@@GGman2019 and I ask again, have you done medieval combat in real life? I have, we have a lot here where I live, northern europe. I trained with a group that focused on early viking warfare for the most part. One of my sparring partners was very short, for reference I am like 6'3, or 190 cm, he was a good head or so smaller. That small frame combined with a large, round, era authentic roundshield is a horrible combo. The large shield did not hinder his commendable agility at all, he is well trained and moves with it like it's nothing, really interesting stuff. If you have an interest in real medieval sports I can only recommend you join local HEMA groups like that.
Man its fun being able to see this comment. I can still remember when you were a guy i knew just from comments. Now your channel is getting bigger and bigger. Love your stuff man always quality. I was really impressed when i learned you did the artwork yourself. Keep grinding man!
Amazing instructions for use of Gladius and Scutum. It is very clear from this video how biomechanics of the Roman infantry way of fighting was superior. Good protection of shoulder legs and head. While attack and direction of the Gladius is hidden until it emerges from behind the shield surprising the opponent.
@@kelvinho2475 He is my firstborn son, so he is exempt from agoge :). Sorry for not replying to everyone else in the thread I never saw the notification, thanks and have a happy new year all.
Hello from Australia. Fantastic video I really enjoyed it. I think many people are really interested to see the actual techniques and how effective they may or may not be rather than the dull history type lesson. It is a chance to get an insight in to the combat reality for a roman soldier. Also your English is good I could understand everything and I really hope you can continue to do more videos in English ( or include subtitles ) and on these types of practical combat experiments, very interesting congratulations and thanks for posting.
Legio V Macedonica don't worry. most people have strong accents when speaking english. And I actually like the slavic accent. very interesting video btw. :)
Most convincing use of the scutum I've seen! Finally some realistic demos with athletic people doing them. Always wondered how they made that awkward-looking shield actually work. Bracing it against your knee and shoulder makes a lot of sense. I can see that its difficult and counterintuitive to trust the shield and lay it directly on the shoulder, though! The fellow near the end was starting to use his own blade to brace the inside of the shield instinctively!
That was really interesting. I have always thought a small shield would be great because how dextrous it make the soldier but, this has highlighted why after centuries of military development civilisations have large shields.
I designed bullet resistant police riot shields, as well armor for vehicles and helicopters. This is a great video for riot police to study and development tactics from. The Romans ruled for 1000 years due these combat tactics. Well done sirs!
Видое хорошее, смотреть было интересно и английский был в общем понятный за одним исключением. У меня была проблема с пониманием слова "hit", ведь на протяжении 3 минут я слышал слово "heat" и только под конец понял что это было за слово. Так что я бы предложил вам в будущем использовать слово "strike", его и перепутать сложнее, и звучит по моему лучше. А так мне все понравилось, буду и впредь смотреть ваши видео (скажем спасибо за это Метатрону))
I've been reading a novel about St Georgius during the late 3rd century and got curious about roman culture, right now i'm surprised of how thoughtful the shield design was, i'm starting to understand how the legionnaires - legionnaires used these types of shields, right ? I know there were a lot of different types of soldiers with different equipment - became so famous for their equipment and efficiency. You guys keep the good work
Excellent that this is all closely based on Roman visual art. On reliefs and mosaics, you can clearly see Roman soldiers (and gladiators) actually doing all of these moves! I'm sure that, if they could, real ancient Roman skill at arms instructors would look at this and say the equivalent of; "Yeah, that's pretty much what we do!"
Great video very nice and clear demonstration. I've never actually seen any roman style combat beyond the Testudo. This has given me a much better idea of roman technique with the Scutum.
