Great breakdown! Re: weapon control, it's on that point that I've often felt that using a montante feels more like using a one handed sword than a longsword. At least, as far as your commitment to actions go.
@@robinswords thank you Robin 😉! Yeah it’s definitely as you say, basically the weight and length of the montante nullifies the pros of having two hands on the weapon in terms of control. It’s definitely the scariest sword on this quadrant of the universe in my opinion XD
This is an interesting topic: weapons that can be used both with one or with two hands. Does it make sense to switch mid flight depending on the situation?
@@UlissesSampaio yes. One handed thrust and cut after a parry with 2 hands is an example. Or a first intention cut with 1 hand from guard with 2 hands as a surprise attack that increase range suddenly is another example
@@jaketheasianguy3307 Or even parrying quick changes. If your opponent delivers a heavy blow on your inside that becomes a fast continuation on your outside, you'd parry the first with both hands and quickly close his line on the outside with one hand
How does affect having the leading leg forward or backward in terms of inner and outer line? Thanks for your content. Its always a joy to see and learn.
@@josenucre4094 I actually mention in the video that it’s the same! ^_^ The fact that your X leg is forward or backwards doesn’t change the mechanic in which you handle the weapon, the main hand and secondary hand rest in the same position as before, and so with them, your mechanics to deal with the opponent weapon do the same!
Very cool video. Congrats! As suggestion for a future follow-up video: I would be interested to see when it makes most sense to pick each parry option in cases where multiple are available (specially with the arming sword which has more options)
I had not thought much about the preference between inside and outside line between the two, although that certainly tracks. I wonder how much this applies to the benefits of daggers combined with rapiers? While I know they each specialize towards different ranges, I wonder if they also help cover for each other's disadvantages in terms of inside/outside line?
@ true, but I was thinking about making the dagger “truly relevant”. As for the buckler, you can do the same but it makes it slightly lesser useful, and it feels more fencing with a single weapon with some random help.
I'd like to see longsword vs rapier. Most say the rapier would win because of easy disengages, reach and point control, but I think if the longsword kept his line closed (as Silver would say), beating aside or strongly binding the rapierist blade, the longsword user would overwhelm the rapier user in several cases.
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They get a little more similar if you use a shorter grip or in general keep the hands closer. You lose initial acceleration and maneuverability but you can get more end speed and less hinderance of some movements
@@Druid_Ignacy by now is Longsword section. Doing all properly at the level of study I took the Longsword will take years. Now I am going to start the stretto section of Longsword which I’ll finish far more rapidly than largo. Then I’ll jump to sword in one hand, the most probably dagger.
For everyone not familiar with the related video, which is tiny and probably not easy to see on the short: th-cam.com/video/CUmS3ZgS0Pw/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Great breakdown! Re: weapon control, it's on that point that I've often felt that using a montante feels more like using a one handed sword than a longsword. At least, as far as your commitment to actions go.
@@robinswords thank you Robin 😉!
Yeah it’s definitely as you say, basically the weight and length of the montante nullifies the pros of having two hands on the weapon in terms of control.
It’s definitely the scariest sword on this quadrant of the universe in my opinion XD
I'd definitely be interested in more of this!
@@Einoc good!
I just understood why samurais changed from one to two hands so often. Great video, as always, Federico!!
@@sergireig thanks ;-)
This is an interesting topic: weapons that can be used both with one or with two hands. Does it make sense to switch mid flight depending on the situation?
@@UlissesSampaio yes. One handed thrust and cut after a parry with 2 hands is an example. Or a first intention cut with 1 hand from guard with 2 hands as a surprise attack that increase range suddenly is another example
@@jaketheasianguy3307 Or even parrying quick changes. If your opponent delivers a heavy blow on your inside that becomes a fast continuation on your outside, you'd parry the first with both hands and quickly close his line on the outside with one hand
Great video.
A fairly standard way to phrase it would be that the longsword has both a lower strike force floor and ceiling.
Corect!
What's the difference between a sword hold with 1 hand and a sword hold with 2 hands ?
Fiore :"yes"
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Thank you!❤
@@csiga4444 you are welcome!
How does affect having the leading leg forward or backward in terms of inner and outer line? Thanks for your content. Its always a joy to see and learn.
@@josenucre4094 I actually mention in the video that it’s the same! ^_^
The fact that your X leg is forward or backwards doesn’t change the mechanic in which you handle the weapon, the main hand and secondary hand rest in the same position as before, and so with them, your mechanics to deal with the opponent weapon do the same!
@@josenucre4094 btw, thanks for your kind words.
Very cool video. Congrats! As suggestion for a future follow-up video: I would be interested to see when it makes most sense to pick each parry option in cases where multiple are available (specially with the arming sword which has more options)
I had not thought much about the preference between inside and outside line between the two, although that certainly tracks. I wonder how much this applies to the benefits of daggers combined with rapiers? While I know they each specialize towards different ranges, I wonder if they also help cover for each other's disadvantages in terms of inside/outside line?
They do, at the price of being more squared than your average, and so offering a little bit more target on your chest especially to the opponent.
@@FedericoMalagutti Well, you can also stay pretty profiled with the rapier and keep the dagger more secondary.
@ true, but I was thinking about making the dagger “truly relevant”.
As for the buckler, you can do the same but it makes it slightly lesser useful, and it feels more fencing with a single weapon with some random help.
I'd like to see longsword vs rapier. Most say the rapier would win because of easy disengages, reach and point control, but I think if the longsword kept his line closed (as Silver would say), beating aside or strongly binding the rapierist blade, the longsword user would overwhelm the rapier user in several cases.
This master swordsman is the best HEMA instructor on TH-cam. For HEMA, I come here, for Kenjutsu I go to Seki Sensei. Of course, offline my sensei at my dojo is the best.
@@UltimateTruthChannel thanks for the kind words
Would be good to have some content about axes.
Longsword and Messer are both the most challenging weapons for me.
They get a little more similar if you use a shorter grip or in general keep the hands closer. You lose initial acceleration and maneuverability but you can get more end speed and less hinderance of some movements
Federico, I have a question. On your patreon, as you have full Fiore Interpretation, is it only longsword section or full Flower of Battle?
@@Druid_Ignacy by now is Longsword section. Doing all properly at the level of study I took the Longsword will take years.
Now I am going to start the stretto section of Longsword which I’ll finish far more rapidly than largo. Then I’ll jump to sword in one hand, the most probably dagger.
For everyone not familiar with the related video, which is tiny and probably not easy to see on the short:
th-cam.com/video/CUmS3ZgS0Pw/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared