Excellent video as always guys! Only thing I'd like to add; you never count your score, when you're sparring with your partner. There's time enough for counting, while you're driving home.
Casting the sword looks a lot like an issue you see when training people to shoot pistol. They'll draw, establish their two-handed shooting grip (so far so good) but will do it with the pistol at a muzzle-up angle, which persists as they punch out to extension. The result is that they now have to push the muzzle down again, resulting in a "casting" motion. And extra time needed to acquire a good sight picture...and rounds into the dirt if they're under time pressure. Not as dangerous to the wrist as hyperextending with two pounds of sharp steel swinging from it, but the same end result.
Hi Christopher. Great observation and likely correct but we've found that this is much more common and widespread issue to be addressed. in either scenario though it needs to be corrected early so it doesn't compound later and cause serious injury. thanks for the input
I have some other thoughts on the linear footwork. For systems like British sabre, it discourages circular/lateral/traverse movements starting from the the late 18th century (about 100 years ago it was all about circular traversing), and there are very good reasons behind it. A big one is that the system is founded on the concept that you always face your opponent with your side so you have the least target projection to your opponent so your guards can be laterally very close to your body for quick and rapid defenses that also save stamina and is more resilient to feints. However, laterally movements/traversing would spoil that and make the system less effective. That being said we would still traverse before we commit to an exchange, and in manuals that's important on the battlefield as you could force your opponent into less advantageous grounds like rocks and holes. In competition we still use it to force opponents to look into lights and stuff. Hope it clarifies the subject!
Almost exclusively you will lose a fight if you have open space and you're only fighting linear. You can keep your side facing the person and still do side steps. It's like boxing. A guaranteed way to get hit is to only move back-and-forth if you can go from side to side as well you can make attacks without getting hit
Went to a casino once. I was staying at Caesars in Canada and wanted to check it out. Well for starters it wasn't nearly as fancy. Everyone looked tired and sad. Went in with 20 bucks (Canadian equivalent) won some, lost some. Came out with $20.40 ...I consider that a win.
Excellent video as always guys! Only thing I'd like to add; you never count your score, when you're sparring with your partner. There's time enough for counting, while you're driving home.
Haha @ the fishing rod 😂😂
Casting the sword looks a lot like an issue you see when training people to shoot pistol. They'll draw, establish their two-handed shooting grip (so far so good) but will do it with the pistol at a muzzle-up angle, which persists as they punch out to extension. The result is that they now have to push the muzzle down again, resulting in a "casting" motion. And extra time needed to acquire a good sight picture...and rounds into the dirt if they're under time pressure.
Not as dangerous to the wrist as hyperextending with two pounds of sharp steel swinging from it, but the same end result.
Hi Christopher. Great observation and likely correct but we've found that this is much more common and widespread issue to be addressed. in either scenario though it needs to be corrected early so it doesn't compound later and cause serious injury.
thanks for the input
Thanks for another excuse to re-watch Kenny Rogers!
very true.
Julian hasn't been in any videos for a long ass time. What happened to him?
I have some other thoughts on the linear footwork. For systems like British sabre, it discourages circular/lateral/traverse movements starting from the the late 18th century (about 100 years ago it was all about circular traversing), and there are very good reasons behind it. A big one is that the system is founded on the concept that you always face your opponent with your side so you have the least target projection to your opponent so your guards can be laterally very close to your body for quick and rapid defenses that also save stamina and is more resilient to feints. However, laterally movements/traversing would spoil that and make the system less effective. That being said we would still traverse before we commit to an exchange, and in manuals that's important on the battlefield as you could force your opponent into less advantageous grounds like rocks and holes. In competition we still use it to force opponents to look into lights and stuff. Hope it clarifies the subject!
Almost exclusively you will lose a fight if you have open space and you're only fighting linear. You can keep your side facing the person and still do side steps. It's like boxing. A guaranteed way to get hit is to only move back-and-forth if you can go from side to side as well you can make attacks without getting hit
@@outdoorchurchsf4743 I can't really agree with your statement. I don't think there's a guaranteed way to get hit in such system.
Went to a casino once. I was staying at Caesars in Canada and wanted to check it out. Well for starters it wasn't nearly as fancy. Everyone looked tired and sad. Went in with 20 bucks (Canadian equivalent) won some, lost some. Came out with $20.40 ...I consider that a win.
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