This technique is still used in modern boxing to avoid thrusting punches or incoming hooks, you flip the head and the punch basically doesn't touch your chin similar to the flip of the helmet hear that avoids the cutting blow from the gladius above. 2:45
Ciao frater!!! I come from a latin speaking people in the Balkans, We are descendants of Legio V Macedonica. Other balkan peoples call us cincari (meaning "those from the fifth"), and the Romanians call us Macedoni (derived from the Macedonian Legion). We call ourselves Aromani (meaning "from Romans"). Unfortunately, not many speak our language among youngsters. We proudly held highest ranks among the leading figures of the Greek War of Independence. We mostly live in Greece, Albania, and Serbia. For example, some of our famous surnames; Koletti, Zappa, Bulgari (the famous designers), Averoff (from original Augeri), Buttari etc. Common surnames in my region include; Cotta (remember Julius Caesar's mother was named Cotta, after her father's surname?), Nasica (remember Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica?), Gianni, Dimarelli, Capurani, Disho, Vongoli, Paka, Caraggio, Scupra, We number about 300,000 in Greece only, estimated more than half a million in four countries, those assimilated not included). My village is named Furka (or Fourka, as commonly known in Greece). Ave frater!!!
I come from a latin speaking people in the Balkans, We are descendants of Legio V Macedonica. Other balkan peoples call us cincari (meaning "those from the fifth"), and the Romanians call us Macedoni (derived from the Macedonian Legion). We call ourselves Aromani (meaning "from Romans"). Unfortunately, not many speak our language among youngsters. We proudly held highest ranks among the leading figures of the Greek War of Independence. We mostly live in Greece, Albania, and Serbia. For example, some of our famous surnames; Koletti, Zappa, Bulgari (the famous designers), Averoff (from original Augeri), Buttari etc. Common surnames in my region include; Cotta (remember Julius Caesar's mother was named Cotta, after her father's surname?), Nasica (remember Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica?), Gianni, Dimarelli, Capurani, Disho, Vongoli, Paka, Caraggio, Scupra, We number about 300,000 in Greece only, estimated more than half a million in four countries, those assimilated not included). My village is named Furka (or Fourka, as commonly known in Greece). Ave mea soror!!!
With a greave on at least the forward leg, a forward posture of the leading leg is not only possible but recommended. Exposing the side like this is a little bit dangerous to giving in to pressure from the soldier's left diagonal side, and also to have the back of the leg split open. But the shield is good at defending low with a small movement. Just wanted to caveat that Roman greaves often to not wrap around the entire shin, and thus are literally designed to protect mostly the front of the shin, so if you are wearing one, you alter this stance on the front leg.
excallent education on gladius and roman use of tower shields. I have just made my 3rd gladius and am making a scabbard suspension system. wanted to see what you guys did
Amazing defensive response to weapons, I especially like how the helmet can be used to thwart a sword thrust or draw cut. I'm sure the legionnaires had a counter because the enemy always leaves an opening when using a weapon.
This video brings us back to the real thing. Amazing. I wonder if a longer person could use a taller shield. But a more bulky shield would be much harder to use it offensively. This leads me to this: Being shorter and sturdy seems to be optimal when fighting with this optimal size.
Actually, since the Romans fought in formation and never 1-1, shields which were the exact same would make it easier to interlace w/in the Testudo and other Roman formations.
I always wonder how they keep holding shield when struck by heavy kinetic attack with that single hand grab. Many of shields has two holding points, hand grab and other(like wrist holder), but Roman's doesn't. Can you give me an answer or suggest me any video about roman shield technique?
@@LegioVMacedonica ah~~ I get it now. It's a broad shield so can lean on other body parts such as shoulder or knee. And hand hold cap is metal so can make a punching attack on the opponent. Everytime I watching movie about the Roman Empire, this question always popped up. Now I get it. Thank you for the answer. From South Korea. 좋은 자료 고마워요 ^^
His feet position in fighting stance looks like the one used in boxing . Perfect 50 to 50 weight distribution between the two feet and perfect for footwork and maximize striking power with the arms. It is not a case that most of romans strike were thrust (wich techniques remind that of a jab or a cross)
Very interesting, i cn clearly see the usefulness of the long back helm piece. I still dont think the strike with the bottom part of the shield would have been used, looks awkward and leaves the body exposed.
The interesting is the techniques used by Roman legionaries were the same used by gladiators in arena, mainly for the gladiators classes Murmillo, Secutor and Provocator.
You, and we, are better off if you stick to your own language. At least you will be understood by someone. In English, I couldn’t make out a word you said. (Edit) After all that, it was still a very interesting, and instructional video. I particularly enjoyed the demonstrations of the actors. Thank you.
I'm sorry, I tried) In the end, I decided that it would be better to add the translation with subtitles, and speak my own language. Please tell me, what country are you from, what is your version of English? I know that even many people with native English, but with different dialects, have difficulty understanding each other)
no wonder Roman has great military. Their training education video is quite comprehensive.
Bruh hahaha
Roman TH-cam Circa 52 BCE. Or at most, Circa 117 AD.
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I’m a college history professor, I specialize in military and naval history. This is an Excellent video, great work
Thank you a lot =)
Its hard to defeat an enemy if it basically holding a freaking door
😂😂u are rightly
The door like shield is effective only if you have comrades beside you otherwise 1vs1 a smaller lighter one is better
@@frodrigo66 Incorrect, have you ever tried medieval combat? Large shields are a pain in the ass to fight.
@@chadsigmarson673 we talking real life here,the lighter quicker you are the more advantage you got
@@GGman2019 and I ask again, have you done medieval combat in real life? I have, we have a lot here where I live, northern europe. I trained with a group that focused on early viking warfare for the most part. One of my sparring partners was very short, for reference I am like 6'3, or 190 cm, he was a good head or so smaller. That small frame combined with a large, round, era authentic roundshield is a horrible combo. The large shield did not hinder his commendable agility at all, he is well trained and moves with it like it's nothing, really interesting stuff. If you have an interest in real medieval sports I can only recommend you join local HEMA groups like that.
Great video...awesome to see in action
Man its fun being able to see this comment. I can still remember when you were a guy i knew just from comments. Now your channel is getting bigger and bigger. Love your stuff man always quality. I was really impressed when i learned you did the artwork yourself. Keep grinding man!
I agree with you 👏👏this video is simple and easy to understand..basic stuff but it made sense ..
The concealment of gladius behind the shield is already a fine ingenuity of the Roman mind, this is so great
Amazing instructions for use of Gladius and Scutum. It is very clear from this video how biomechanics of the Roman infantry way of fighting was superior. Good protection of shoulder legs and head. While attack and direction of the Gladius is hidden until it emerges from behind the shield surprising the opponent.
Just found your channel after trying to teach my 3 year old son to train with his gladius.
You are a good father my friend. God bless you both !
That's good parenting.
“They take our sons and turn them into little Romans, HA!”
Do you son participate Agoge in age 7?
@@kelvinho2475 He is my firstborn son, so he is exempt from agoge :).
Sorry for not replying to everyone else in the thread I never saw the notification, thanks and have a happy new year all.
Superb! Best instructional video on the use of gladius and scutum I've seen so far! Subscribed!
Hello from Australia. Fantastic video I really enjoyed it. I think many people are really interested to see the actual techniques and how effective they may or may not be rather than the dull history type lesson. It is a chance to get an insight in to the combat reality for a roman soldier.
Also your English is good I could understand everything and I really hope you can continue to do more videos in English ( or include subtitles ) and on these types of practical combat experiments, very interesting congratulations and thanks for posting.
metatron has made a video about this video both i like good work do please more in english
Thank you, we will try)
thanks allready 4 all the upcoming videos
I'm brazilian and I love your english, it's pretty cool! I hope you continue to post videos in english too! Cheers from Brazil!
Dont forget,a Limes its provisional military border
That’s the most realistic ancient/ medieval combat I have seen. The blows etc are delivered with intent. Something sadly lacking in most videos.
Excellent reenactment and attention to detail. I'm sure Emperor Traianus would agree.
