Its OUR thing and we OWN it. I like that. Just like using colored ribbons/bands on the arm in tournaments as inspired by Fiorre. Or the instructor having a yellow band. Its a HEMA thing. We can say "we do that"
Yeah Matt come into Czech Republic! The more fencers the more fencing, and your videos have brought me into HEMA so it would be awesome to meet you :-)
An easy way to transport swords without arousing suspicion is to put it in an instrument bag such as a guitar bag or a cello case. No one would expect a blunt sword inside a guitar bag.
I'm glad that your videos are never "relatively quick" despite your efforts. By all means, give as much informed discussion on historical weapons as possible!
Ye. I guess the main problem with blunt longswords, is that by definition; it is a real live longsword if you sharpen it. Not a problem everywhere but good to stay safe (legally).
Be me: uses bus to get to low key backyard hema instruction, carries both feder and sharp sword so that I can learn and then can go to my mates house to play who can cut the water bottle the best... I mean they where bagged so I can understand how I didn't look suspicious but the load clinking noises I made as I walked around certainly made me sound.. suspicious.
Just wanted to say thanks, Matt :) youre the reason i got Into HEMA in the First place, i remember seeing one of your old videos a couple of years ago and joining my local Club, ive been hooked ever since :) thank you and all the best
Wanted to compliment you on your pronunciation of the 🇩🇪German word Schwert 👍🏻. But you want to take it to the next level...if not that's totally okay of course✌🏻. Feder in 🇩🇪, isn't like the 🇬🇧 Feather. But it is pronaunced like: "fayder". Really like your Channel and love learning something new each time you post a video.👋🏻🇳🇱
Yeah, wanted to comment on this, too. Your Feder pronunciation isn't even bad; just make the first e longer and it's perfect. Your version would be written Fedder in German, and that's not an existing word (yet?).
yesterday i was transporting a feder in Moscow and was stopped by police when entering a metro station. They inspected it very thoroughly, especially the point , not even the edge. Told me it is absolutely legal to carry it. But adviced me to get some paper about it so not to be inspected every time.
In Texas they recently (last 3 years or so) rescinded the l laws limiting public carry of edged blades to 3". So unless you are somewhere weapons are generally prohibited(i.e. courthouse, federal property, etc.) You can technically carry a zweihander on your back legally
so i had a thought the other day about a potential way to get some of the binding people complain that feders lack and thats to knurl the edge i tried it out with two knurled knobs i have from a guitar and they do bind together a bit so maybe it could would on a feder since the edges tend to be thicker and flatter than a blunt sword
I live in Georgia and in 2012 the weapon laws were revised & simplified. Basically Knives of any kind and any size can be owned in Georgia, with no restrictions on type or length, if kept within your home, car, or business. This does include switchblades & automatic knives. Only knives with a blade 12 inches or less in length can be carried without a weapons carry license, and greater than 12 inches requires the license.
Speaking of Feders. Any word on what's happening with Red Dragons Feders? I noticed that since they updated the Red Dragon website that their Feder isn't anywhere to be found, It's not even listed as "in development" anymore.
Funny you'd mention Red Dragon...not sure if it's just Medieval Collectables or something going on at Red Dragon's end, but on MC nearly all of Red Dragon's protective gear is sold out (hoping I get my next check before they sell out of the last pair of sparring gloves in my size...lacrosse gloves are easy to find but they lack the plastic knuckle guard)
@@Gilleban That's likely a stock issue due to Covid. Governments are trying to keep international shipments to a minimum. But I'm pretty sure you can order direct from thehemashop /theknightshop which are the owners of Red Dragon.
There are no problems in australia, just pop it in the bag you carry it in and your fine. We've trained in parks, gone to pubs with them etc no issues. As long as you aren't doing anything suspect its fine and the police in australia aren't going to attack you or anything, i once got asked about it because one of them did iado. I've heard the state of Melbourne is a little different though.
Thank you for addressing the blunt-v-feder discussion at the start. Yes, makers CAN make blunts safe as feders. Do they though? I don't see a market for them at the moment. It'd be interesting if some manufacturer really made a push for that exact niche. It'd be hard to break the mold that we already have in the feders and convince people that the appearance alone is worth the potential misidentification of it as the risky-version blunts. I'd like to see it, but I'm unsure if it's an investment a manufacturer wants to make.
For a modern sport I see your point, but - and now there comes a for me very important thing - the usual feder is, as far as I see, exactly that: a stylised sporting/training weapon, and therefore a not so good representation of the swords used in historical duels. There are so many discussions about the shield, which size, which style, how effective it is, how dangerous it is for the opponent, even cries, that it wouldn't save your fingers enough, etc. And all the time I think "OK, the shield is a historical learning aid, but in the end you should have a fencing style which protects your fingers even without a shield... but you have problems with it?". I believe, through all this tourney/competition fencing the H in HEMA gets a bit lost. Sometimes it feels like a lot of people learn the olympic foil, argue that the blade is to stiff, and at the same time they say, they could fence with the smallsword. I'm not a big fan of the feder, to be honest. And the HEMA scene is, maybe, somewhat divided into two groups, what even is totally historical accurate, that some are doing the "training for sport" version, and some are doing the "training for a duel" version. Medieval fencing schools even trained two types of techniques: schimpf und ernst, for shame and for severity. But the communication between the two modern groups in HEMA is, let's say, not so good, since both think, they are doing the real stuff and the others don't, but in fact they both are doing the right thing and they should work together. Together they would be more historical accurate.🤔 Tl;dr: I think, the feder is overrepresented in the modern HEMA world, if you want to take the H serious, and you should work with both, blunt and feder. "Only feder" is too modern-sporty-tourney in my eyes.
Here in Calgary there are so many sword groups I think the police don't bat an eye anymore. I've seen them park and watch a buhurt group on their lunch breaks. No issues with parks, as most groups do some outdoor training regularly. There was one field where we trained before we had anything indoors that used to be where the SCA had their practices, and very close to where another (now defunct) HEMA group sometimes practiced, so there were swords in that field all the time.
My latest Albion acquisition is a Meyer feder, which I chose over the Leichtenauer training sword from the same line because the feder is expressly designed as a training tool, while a rebated training sword is neither one nor the other: Too stiff for sparring, too thick to sharpen properly into an actual sword.
Regarding the whole ''demonstrating your reason to be carrying a sword'', I think that a very important element is the rest of the gear. Whether it's a feder or a blunt longsword, or any other type of training sword (rapier, sabre etc), if you are carrying it on its own, you might have a tough time explaining why you are carrying it. However, if you are carrying it along with a bag containing your fencing mask, jacket, gloves, etc, it will be easier to demonstrate how this ''weapon'' isn't actually a real sword, but just a fencing tool designed to a safe, practical use in a martial arts context :) I'd also add that having videos of training/sparring to show to any policeman stopping you is also a great way to demonstrate that without having to go into lengthy explanations. Comparing it to other sports the policemen might be more familiar with is also a good way to demonstrate the legit purpose of carrying a feder, like modern fencing or kendo, for example (Of course HEMA is very different from these 2 other sports, but explaining that it is ''kind of like kendo'' is probably an easy way out of a long explanation)
An another point that I am sure has been mentioned in the comments of the previous video. While you are absolutely correct stating, that there are blunt swords that are mechanically equal to a federschwert with regards to mass, flex, thickness etc, BUT it is in my experience more difficult to find them. Most blunt swords are either too heavy or stiff and basically less safe for full contact sparing. Sure there might be less safe feders, but they are usually made with HEMA in mind...
The UK being as obsessed with it's tradition and and history as any modern country really is, should appreciate the fact that they're the modern progenitors of the "the right to bear arms." I mean The United States traces 'the right to bear arms' to the 1188 asize de armes that if I'm not mistaken was officially approved by parliament via the 1285 statute of Winchester. You can't say 1285 parliament didn't take into account brits using swords and bows from leisure activities ~750 years later.
Matt, I think you would love living in Tennessee. We have basically ZERO restrictions on knives and other blade weapons, and just recently we even passed a law that legalizes carrying handguns both openly and concealed without a permit. You could literally walk around with a sword on one hip and a pistol the other and nobody would stop you.
I'm here in the US, in Ohio, an open carry state. About a year ago I was stopped by a park ranger from drilling with a white plastic waster, by myself in an isolated corner of a public park because they had a stupid ordinance that prohibited replica weapons. I didn't press the issue, because its never a good idea to quibble with law enforcement, but I'm fairly certain had I asked him to write me a ticket and taken the issue up with a judge they would have agreed that it was a stupid ordinance.
Would you ever recommend using a rod like object such as a staff or cane to train sword skills? I know it's round and lacks a visible edge and point. Could it be useful in essence?
You could, of course, practise drills with it, but maintaining proper edge alignment would be an issue. Maybe if you could draw a straight line along its length, and mark the guard to distinguish between hilt and blade, it could work.
@@Vlad_Tepes_III That could work, I'd imagine it's done somewhere. The ad hoc nature could allow you to do it nearly anywhere. It's not like one could be cited as often for a stick than a practice sword in tow.
In my state in the US, you can openly carry a pistol in a holster, but any knife longer than a pocket knife you need to have a legitimate purpose to wear around, like a fishing knife. It makes as much sense as the brass knuckle laws
3:14 One of us, one of us..! x) Seriously though, "liberal" definitely depending on the _context_ . There are many bureaucratic restrictions and laws that are decades behind the times.
