is just so badass that it makes me wanna learn HEMA, Kendo, or any sword based martial arts even more. Add up that one last line as the cherry on top.
"I am the sword, deadly against all weapons. neither spear, nor pleax, nor dagger can prevail against me." Dane Axe...local Norwegian man literally too angry to die.
Btw as ı like swords, ı think spears are better. It doesnt have to be 3 meters long to be to get called spear, Easy to replace spear head, Pointy thing that basically hurts you, Anyone can use it, you dont have to have extreme swordlike training to use it. (Always have a axe or sword so that you can use it when your spear breaks or basically just gets taken away from you)
@@Althairs you can win or lose with any weapon, at the end skills make the difference but a spear has its obvious weaknesses..the sword is a better balanced weapon regarding advantages / weaknesses. ofc only my opinion ;)
Very proud to be a friulano as Fiore "Furlano" dei Liberi was. Great series of videos, indeed! Please make a full movie with the full story of Fiore. With your skills in cinematography and swords choreography it will be awesome!
This is the best channel. I wish they would do a weekly or monthly series with This guy going around being a bad ass. No talking. Just music and fighting.
The video almost made me cry.Thank you! In the few years of my life i ve tried many types martial arts and all of them left a void that even I could not understand.Information is abundant equipment easy to find and not too expensive and yet...nearest hema school is 400 km away,friends show little to no interest in ever wanting train or they just simply call me crazy,the forums are silent,there is nobody willing.Training alone is difficult.Alas,i will find a way,one day.Those of you who have a chance to practice with an instructor and other people just as devoted to the craft as you are please be grateful.None of you realize just how fortunate you are.
Haiducul Apusean I can relate. I'm in a similar situation. It can be tough but stick with it. One day you'll find some one with as much passion as you have for the art.
Wow, this video is superb, too! I really love the little story in it, and it's very educational, too. I suddenly feel the urge to get up and join the nearest HEMA club. I'm really looking forward to see the continuation of the video! On a sidenote, are you guys planning to make a full-length movie? I think with your talents (both fencing and video making wise) you totally could, and you could crowd fund it as well, I think the HEMA community would be very supportive.
If only there were a full series of movies done in the golden age of Holliwood based upon old books about legendary rapier fencers with some catchy motto...
@notfeedy notlazy: Bwahaha!!! RIGHT! and they could exchange witty banter with each other, while dispatching epic numbers of their foes with almost casual ease!!.....if only...if only ....(kids lol...:)
I found the spinning colpi sottani to reverse ox guard looked cool but I don’t understand it’s combat utility. It appears to be a variation on unterhau to reverse ox.
I have a strange feeling that the camera is a magic mirror showing me a patrician son proud of his sword skills somewhere in renaissance Tuscany. Thank you.
Fantastic video, fantastic art, but me, as a not-knowing-anything, would prefer to fight with a spear and a dagger above a sword. Trying to keep the opponent at a distance with the spear, then changing to a dagger when it gets close, to fight really close and having an advantage again above the sword. Or is this all wrong?
Amazing!! Very, very impressive! If & when I thoroughly master the finer points of the Japanese Katana Sword I plan on taking a trip to Poland to practice & cross train with the masters, perhaps you guys💯👍
I have been wanting to get involved with HEMA for a very long time now but there are no clubs near me and the ones that I could possibly travel to are very expensive for what it is. Is there any training manuals or reference books you would recommend for me to get started?
Meyer's "The Art of Combat" from 1570 is quite nice. It was written for beginners as well as for advanced students. It covers several weapons (düssack, halberd, rapier, dagger...) starting with the longsword, and is "adorned with many fine and useful illustrations". You can order an English translation online. If you are interested in saber, smallsword, quarterstaff... I think nothing beats the 19th century military manuals in terms of clarity. Stripped down to the basics.
@Woodyrascel If you want to learn what these guys in the vid are doing, then I'd recommend "The Swordsman's Companion" by Guy Windsor and also a series of books called "Mastering the Arts" volumes 2 and 3 (vol 2 & 3 are for the Longsword and vol 1 is for medieval dagger). All of these are on Amazon and Book Depository and I imagine elsewhere too.