Thank you a lot!
Vobis gratias and Spaseba, Legio Mac! This was a very practical and realistic presentation of Roman legionary fighting with gladius and scutum.
Thanks for posting this, and good work with the english! Perfectly understandable and informative. :)
straight really, absolutely nothing is understandable because of my accent? :(
Legio V Macedonica I'm serious, the English is great. Understood everything.
Ok, thank you a lot))
Legio V Macedonica don't worry. most people have strong accents when speaking english. And I actually like the slavic accent. very interesting video btw. :)
Thank you a lot)
Thank you! really enjoyed seeing the gladius and scutum being used in a manner that makes sense.
Wonderful! commentary in English, thank you. It is amazing to watch how the men training use a real sword but never injure their comrade.
Excellent stuff.
I am thankful you made the video in English, I could not understand your previous work.
Most convincing use of the scutum I've seen! Finally some realistic demos with athletic people doing them. Always wondered how they made that awkward-looking shield actually work. Bracing it against your knee and shoulder makes a lot of sense. I can see that its difficult and counterintuitive to trust the shield and lay it directly on the shoulder, though! The fellow near the end was starting to use his own blade to brace the inside of the shield instinctively!
WOW!
Phenomenal reconstruction, backed up by a phenomenal understanding of biomechanical opportunities and limitations of the man, and the kit.
Excelent presentation, now i understand how they used the gladius and shield together! Thank You!
"We are trying not to hit in full force, but it is not always possible"
*Lots of memories triggered haha!
^_^
That was really interesting. I have always thought a small shield would be great because how dextrous it make the soldier but, this has highlighted why after centuries of military development civilisations have large shields.
Thank You for your exhibition!!
great job, guys! love the explanation! looking forward to more content in english.
Awesome art, those helmet neck guards are a stroke of genius as well.
Nice, more videos in English! Cheers from Sweden :)
I designed bullet resistant police riot shields, as well armor for vehicles and helicopters.
This is a great video for riot police to study and development tactics from.
The Romans ruled for 1000 years due these combat tactics.
Well done sirs!
Amazing content and tactics of roman legions Greetings from Macedonia Greece 🇬🇷❤❤
video was incredibly helpful, thank you!
Wow, great video. Love to see those shields in action.
Видое хорошее, смотреть было интересно и английский был в общем понятный за одним исключением. У меня была проблема с пониманием слова "hit", ведь на протяжении 3 минут я слышал слово "heat" и только под конец понял что это было за слово. Так что я бы предложил вам в будущем использовать слово "strike", его и перепутать сложнее, и звучит по моему лучше. А так мне все понравилось, буду и впредь смотреть ваши видео (скажем спасибо за это Метатрону))
спасибо, учтем)
Finally a good video, showing techniques in a serious way
Very cool video, good job with your English pronounciation. Great work! I'm subscribing!👌
Thank you)
Nice work guys
That is the best video I have ever seen about the roman fighting techniques. Perfect.
It was a very educational video. I always wondered what made Roman military so great.
wow awesome! Please more tactic videos from the roman soldiers :)
Thanks for your feedback! we have a lot of videos on the channel, you can choose)
I've been reading a novel about St Georgius during the late 3rd century and got curious about roman culture, right now i'm surprised of how thoughtful the shield design was, i'm starting to understand how the legionnaires - legionnaires used these types of shields, right ? I know there were a lot of different types of soldiers with different equipment - became so famous for their equipment and efficiency. You guys keep the good work
thank you for the good review
Was looking for something like this, thanks!
Excellent that this is all closely based on Roman visual art. On reliefs and mosaics, you can clearly see Roman soldiers (and gladiators) actually doing all of these moves! I'm sure that, if they could, real ancient Roman skill at arms instructors would look at this and say the equivalent of; "Yeah, that's pretty much what we do!"