My friends and I live in New York City and frequently carry both sharpened and unsharpened swords for martial arts classes. I have never been stopped by the cops or gotten into legal trouble. My friend has been stopped and has had to explain his sharp katanas, but as long as you carry them in a bag and show you’ve stored them in a way that’s not easily accessible, the cops don’t give you too much hassle. People like to look at NYC as an example of a “nanny-state” but common sense still exists here. They’ll definitely throw the book at you if they catch you carrying with intent to use, but cops understand sporting and martial arts equipment here. The teens who go back and forth from school with baseball bats sticking out of their bags are honestly more dangerous than a guy with a secure bag and a sheathed, tied sword or a blunt.
I would love to know your thoughts on the Black Armoury "LONGSWORD "STANDARD" - STEEL - BLACK FENCER" It looks identical to a feder, except it has a rolled tip and flex's a lot like one as well.
While a feder is clearly a blunt training weapon to those of us who are into swords and martial arts, I wouldn't put it past a mundane to call the police on you after seeing your walk around with one. They'd say that they saw a person walking around with a sword and they're afraid that you are going to go and try to attack someone with it.
I like to call the police anonymously and report purple polka doted elephants beating up green rhinos at a specific location and the cops have to go check it out🤣😂🤣 this is why I know you are right 👍 It’s not even illegal for elephants to beat rhinos😂🤣😂😂😂
While I have never heard of my fellow Canadians being harassed by Johnny Law over transporting weapons or weapon like objects of the HEMA variety, I wouldn't be terribly surprised to hear about it happening.
Do you have any experience with regenyei blunt/sharp longswords. Im currently looking at their clover and harbinger model. Since I couldnt really find any reviews online I was wondering if you had any suggestions?
But the thing I have to say: There are lots of manufacturers who produce longswords with blut edges that have just the same flexebility and rounded tips. Aureus makes them, Krondak offers it, etc. When you really want something that looks more like a real sword than the standard Feder, it's basically just about the looks. Also most HEMA tournaments won't even accept weapons that don't bend, don't have rounded tips etc.
Yeah. Laws here in Canada are fuzzy on the issue. It is technically legal to carry one, not concealed in public but odds are the Police are going to stop you for a chat if you do. So you better have your answers ready. Where you are going etc...
Best place to ask this but I have always wondered as a short man 5'4 ...would a man in medieval times use some else besides a longsword because they are shorter than the average?
Everyone can Alway's use a good Side-Sword. Hernan Cortez the Spanish Conquistador was 5'4" and carried a Side-sword and conquered Mexico City, Mexico. I mean History is a Subjective topic, but just an off the trail comment. Good Luck with your find!!! The Meyer Side-Sword with the ring is an attractive training sword. I'm sure even federschwert's can be modded and shortened if that's the way You want to go. I am 5'7" btw, so I am not considered "Average" heighth either, just adapt and enjoy your sword wielding passion's😁👍
Matt has talked before about how medieval heights weren't much lower than modern heights; the difference comes more in the Renaissance and even more in the early modern period.
Canadian criminal defence lawyer comment: a weapon in Canadian criminal law is anything designed or intended to cause bodily harm. This means modern sharp swords probably aren't weapons (at minimum, you can have a hell of an argument about 'designed'), and modern blunt swords definitely aren't. It is illegal to carry a weapon concealed (and the 'concealed' caselaw is a MESS), and it is illegal to carry one for a purpose dangerous to the public peace (which unfortunately likely includes self-defence due to absolutely insane lines of caselaw). But carrying a blunt sword for sparring is 100% legal. This doesn't stop you running into problems, of course. The law and what happens are not always the same thing.
feders have longer grips for glove compensation. When you wear spes lobsters or sparring glove mittens, shorter more historical longsword handles just aren't long enough.
Great point that you make. I will add that if Hema doesn't know how to defend and sell herself to the majority of public, it deserves the stupidity that is thrown at her. What i mean is that Hema should be more unified in claiming its due respect. And a very important step is with being able to communicate with the outside world. The use of symbols and vocabulary are very important in that. Here one important objective is associate Hema with trust. In marketing they call that branding.
I am saddened that you had to give up your blunted blade personally I went ahead and ground off the edge of my blade and then welded on a bead to replace the edge admittedly that added two ounces to my blade however I like practicing with a heavy blade to me it's like practicing with weighted gauntlets and Boots
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Beside legality (for example in Poland you can carry around battle-ready, sharp sword with you without any reason), federschwert is more socially acceptable and just doesn't draw so much attention.
Come to the czech republic! I'm French and sword laws are so much better here. I travel twice a week with my swords non feder, for fencing, and I can even bring them to the office without any issue, they are just in a scabbard on my shoulder most of the time.
Dave Rawlings has done a few reaction videos fairly recently, in which he is holding a feder, so hopefully that is giving the normies some exposure to the tool.
Sadly there are a ton of comments from keyboard experts on there who have no clue what they are looking at and start shouting "That's not a longsword it's a *insert incorrect terminology here*"
in my country to carry a feder (or other steel training swords/weapons) you still need to have a permit for training weapons and bows. as long as they're not sharp, you're fine. but you still need a permit to not get into trouble. also carrying them in a bag is preferable. what most of the guys on my club do is carry them in golf bags so people can't tell what it is. the biggest problem is people not understanding that it's a training weapon and call the police, if you don't have a permit then, they might have to apprehend it. police on their own, they don't really care. i also asked how it works when they travel abroad for tournaments, if they get a lot of trouble from airports and they said no. apparently if you declare them as "historical reenactment props" instead of swords, it's fine xD that made me laugh at the ridiculousness of it.
I'm pretty sure here in the SE US I can just walk around with a sharp. I can with a pistol so I would assume a sword is okay. I know for sure we have no knife laws.
If you get a blunt longsword with 2mm edges, those edges wrap around the whole blade. 2mm edge everywhere. If you get a 2mm edge feder only the weak of the blade has 2mm edges and the strong of the blade is much thicker edged like tapering from 2mm at tip to 4.5mm- 6mm at the strong. This is why feeders are longer lasting with less deep nicks to take care of and another reason to sport or practice with feeders over blunt long sword. I think cops look past people with swords because if arrested they will be back out in 6 months looking to buy a gun 🤣
I think you might have missed one vital issue with your point, never underestimate the ignorance of the police and the wider public who will still see a feder as a sword, regardless of the practical application of such a thing. Prosecution wise it could still be considered as an offencive weapon. In short... People are dumb
I lived in Oregon's home for Shakespeare and it's pretty much expected that you wear a sword out. Come on get serious. What are tourists supposed to take pictures of if we're not out in the park fighting?
UK law should be, you can openly carry a practice sword, but you must accept any challenge to a duel!
Hmmm.
/ Unscrews pommel of mass destruction....
An Armed Society is a Polite Society....
Matt, I had that same Del Tin sword, it was a lovely piece, but I had mine sharpened from Kult of Athena and it also had a matching black sheath.
@@seriousmaran9414 That was a hilarious statement.
@@mallardtheduck406 not if you look at the USA properly.
seeing an empty comments section, minutes after this video dropped, and I've never felt like more of a sword nerd
That may indicate a computer nerd more than a sword nerd 😉
Its OUR thing and we OWN it.
I like that. Just like using colored ribbons/bands on the arm in tournaments as inspired by Fiorre. Or the instructor having a yellow band.
Its a HEMA thing. We can say "we do that"
It’s a team thing and goes way back to ancient times. The Greeks did such.
@@andrewsock6203 even better
@@stanisawzokiewski3308 those ribbons and bands were to use as a turnkey band when you lost as well 👍
@@andrewsock6203 what are you saying?
@@stanisawzokiewski3308 I’m saying keep the gym floor clean 😂🤣😂
I love the use of the word "hoplophobe". Somewhere, Jeff Cooper smiles. You could knock me over with a feder...
Touche...
Thanks For Taking Something DULL And Making IT INTERESTING !!
Yeah Matt come into Czech Republic! The more fencers the more fencing, and your videos have brought me into HEMA so it would be awesome to meet you :-)
An easy way to transport swords without arousing suspicion is to put it in an instrument bag such as a guitar bag or a cello case. No one would expect a blunt sword inside a guitar bag.
Shocked this "short video" is actually under 7 minutes.
I'm glad that your videos are never "relatively quick" despite your efforts. By all means, give as much informed discussion on historical weapons as possible!
Ye. I guess the main problem with blunt longswords, is that by definition; it is a real live longsword if you sharpen it.
Not a problem everywhere but good to stay safe (legally).
Great points!
Both legal part of it AND trinket that is characteristic for your hobby.
Be me: uses bus to get to low key backyard hema instruction, carries both feder and sharp sword so that I can learn and then can go to my mates house to play who can cut the water bottle the best... I mean they where bagged so I can understand how I didn't look suspicious but the load clinking noises I made as I walked around certainly made me sound.. suspicious.
Greetings from Czech Republic! Hope to meet you here someday.
I want to move to Czechia some day; it is my dream, actually. Is there anything I should know in advance?