Bardzo ciekawy i dobrze zrealizowany film. Stroje, ekwipunek i scenariusz przyciaga i daje niedosyt. Jesli mnie pamiec nie myli to Wenecka Szkoła Szermierki swego czasu świeciła triumfy, głebszych detali juz nie pamietam. Pozdrawiam.
2:14 How you change your stance here is almost exactly like a couple of karate "dachis." Facing forward we call that "zenkutsudachi" or "warrior stance." Facing backwards it's "kokutsudachi" and I forgot what that means. You seem to use them the same way way to, twisting back to block so you're already wound up to strike back. It's cool to see how universal human body mechanics are.
I'm drinking mead and watching your video... And I'm trying to figure out a combination of Fiore de'i Liberi's two-handed techniques with shieldless one-handed techniques 12st. and I find it possible. :-) You have amazing and very interesting videos, for example, about the combination of different weapons against each other. It's a pity that we haven't preserved techniques with a one-handed weapon and shield. I think Fiore has a special grace in movement, unlike the German masters. Greetings from the Czech Republic. :-)
Excellent video and I am a Patreon. I do have a question, though. Some of the footwork seems off. From my sources both European and Asian, a strike should should be delivered as the foot stops to add a solid base to the strike. Many of his practicing moves had the sword stop either before or after the foot finished its movement. Is this correct or is there room for excessive movement?
From what I understand , the idea behind this is to first bring the sword into the danger zone to esure your own protection, then the body follows in order to reach for a blow.
Amazing, learned alot! I had a question about Tutta Volta: Does it only go forward and backward, or can it step offline/side to side? Or does that make it a Passa Ala Traversa?
This is like the start of a Medieval John Wick
John Wick on the medieval age...
Nop its not
We simple call Rafał "Polish Fiore"
He killed 3 fully plated knights... with a focking pencil
@@a_gloriouspotato1967whit a goose feather *
This might be the best Fiore crash course I've ever seen.
"I am the sword, deadly against every weapon. Neither spear nor pollaxe nor dagger is worthy against me"
Now that's badass
I would think many of those weapons would best the sword though, especially under the right circumstances. If you were as equally skilled with the spear as your opponent was with a sword, it would be very difficult for them to have an opening to strike. A pollaxe also has the reach advantage, like the spear, while also being difficult to guard against due to its heft. In close quarters, i.e. inside a hallway/building/ enclosed area, a dagger beats the sword.
@@AveSicarius Agree
@@AveSicarius While a spear does have a reach advantage. The sword would be about closing the gap, read by the swordsman, and played and practiced against squires extensively and repitiously. During a close up meatfest that reach becomes too cumbersome and makes it nullified as its unwieldy. While a sword can still thrust. If only we had camcorders back then to see it played out.
@@benjaminplatt4109 well yes, it would be about the skill of the individual wielder and the battlefield conditions.
Though I think you would rarely see a sword vs spear scenario on a battlefield just because of the scarcity of the former.
In a dueling scenario however, even if the spear wielder was slightly less skilled; I would give him the advantage. It would be very hard to get close to an individual wielding a spear with a sword, thrusts are hard to deflect and are linear so not very telegraphed while also being very quick.
It's a similar situation to a dagger vs a sword in such a scenario, a dagger is a much more effective weapon in close quarters. But getting there is the hard part.
If I remember correctly there were several historical accounts of spears/quarterstaves doing very well into swords, they were considered peasant weapons however so I don't think you would see many, if any, nobles ever learning such techniques.
A quarterstaff also is permanently carried at the ready, so can be employed against sheathed weapons in impromptu scenarios.
I agree, being able to see would be much easier. Looking through various historical records, that may or may not be accurate/honest, is really an effective way of understanding technique.
Though eastern martial arts see this also, where master-student transmission has led to ineffective techniques over generations of inactivity. It is hard to think of what situations they would originally have been employed in.
@SlowMotionSword I have extensive practice in several martial arts the basic concepts of which are transferable between all martial arts, i.e. there are only so many ways to fight.
I made an observation based on my experience of how combat actually works. The combatant with a longer reach holds the advantage as they can strike from a greater distance. Linear strikes such as thrusts are much less telegraphed than swings while also being quicker as your weapon is generally already pointed in the direction of your opponent, and you simply extend.
Explain to me how any of those concepts are wrong when the are applied in literally all combat arts. Then explain to me how making up my opinion based on personal experience and knowledge is in anyway linked to "TH-cam demagogues".