You guys should really do more instructional videos about roman combat. We dont find any at all here on youtube. Much appreciated LVM
Great video very nice and clear demonstration. I've never actually seen any roman style combat beyond the Testudo. This has given me a much better idea of roman technique with the Scutum.
Excellent video. Gives real insight into how the combination of weapons worked. Thank you.
Pls do more English videos. This was sooooo helpful! I am going to teach this to my students.
It’s fascinating how we are still studying Roman combat tactics like these today
This video is very education and very applicable to my daily life. Genuinely: Thank you. 👍🏼
This technique is still used in modern boxing to avoid thrusting punches or incoming hooks, you flip the head and the punch basically doesn't touch your chin similar to the flip of the helmet hear that avoids the cutting blow from the gladius above. 2:45
One of the best videos I’ve seen. Well done!
A great video one of the best on this subject. Cheers
thank you a lot
Finally a demonstration by someone whose actually put the research in.
More like this please!
Very handy video. I’m conquering the Celtic tribes in the morning so every little helps.
Molte grazie, spasibo....
Ciao frater!!! I come from a latin speaking people in the Balkans, We are descendants of Legio V Macedonica. Other balkan peoples call us cincari (meaning "those from the fifth"), and the Romanians call us Macedoni (derived from the Macedonian Legion). We call ourselves Aromani (meaning "from Romans"). Unfortunately, not many speak our language among youngsters. We proudly held highest ranks among the leading figures of the Greek War of Independence. We mostly live in Greece, Albania, and Serbia. For example, some of our famous surnames; Koletti, Zappa, Bulgari (the famous designers), Averoff (from original Augeri), Buttari etc. Common surnames in my region include; Cotta (remember Julius Caesar's mother was named Cotta, after her father's surname?), Nasica (remember Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica?), Gianni, Dimarelli, Capurani, Disho, Vongoli, Paka, Caraggio, Scupra, We number about 300,000 in Greece only, estimated more than half a million in four countries, those assimilated not included). My village is named Furka (or Fourka, as commonly known in Greece). Ave frater!!!
Excellent video. Thanks guys
Grazie, спасибо, thank you, Legio V Macedonica ❤
I come from a latin speaking people in the Balkans, We are descendants of Legio V Macedonica. Other balkan peoples call us cincari (meaning "those from the fifth"), and the Romanians call us Macedoni (derived from the Macedonian Legion). We call ourselves Aromani (meaning "from Romans"). Unfortunately, not many speak our language among youngsters. We proudly held highest ranks among the leading figures of the Greek War of Independence. We mostly live in Greece, Albania, and Serbia. For example, some of our famous surnames; Koletti, Zappa, Bulgari (the famous designers), Averoff (from original Augeri), Buttari etc. Common surnames in my region include; Cotta (remember Julius Caesar's mother was named Cotta, after her father's surname?), Nasica (remember Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica?), Gianni, Dimarelli, Capurani, Disho, Vongoli, Paka, Caraggio, Scupra, We number about 300,000 in Greece only, estimated more than half a million in four countries, those assimilated not included). My village is named Furka (or Fourka, as commonly known in Greece). Ave mea soror!!!
Excellent video👌💪 Thank you for sharing!
Great job! Was awesome to see in action. You guys look fantastic!
Great job guys!
Your scutum looks like it has been used in real battles, I like that.
very nice kit on u guys. i especially like the 'broken in' look on the shields
Thanks)
broken in' look on the shields - this is real damage from the swords of enemies
With a greave on at least the forward leg, a forward posture of the leading leg is not only possible but recommended. Exposing the side like this is a little bit dangerous to giving in to pressure from the soldier's left diagonal side, and also to have the back of the leg split open. But the shield is good at defending low with a small movement. Just wanted to caveat that Roman greaves often to not wrap around the entire shin, and thus are literally designed to protect mostly the front of the shin, so if you are wearing one, you alter this stance on the front leg.