Just wanted to say thanks, Matt :)
youre the reason i got Into HEMA in the First place, i remember seeing one of your old videos a couple of years ago and joining my local Club, ive been hooked ever since :)
thank you and all the best
Wanted to compliment you on your pronunciation of the 🇩🇪German word Schwert 👍🏻.
But you want to take it to the next level...if not that's totally okay of course✌🏻.
Feder in 🇩🇪, isn't like the 🇬🇧 Feather. But it is pronaunced like: "fayder". Really like your Channel and love learning something new each time you post a video.👋🏻🇳🇱
Yeah, wanted to comment on this, too. Your Feder pronunciation isn't even bad; just make the first e longer and it's perfect. Your version would be written Fedder in German, and that's not an existing word (yet?).
yesterday i was transporting a feder in Moscow and was stopped by police when entering a metro station. They inspected it very thoroughly, especially the point , not even the edge. Told me it is absolutely legal to carry it. But adviced me to get some paper about it so not to be inspected every time.
In Texas they recently (last 3 years or so) rescinded the l laws limiting public carry of edged blades to 3".
So unless you are somewhere weapons are generally prohibited(i.e. courthouse, federal property, etc.) You can technically carry a zweihander on your back legally
so i had a thought the other day about a potential way to get some of the binding people complain that feders lack and thats to knurl the edge i tried it out with two knurled knobs i have from a guitar and they do bind together a bit so maybe it could would on a feder since the edges tend to be thicker and flatter than a blunt sword
I live in Georgia and in 2012 the weapon laws were revised & simplified.
Basically
Knives of any kind and any size can be owned in Georgia, with no restrictions on type or length, if kept within your home, car, or business. This does include switchblades & automatic knives.
Only knives with a blade 12 inches or less in length can be carried without a weapons carry license, and greater than 12 inches requires the license.
Please, move to the Czech Republic! I'd love to attend your fencing school :D
Those are two excellent points.
But they are blunt...
Speaking of Feders. Any word on what's happening with Red Dragons Feders?
I noticed that since they updated the Red Dragon website that their Feder isn't anywhere to be found, It's not even listed as "in development" anymore.
Funny you'd mention Red Dragon...not sure if it's just Medieval Collectables or something going on at Red Dragon's end, but on MC nearly all of Red Dragon's protective gear is sold out (hoping I get my next check before they sell out of the last pair of sparring gloves in my size...lacrosse gloves are easy to find but they lack the plastic knuckle guard)
@@Gilleban That's likely a stock issue due to Covid. Governments are trying to keep international shipments to a minimum. But I'm pretty sure you can order direct from thehemashop /theknightshop which are the owners of Red Dragon.
0:07 "This is a relatively quick video..."
Me: *Checks duration*
Also me: Finally Mr Easton is being honest with us...
There are no problems in australia, just pop it in the bag you carry it in and your fine. We've trained in parks, gone to pubs with them etc no issues. As long as you aren't doing anything suspect its fine and the police in australia aren't going to attack you or anything, i once got asked about it because one of them did iado.
I've heard the state of Melbourne is a little different though.
Thank you for addressing the blunt-v-feder discussion at the start. Yes, makers CAN make blunts safe as feders. Do they though? I don't see a market for them at the moment. It'd be interesting if some manufacturer really made a push for that exact niche. It'd be hard to break the mold that we already have in the feders and convince people that the appearance alone is worth the potential misidentification of it as the risky-version blunts. I'd like to see it, but I'm unsure if it's an investment a manufacturer wants to make.
You said it, nannies.
You could make the feder lethal by using the murder-stroke.
in the US we carry firearms in the open. no one is worried about a person with a sword.
Tell that to the people who keep calling the cops on my club when we practice in a little too visible of an area in the park.
For a modern sport I see your point, but - and now there comes a for me very important thing - the usual feder is, as far as I see, exactly that: a stylised sporting/training weapon, and therefore a not so good representation of the swords used in historical duels. There are so many discussions about the shield, which size, which style, how effective it is, how dangerous it is for the opponent, even cries, that it wouldn't save your fingers enough, etc. And all the time I think "OK, the shield is a historical learning aid, but in the end you should have a fencing style which protects your fingers even without a shield... but you have problems with it?". I believe, through all this tourney/competition fencing the H in HEMA gets a bit lost. Sometimes it feels like a lot of people learn the olympic foil, argue that the blade is to stiff, and at the same time they say, they could fence with the smallsword. I'm not a big fan of the feder, to be honest. And the HEMA scene is, maybe, somewhat divided into two groups, what even is totally historical accurate, that some are doing the "training for sport" version, and some are doing the "training for a duel" version. Medieval fencing schools even trained two types of techniques: schimpf und ernst, for shame and for severity. But the communication between the two modern groups in HEMA is, let's say, not so good, since both think, they are doing the real stuff and the others don't, but in fact they both are doing the right thing and they should work together. Together they would be more historical accurate.🤔
Tl;dr: I think, the feder is overrepresented in the modern HEMA world, if you want to take the H serious, and you should work with both, blunt and feder. "Only feder" is too modern-sporty-tourney in my eyes.