You are making a sweeping statement based on nothing; in what seems to be a strange attempt to show off your vocabulary.
If you are going to make a counterargument try to make it relevant to the subject, not simply ad hominem attacks.
It's weird, but this just made a lot of what I've been studying for three years suddenly click into place.
Edmund Withnell and are you ready to defeat three enemies, too? :)
Study for three years? When u gunna get out there and actually do it?
@@wedgeantilles1498 he's finally achieved bankai
I'm happy for you ! 😄
@@wedgeantilles1498 Study also mean ''practice''. Pretty sure he already did ''get out there'' and did it.
this channel is seriously becoming really nice, also appreciate the small glimpse of sword's path :)
Sword path, heh? I see you're a fellow Daoist as well.
Absolutely brilliant! I love the set up for the 3 attackers and the defence against them with the sword in 1 hand. As a practitioner I've learnt a few things just from this video. Never knew about the different movements or turns of the blade itself!
Thanks so much for your films and can't wait for the next one!
Nice video! I especially like the sword throws. Some time ago we were experimenting with various ways and I was surprised how actually easy it is to hit a target.
Были случаи когда клинок ломался после броска?
Seriously such a glorious ode to Fiore
Shame that one can only give this one like.
Well, secondary accounts are a thing... I mean, just saying.
this video and chapter two have actually helped me a boat load with understanding fiores work thank you so much
As a starter, I learnt a lot from this by playing it on 0.25x playback speed, I’m also reading Fiore’s handbook for reference.
It's very good method. Good luck!
@@akademiaszermierzy1105 thank you sir, much of blessings to you.
You guys should totally do a similar one of these for fiores grappling and dagger sections
"I am the sword, deadly against every weapon. Neither spear nor poleaxe nor dagger is worthy against me".
Although I still believe spears to be better with anyone can use them plus the reach advantage, that line is just so badass that it makes me wanna learn HEMA, Kendo, or any sword based martial arts even more. Add up that one last line as the cherry on top.
I'm amazed to see this western martial art is still preserved and in excellent health. It truly is a living treasure. Long may these masters prosper.
Artistic, inspiring and educational. Can't wait for the next episodes.
You don't chose the Armizare life, the Armizare life chooses you!
Beautiful video...The demonstration's & the renaissance music fit really well together.
"I am the sword, deadly against all weapons. neither spear, nor pleax, nor dagger can prevail against me."
Dane Axe...local Norwegian man literally too angry to die.
Btw as ı like swords, ı think spears are better.
It doesnt have to be 3 meters long to be to get called spear,
Easy to replace spear head,
Pointy thing that basically hurts you,
Anyone can use it, you dont have to have extreme swordlike training to use it.
(Always have a axe or sword so that you can use it when your spear breaks or basically just gets taken away from you)
@@Althairs lmao
You mean dane. Local Dane.
@@Vatt-Ghern no. no I do not.
@@Althairs you can win or lose with any weapon, at the end skills make the difference but a spear has its obvious weaknesses..the sword is a better balanced weapon regarding advantages / weaknesses. ofc only my opinion ;)
Very proud to be a friulano as Fiore "Furlano" dei Liberi was.
Great series of videos, indeed! Please make a full movie with the full story of Fiore. With your skills in cinematography and swords choreography it will be awesome!
You guys are awesome. One of the only few channels on TH-cam that goes in depth. I really learn a lot from you guys!
One of the best Heme instructional videos out there. Thank you.
This is the best channel. I wish they would do a weekly or monthly series with This guy going around being a bad ass. No talking. Just music and fighting.
The best skills and real performance I have ever seem ,thanks Dear Master.
this song is just too perfect for this video and i cant stop watching it
It’s called ai vist lo lop th-cam.com/video/Pn-vbEhPp9M/w-d-xo.htmlsi=l7O1eiDZ7gO1heMy
The video almost made me cry.Thank you! In the few years of my life i ve tried many types martial arts and all of them left a void that even I could not understand.Information is abundant equipment easy to find and not too expensive and yet...nearest hema school is 400 km away,friends show little to no interest in ever wanting train or they just simply call me crazy,the forums are silent,there is nobody willing.Training alone is difficult.Alas,i will find a way,one day.Those of you who have a chance to practice with an instructor and other people just as devoted to the craft as you are please be grateful.None of you realize just how fortunate you are.
Haiducul Apusean I can relate. I'm in a similar situation. It can be tough but stick with it. One day you'll find some one with as much passion as you have for the art.
God I love your videos. Hollywood should let you guys choreograph every sword fight in movies. Period. Beautiful work.
Thanks for the video and also for the info about the music.👍👍
Meravigliosa Scuola. Grazie.
Once again, "Everyone has a plan until they got sliced through the neck..." Tyke Myson... 😂😂😂
"I put my thord in 'is face!"
Happy to be young whilst watching the revival of swordplay, an the rise of HEMA
Am old and renewing practice. I am getting bruised. That's ok.😂
Wonderful channel 👍 from Spain 😊
This video is inFIORiatingly short, but good! ;P I very much look forward to more.
I give that pun a 9/10
Henry goh you are generous sir. Lol
One of the very few practitioners of the sword who move at combat speed.
It's a very important thing, most train too slow.
Amazing! Can't wait to see more videos of fights and technique!
donno why but i got witcher vibes from this video :D i can imagine seeing geralt training with vesemir when he was a young lad
Nothing but love. Great transitions and editing. Can't wait for the action.
This is one of the most captivating things I've ever watched
Excellent video!
You’ve done so well on medieval swordsmanship and so much more. In the future I tend to do my own based of Ancient Rome.
Not worth it
@@TheWolfalpino why?
Wow, this video is superb, too! I really love the little story in it, and it's very educational, too. I suddenly feel the urge to get up and join the nearest HEMA club.
I'm really looking forward to see the continuation of the video!
On a sidenote, are you guys planning to make a full-length movie? I think with your talents (both fencing and video making wise) you totally could, and you could crowd fund it as well, I think the HEMA community would be very supportive.
3:23 i can see alan from the sword's path :D
it's three am, why am i looking up authentic medieval combat
Beautiful swordplay...beautiful man
Jeju. Bardzo lubię i szanuję waszą twórczość. Trzymajcie poziom! :D
damn, when i saw this video was here i clicked as fast as i could!!! HYPED FOR THE NEXT ONE!!!!
Simply wonderful! Looking forward to the sequel!
ottimo lavoro! complimenti ragazzi.
Excellent video, guys! Makes you want to grab your sword and do some movements yourself right away. And I really need the Fiore-outfit :)
ok somebody please make a movie about Fiore the duelist please. I have enough of Samurai and Musashi already I need see some white guy duelist movie
If only there were a full series of movies done in the golden age of Holliwood based upon old books about legendary rapier fencers with some catchy motto...
nah we need a movie a movie about Fiore, one day he's preaching his skills to nobles and a month later he would be found fighting a local war.
th-cam.com/video/l2KWTEhyVX8/w-d-xo.html
Haven't watched the full movie myself yet but this might be up your alley. The Duelists (1977).
@@Josmitty Don't forget Deluge a great Polish film.
@notfeedy notlazy: Bwahaha!!! RIGHT! and they could exchange witty banter with each other, while dispatching epic numbers of their foes with almost casual ease!!.....if only...if only ....(kids lol...:)
I found the spinning colpi sottani to reverse ox guard looked cool but I don’t understand it’s combat utility. It appears to be a variation on unterhau to reverse ox.
These videos are worth the 2 month wait !
Haha, great to see Sword's Path
Wspaniały filmik, jestem pod wrażeniem, kawał dobrej roboty!
This is awesome. This is quite useful. Also, excellent taste in music.
I have a strange feeling that the camera is a magic mirror showing me a patrician son proud of his sword skills somewhere in renaissance Tuscany. Thank you.
Congratulations my friends excellent work I can't wait to watch complete. I send you a big hug from Mexico
Awesome video, great technique.
Very nice Sir. please make more videos of that kind. I like it so much for learn some practice. great work
0:49 ちなみにこれ、頭を下げたのは何故ですか？✨
Your videos are awesome ! Certainly the best actually !
Can't wait for second part !
I can't wait for more videos! Well done!
Fantastic video, fantastic art, but me, as a not-knowing-anything, would prefer to fight with a spear and a dagger above a sword.
Trying to keep the opponent at a distance with the spear, then changing to a dagger when it gets close, to fight really close and having an advantage again above the sword.
Or is this all wrong?