Excellent demonstration. Now I just need to get myself a Scutum
Excellent demonstration
Thanks so much. Perfect, love it.
i like how he braces the shield with the point of the gladious
amazing
greetings from italy
ROMA INVICTA
Very informative video borne from experience!
Excellent work.
Thanks a lot, this is exactly what I was looking for!
excallent education on gladius and roman use of tower shields. I have just made my 3rd gladius and am making a scabbard suspension system. wanted to see what you guys did
I love your accent man,i understand everything and yet the accent is very defined,maybe because i speak german. Even though this is not german.
Amazing defensive response to weapons, I especially like how the helmet can be used to thwart a sword thrust or draw cut. I'm sure the legionnaires had a counter because the enemy always leaves an opening when using a weapon.
Buen trabajo!
I feel like watching a gameplay tutorial of a new bought game. Good video 👌🏻
I tried hard to understand what he was talking about...
Great video! Thanks!
Great video, my legionnaires learned a lot!
This video brings us back to the real thing. Amazing.
I wonder if a longer person could use a taller shield. But a more bulky shield would be much harder to use it offensively. This leads me to this: Being shorter and sturdy seems to be optimal when fighting with this optimal size.
Actually, since the Romans fought in formation and never 1-1, shields which were the exact same would make it easier to interlace w/in the Testudo and other Roman formations.
Very interesting. Well done, thanks!
Good job. Awesome to see this.
I always wonder how they keep holding shield when struck by heavy kinetic attack with that single hand grab. Many of shields has two holding points, hand grab and other(like wrist holder), but Roman's doesn't. Can you give me an answer or suggest me any video about roman shield technique?
for example th-cam.com/video/MyJ4VjtoUKs/w-d-xo.html
@@LegioVMacedonica ah~~ I get it now. It's a broad shield so can lean on other body parts such as shoulder or knee. And hand hold cap is metal so can make a punching attack on the opponent.
Everytime I watching movie about the Roman Empire, this question always popped up. Now I get it.
Thank you for the answer. From South Korea. 좋은 자료 고마워요 ^^
Great video, helping me with my book.
His feet position in fighting stance looks like the one used in boxing . Perfect 50 to 50 weight distribution between the two feet and perfect for footwork and maximize striking power with the arms. It is not a case that most of romans strike were thrust (wich techniques remind that of a jab or a cross)
Very interesting, i cn clearly see the usefulness of the long back helm piece. I still dont think the strike with the bottom part of the shield would have been used, looks awkward and leaves the body exposed.
I really liked it,it was simple to understand 👏👏
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME
Best example on youtube yet
Это здорово. Молодец 💪👍
great teaching aid thanks
Warden1:oh no, look there!
Warden2:oh Jesus we're gonna die
Centurian: *_INCREDIBILIS_*
INCREDIBILIS
Thanks this video was very useful. Im on my way to Teutoburg forest, wish me luck
I really loved roman shield...it protects you from your ankle right into your neck.
The interesting is the techniques used by Roman legionaries were the same used by gladiators in arena, mainly for the gladiators classes Murmillo, Secutor and Provocator.
Not in fact surprising in any way at all. It's the same martial culture using exactly the same equipment.
You, and we, are better off if you stick to your own language. At least you will be understood by someone. In English, I couldn’t make out a word you said.
(Edit) After all that, it was still a very interesting, and instructional video. I particularly enjoyed the demonstrations of the actors. Thank you.
I'm sorry, I tried)
In the end, I decided that it would be better to add the translation with subtitles, and speak my own language.
Please tell me, what country are you from, what is your version of English? I know that even many people with native English, but with different dialects, have difficulty understanding each other)
Outstanding
very good video, please keep uploading!
Facing one well-trained Roman legionnaire is quite a task.
Facing entire lines of them, with more shield than person in view...THAT's facing the odds.
wouldnt it make sense to fence with late roman equipment considering the reason they changed equipment was to better suite smaller scale engagements
The instructions I need I'm my school research best info I had Also nice accent though 👌👍👌