Here in Calgary there are so many sword groups I think the police don't bat an eye anymore. I've seen them park and watch a buhurt group on their lunch breaks. No issues with parks, as most groups do some outdoor training regularly. There was one field where we trained before we had anything indoors that used to be where the SCA had their practices, and very close to where another (now defunct) HEMA group sometimes practiced, so there were swords in that field all the time.
My latest Albion acquisition is a Meyer feder, which I chose over the Leichtenauer training sword from the same line because the feder is expressly designed as a training tool, while a rebated training sword is neither one nor the other: Too stiff for sparring, too thick to sharpen properly into an actual sword.
Regarding the whole ''demonstrating your reason to be carrying a sword'', I think that a very important element is the rest of the gear.
Whether it's a feder or a blunt longsword, or any other type of training sword (rapier, sabre etc), if you are carrying it on its own, you might have a tough time explaining why you are carrying it. However, if you are carrying it along with a bag containing your fencing mask, jacket, gloves, etc, it will be easier to demonstrate how this ''weapon'' isn't actually a real sword, but just a fencing tool designed to a safe, practical use in a martial arts context :)
I'd also add that having videos of training/sparring to show to any policeman stopping you is also a great way to demonstrate that without having to go into lengthy explanations.
Comparing it to other sports the policemen might be more familiar with is also a good way to demonstrate the legit purpose of carrying a feder, like modern fencing or kendo, for example (Of course HEMA is very different from these 2 other sports, but explaining that it is ''kind of like kendo'' is probably an easy way out of a long explanation)
An another point that I am sure has been mentioned in the comments of the previous video. While you are absolutely correct stating, that there are blunt swords that are mechanically equal to a federschwert with regards to mass, flex, thickness etc, BUT it is in my experience more difficult to find them. Most blunt swords are either too heavy or stiff and basically less safe for full contact sparing. Sure there might be less safe feders, but they are usually made with HEMA in mind...
The UK being as obsessed with it's tradition and and history as any modern country really is, should appreciate the fact that they're the modern progenitors of the "the right to bear arms." I mean The United States traces 'the right to bear arms' to the 1188 asize de armes that if I'm not mistaken was officially approved by parliament via the 1285 statute of Winchester. You can't say 1285 parliament didn't take into account brits using swords and bows from leisure activities ~750 years later.
Matt, I think you would love living in Tennessee. We have basically ZERO restrictions on knives and other blade weapons, and just recently we even passed a law that legalizes carrying handguns both openly and concealed without a permit. You could literally walk around with a sword on one hip and a pistol the other and nobody would stop you.
I'm here in the US, in Ohio, an open carry state. About a year ago I was stopped by a park ranger from drilling with a white plastic waster, by myself in an isolated corner of a public park because they had a stupid ordinance that prohibited replica weapons. I didn't press the issue, because its never a good idea to quibble with law enforcement, but I'm fairly certain had I asked him to write me a ticket and taken the issue up with a judge they would have agreed that it was a stupid ordinance.
Would you ever recommend using a rod like object such as a staff or cane to train sword skills? I know it's round and lacks a visible edge and point. Could it be useful in essence?
You could, of course, practise drills with it, but maintaining proper edge alignment would be an issue. Maybe if you could draw a straight line along its length, and mark the guard to distinguish between hilt and blade, it could work.
@@Vlad_Tepes_III That could work, I'd imagine it's done somewhere. The ad hoc nature could allow you to do it nearly anywhere. It's not like one could be cited as often for a stick than a practice sword in tow.
Great point!
In my state in the US, you can openly carry a pistol in a holster, but any knife longer than a pocket knife you need to have a legitimate purpose to wear around, like a fishing knife. It makes as much sense as the brass knuckle laws
Great points.
That's a great point.
3:14 One of us, one of us..! x) Seriously though, "liberal" definitely depending on the _context_ . There are many bureaucratic restrictions and laws that are decades behind the times.
In Australia, even kitchen knives. Must be under lock in box, during public transport. Many people don't know that.
What if a wild tomato appears?
@@foxhound963 If it is firm and need? It goes into da pocket.
Great video.
