Is there any give in the flanges of the Nylon mace, or is there some wiggle like on the point and beak of the Polyurethane war hammer? Which of the two trainers is less unpleasant for the receiving party?
A very small amount of give on the flanges, but more on the haft, which absorbs a fair amount of impact whilst still being firm enough for parries etc. In the case of ours the hammer hits harder, though that is likely due to the longer haft we have on it. Doubt there will be much in it at the same length.
Have you used their gladii? If so, how do they compare to the Cold Steel gladius trainer (because for the longest time, that was the standard for gladii)?
Awesome work! Do you have any advice for someone trying to get into Sidesword/Meyer Rapier? I tried finding your free guide to sidesword but couldn't find it.
It's all down to whether you have one or two hands on it. In two hands there were versions reaching 8 feet long. Somewhere around the 2-3 feet long size is where they get used in a mix of one and two handed use.
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing Cheers. I shall use this knowledge to make my Robert Baratheon fan art just slightly less ridiculous. Jokes aside I enjoy this channel. Keep up the good work 💪🏾
The warhammer has discernible "edges" and a point, like a sword, so it does act like many front weighted swords in every way except the ability to draw cut, and so yes it will look like that.
Fencing is the art of defence, so fencing is combat, and "heavy combat" can be fighting or it can be sport. What you are seeing is one of the fundamental differences between armoured and unarmoured combat. Because this is an unarmoured fight the two stop on any significant strike, because those would have had a serious effect on the fight. But in fully armoured combat, many blows can be shrugged off because of the nature of the armour. Go to something like HMB or similar "heavy combat" is this is exaggerated further because of heavy gauge armour,, often lighter percussive weapons, lack of thrusts allowed. They are a form of sport. As discussed at the start of the video, we will use this in armour in the future and that will look quite different as a result.
Interesting.
So much fun in those 😊
Is there any give in the flanges of the Nylon mace, or is there some wiggle like on the point and beak of the Polyurethane war hammer? Which of the two trainers is less unpleasant for the receiving party?
A very small amount of give on the flanges, but more on the haft, which absorbs a fair amount of impact whilst still being firm enough for parries etc. In the case of ours the hammer hits harder, though that is likely due to the longer haft we have on it. Doubt there will be much in it at the same length.
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Have you used their gladii? If so, how do they compare to the Cold Steel gladius trainer (because for the longest time, that was the standard for gladii)?
Awesome work! Do you have any advice for someone trying to get into Sidesword/Meyer Rapier? I tried finding your free guide to sidesword but couldn't find it.
Both of them look great!
With the warhammer, did you ever have a bit of a problem with it snagging on your opponent's gear?
How would you say the concussion potential is for these?
About the same as a medium weight steel sabre or longsword. Absolutely fine as long as you use sensible control.
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing Totally, and for the warhammer, what measurements for the wood did you use?
The real question is, how big a war hammer can someone effectively use?
It's all down to whether you have one or two hands on it. In two hands there were versions reaching 8 feet long. Somewhere around the 2-3 feet long size is where they get used in a mix of one and two handed use.
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing Cheers. I shall use this knowledge to make my Robert Baratheon fan art just slightly less ridiculous.
Jokes aside I enjoy this channel. Keep up the good work 💪🏾
It’s a hammer not a sword just saying the strikes look like their more for a sword
But the mace guy has some good snaps
The warhammer has discernible "edges" and a point, like a sword, so it does act like many front weighted swords in every way except the ability to draw cut, and so yes it will look like that.
Looks more like fencing then heavy combat still cool
Fencing is the art of defence, so fencing is combat, and "heavy combat" can be fighting or it can be sport. What you are seeing is one of the fundamental differences between armoured and unarmoured combat. Because this is an unarmoured fight the two stop on any significant strike, because those would have had a serious effect on the fight. But in fully armoured combat, many blows can be shrugged off because of the nature of the armour. Go to something like HMB or similar "heavy combat" is this is exaggerated further because of heavy gauge armour,, often lighter percussive weapons, lack of thrusts allowed. They are a form of sport. As discussed at the start of the video, we will use this in armour in the future and that will look quite different as a result.