Having only been directed to your last video mere days to a week ago, I'm glad I subscribed when I did.
Great work!
Who knew Fiorists could be people too :D Jokes aside, awesome video, can't wait for the fight
Amazing!! Very, very impressive! If & when I thoroughly master the finer points of the Japanese Katana Sword I plan on taking a trip to Poland to practice & cross train with the masters, perhaps you guys💯👍
Real nice! Can't wait for chapter 2
I have been wanting to get involved with HEMA for a very long time now but there are no clubs near me and the ones that I could possibly travel to are very expensive for what it is. Is there any training manuals or reference books you would recommend for me to get started?
Meyer's "The Art of Combat" from 1570 is quite nice. It was written for beginners as well as for advanced students. It covers several weapons (düssack, halberd, rapier, dagger...) starting with the longsword, and is "adorned with many fine and useful illustrations". You can order an English translation online. If you are interested in saber, smallsword, quarterstaff... I think nothing beats the 19th century military manuals in terms of clarity. Stripped down to the basics.
I also recommend Bjorn Rüther's channel. He has several solo drills for you to practice.
@@MrodriguezProd THANKS!!!
@Woodyrascel If you want to learn what these guys in the vid are doing, then I'd recommend "The Swordsman's Companion" by Guy Windsor and also a series of books called "Mastering the Arts" volumes 2 and 3 (vol 2 & 3 are for the Longsword and vol 1 is for medieval dagger). All of these are on Amazon and Book Depository and I imagine elsewhere too.
That is a sweet engraving on your sword mate!
Hope You will follow with fights asap, can't wait!
Bardzo ciekawy i dobrze zrealizowany film. Stroje, ekwipunek i scenariusz przyciaga i daje niedosyt. Jesli mnie pamiec nie myli to Wenecka Szkoła Szermierki swego czasu świeciła triumfy, głebszych detali juz nie pamietam. Pozdrawiam.
2:14 How you change your stance here is almost exactly like a couple of karate "dachis." Facing forward we call that "zenkutsudachi" or "warrior stance." Facing backwards it's "kokutsudachi" and I forgot what that means. You seem to use them the same way way to, twisting back to block so you're already wound up to strike back. It's cool to see how universal human body mechanics are.
firstly: this channel is awesome! Secondly: LOVE THE HAT!
спасибо авторам за клёвые видео!
Love this video, love the scenery, reminded me a lot of Velen and Oxenfurt region in Witcher 3.
Fajnie wyszłoooo :D
I'm drinking mead and watching your video... And I'm trying to figure out a combination of Fiore de'i Liberi's two-handed techniques with shieldless one-handed techniques 12st. and I find it possible. :-) You have amazing and very interesting videos, for example, about the combination of different weapons against each other. It's a pity that we haven't preserved techniques with a one-handed weapon and shield. I think Fiore has a special grace in movement, unlike the German masters. Greetings from the Czech Republic. :-)
The basics! Love the music.
Off to look up my state's restrictions for sword possession now...
Nice throwing!
Beautiful!
Grat video and skills. You should make more of this.
amazing, im waiting for the next episode
What game is this? the gameplay looks very polished and the graphics are insane.
witcher 0: posa chungus
Thanks!
Amazing! Wow! Thanks!^^
Beautiful weapon
Beautiful. God bless you
Fell like the Witcher with the songs.
Excellent video and I am a Patreon. I do have a question, though. Some of the footwork seems off. From my sources both European and Asian, a strike should should be delivered as the foot stops to add a solid base to the strike. Many of his practicing moves had the sword stop either before or after the foot finished its movement. Is this correct or is there room for excessive movement?
From what I understand , the idea behind this is to first bring the sword into the danger zone to esure your own protection, then the body follows in order to reach for a blow.
Great work!
Buen video a esperar la continuacion!
Stellar work
From now you have a new suscriber. Please keep it up.
Awesome video!
This is closer to traditional Japanese fighting arts than kendo for sure. Reminds me of moves from jo-jitsu.
An information…
Who is the manufacturer of this wonderful sword?
Amazing, learned alot! I had a question about Tutta Volta: Does it only go forward and backward, or can it step offline/side to side? Or does that make it a Passa Ala Traversa?
3:00 when I saw you throw you throw that sharp into wood my soul left my body
Great job !
Браво! Большое Вам спасибо!