My friends and I live in New York City and frequently carry both sharpened and unsharpened swords for martial arts classes. I have never been stopped by the cops or gotten into legal trouble. My friend has been stopped and has had to explain his sharp katanas, but as long as you carry them in a bag and show you’ve stored them in a way that’s not easily accessible, the cops don’t give you too much hassle. People like to look at NYC as an example of a “nanny-state” but common sense still exists here. They’ll definitely throw the book at you if they catch you carrying with intent to use, but cops understand sporting and martial arts equipment here. The teens who go back and forth from school with baseball bats sticking out of their bags are honestly more dangerous than a guy with a secure bag and a sheathed, tied sword or a blunt.
I would love to know your thoughts on the Black Armoury "LONGSWORD "STANDARD" - STEEL - BLACK FENCER"
It looks identical to a feder, except it has a rolled tip and flex's a lot like one as well.
While a feder is clearly a blunt training weapon to those of us who are into swords and martial arts, I wouldn't put it past a mundane to call the police on you after seeing your walk around with one. They'd say that they saw a person walking around with a sword and they're afraid that you are going to go and try to attack someone with it.
Freedom was traded for cellphones 😉
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It’s not even illegal for elephants to beat rhinos😂🤣😂😂😂
"nanny states"
Heh
While I have never heard of my fellow Canadians being harassed by Johnny Law over transporting weapons or weapon like objects of the HEMA variety, I wouldn't be terribly surprised to hear about it happening.
@@Kunstdesfechtens what do you mean where was that?
@@scottmacgregor3444 Oops. Wrong comment.
Oh, one of the most debated topics in the whole HEMA community! You're brave to deal with this one :D
Matt come to the Czech Republic! I'd join your school for sure if you opened one here:]
Thank you for speaking out against government weapon control
On the topic I need to buy a new feder sold mine to a friend when I was a little low on funds. Any recommendations for manufacturers? anyone.
Regenyei, SGT, Ensifer, Pavel Moc, SIGI are all good. Lots of other good manufacturers as well. I just can't remember them all.
Would anyone care to explain what Matt said at 2:16 for us across the atlantic?
hoplophobe - fear of weapons. Nanny state - sort of like helicopter parents but much more intrusive.
Very informative thank you
Please move to Czech Republic, we would love to have you here!
Good points
Do you have any experience with regenyei blunt/sharp longswords. Im currently looking at their clover and harbinger model. Since I couldnt really find any reviews online I was wondering if you had any suggestions?
How long is the grip of your first HEMA sword?
I am curiuos how long a grip has to be for long sword fencing.
What exactly is the "schild" for by the way? Parrying, binding?
If I make curved sword what ratio of round shape.
And which blade type is better straight or curved please reply
But the thing I have to say: There are lots of manufacturers who produce longswords with blut edges that have just the same flexebility and rounded tips. Aureus makes them, Krondak offers it, etc. When you really want something that looks more like a real sword than the standard Feder, it's basically just about the looks. Also most HEMA tournaments won't even accept weapons that don't bend, don't have rounded tips etc.
It's ICONIC
My feder is schilt-less, because fashion > function :P
Is your hand thumbless, because fashion over function?🤣😉
Yeah. Laws here in Canada are fuzzy on the issue. It is technically legal to carry one, not concealed in public but odds are the Police are going to stop you for a chat if you do. So you better have your answers ready. Where you are going etc...
Best place to ask this but I have always wondered as a short man 5'4 ...would a man in medieval times use some else besides a longsword because they are shorter than the average?
Everyone can Alway's use a good Side-Sword. Hernan Cortez the Spanish Conquistador was 5'4" and carried a Side-sword and conquered Mexico City, Mexico. I mean History is a Subjective topic, but just an off the trail comment. Good Luck with your find!!! The Meyer Side-Sword with the ring is an attractive training sword. I'm sure even federschwert's can be modded and shortened if that's the way You want to go. I am 5'7" btw, so I am not considered "Average" heighth either, just adapt and enjoy your sword wielding passion's😁👍
Matt has talked before about how medieval heights weren't much lower than modern heights; the difference comes more in the Renaissance and even more in the early modern period.
Canadian criminal defence lawyer comment: a weapon in Canadian criminal law is anything designed or intended to cause bodily harm. This means modern sharp swords probably aren't weapons (at minimum, you can have a hell of an argument about 'designed'), and modern blunt swords definitely aren't.
It is illegal to carry a weapon concealed (and the 'concealed' caselaw is a MESS), and it is illegal to carry one for a purpose dangerous to the public peace (which unfortunately likely includes self-defence due to absolutely insane lines of caselaw).
But carrying a blunt sword for sparring is 100% legal. This doesn't stop you running into problems, of course. The law and what happens are not always the same thing.
Nice to know... in a nanny state myself.
Why is the hilt on the feder so long compared to your blunt longsword (and most other longswords I've seen)?
feders have longer grips for glove compensation. When you wear spes lobsters or sparring glove mittens, shorter more historical longsword handles just aren't long enough.
Great point that you make.
I will add that if Hema doesn't know how to defend and sell herself to the majority of public, it deserves the stupidity that is thrown at her.
What i mean is that Hema should be more unified in claiming its due respect. And a very important step is with being able to communicate with the outside world. The use of symbols and vocabulary are very important in that. Here one important objective is associate Hema with trust.
In marketing they call that branding.
In my experience, there is no way to "sell" weapons training to sheeple.
They can never feel safe enough to allow you liberty.
Is it a coincidence that you uploaded your feder videos right after The Exiles uploaded a video explaining why they don't use feders?
Duuude I felt that when you talked about weird and unlogical Weapon Laws... Looking at Germany it is not allowed to own a sharp butterfly knife.
I am saddened that you had to give up your blunted blade personally I went ahead and ground off the edge of my blade and then welded on a bead to replace the edge admittedly that added two ounces to my blade however I like practicing with a heavy blade to me it's like practicing with weighted gauntlets and Boots
Beside legality (for example in Poland you can carry around battle-ready, sharp sword with you without any reason), federschwert is more socially acceptable and just doesn't draw so much attention.
Yeah, here in Czech republic nobody cares if you walk around with a sword. Cool to see my country mentioned on scholagladiatoria btw :)
I Would Love to move to the Czech Republic, it seems to have more freedoms and laid back charm than the US.
I guess I don't know what.. functional swords.. reenactments... And Hema... I thought I understood a bit... But I must not.. at all yet
Straight v/s curved blade which is better
Come to the czech republic! I'm French and sword laws are so much better here. I travel twice a week with my swords non feder, for fencing, and I can even bring them to the office without any issue, they are just in a scabbard on my shoulder most of the time.
Dave Rawlings has done a few reaction videos fairly recently, in which he is holding a feder, so hopefully that is giving the normies some exposure to the tool.
Sadly there are a ton of comments from keyboard experts on there who have no clue what they are looking at and start shouting "That's not a longsword it's a *insert incorrect terminology here*"
I really want to see Matt of Scholargladiatoria and Mark of The Exiles fight feder vs blunt.
Mark said in a video that he's never lost a bout...
4:20 dont underestimate the thirst for power and control over you by government --- there you go fixed that for you
That's why they make sword cases.
in my country to carry a feder (or other steel training swords/weapons) you still need to have a permit for training weapons and bows. as long as they're not sharp, you're fine. but you still need a permit to not get into trouble. also carrying them in a bag is preferable. what most of the guys on my club do is carry them in golf bags so people can't tell what it is. the biggest problem is people not understanding that it's a training weapon and call the police, if you don't have a permit then, they might have to apprehend it. police on their own, they don't really care. i also asked how it works when they travel abroad for tournaments, if they get a lot of trouble from airports and they said no. apparently if you declare them as "historical reenactment props" instead of swords, it's fine xD that made me laugh at the ridiculousness of it.
This is so true :)
I'm pretty sure here in the SE US I can just walk around with a sharp. I can with a pistol so I would assume a sword is okay. I know for sure we have no knife laws.
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Hoplophobe? Na.
katsavidiphobia :D
If you get a blunt longsword with 2mm edges, those edges wrap around the whole blade. 2mm edge everywhere.
If you get a 2mm edge feder only the weak of the blade has 2mm edges and the strong of the blade is much thicker edged like tapering from 2mm at tip to 4.5mm- 6mm at the strong. This is why feeders are longer lasting with less deep nicks to take care of and another reason to sport or practice with feeders over blunt long sword.
I think cops look past people with swords because if arrested they will be back out in 6 months looking to buy a gun 🤣
Czech Republic is looking better to me too.
So, legally, feder is just nice looking steel bar?
2:20 I'm sure they are "common sense" weapons laws.
For info for the US on their massive expansion of knife rights (also has info on antique ivory rights) kniferights.org
I'm fairly sure I could take out a mugger with one of those lol
so... that's what it's called. A feder.
The u.s. wouldn't think twice anywhere if your packing a sword. They'd just find it odd
This is a HEMA Object; it is HEMAoid.
"This will be a quick video"
Oh really? *checks video length*
I'm scared.
I think you might have missed one vital issue with your point, never underestimate the ignorance of the police and the wider public who will still see a feder as a sword, regardless of the practical application of such a thing. Prosecution wise it could still be considered as an offencive weapon. In short... People are dumb
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I lived in Oregon's home for Shakespeare and it's pretty much expected that you wear a sword out. Come on get serious. What are tourists supposed to take pictures of if we're not out in the park fighting?
And outdoor archery is just fine. Come to the land of weapons.