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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 22:04:18 GMT
I recently put up a vid on Youtube showing how I've been practicing my cutting technique with a blunt Hanwei Practical H&H and some heads of lettuce. When I say blunt, I mean a 1/16" thick blade edge that is meant for sword drilling and stage combat.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on May 16, 2009 23:04:23 GMT
Thanks for the video!!
I am a very recent longsword convert(two weeks) ... and I like the look of your technique.
Are you with a study group?
I am desperately wanting to gain a bit of technique myself...
I really liked the cuts using the force... very clever !!
Karma and youtube rating bestowed.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 23:39:30 GMT
Very cool vid and great technique!!
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2009 1:14:37 GMT
nice work! im impressed with your cutting prowess !
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2009 11:33:18 GMT
Great cutting, and a great vid! I like that you put in the 'failures' and 'sloppy cuts' as well as the clean ones. And the 'force' made me laugh! Thanks & +1 (when I recharge) Cheers Marc E Hmmm.... I wonder what a bokken would do to a head of lettuce....
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2009 18:16:05 GMT
Thanks for all the compliments. I am going to try to put up another similar video by the end of the week. Thanks for the video!! I am a very recent longsword convert(two weeks) ... and I like the look of your technique. Are you with a study group? I am desperately wanting to gain a bit of technique myself... I really liked the cuts using the force... very clever !! Karma and youtube rating bestowed. I have studied for about two and a half years with a small local group here in Rochester call the 'Rochester European Longsword Club'. We are still very small. No website or anything. But you can see our group's logo on the blue T-Shirt I am wearing in parts of the video. I'm happy to hear you've caught the Longsword bug! There are a lot of resources out there for learning the historical art, both German or Italian tradition. But I've found most of the videos on Youtube and other places seem to show people who are functioning at an intermediate or advanced level. That's awesome to see there are so many people out there studying WMA, but it's hard to find stuff that covers the REAL BASICS of the Longsword. Who knows, maybe I'll put together a Longsword 101 video some day soon.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2009 3:02:51 GMT
Very nicely done
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2009 3:50:19 GMT
That was really nice! Thanks for sharing with us +1 lol...use the force Debbie
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2009 4:20:54 GMT
Great form, great control and the force thing made me laugh more for the way you reacted than anything else. Nice to see another long sword debutante on the forum who has had and is training.
Keep up the cutting. Does your class train with the hanweis or do you train with other swords?
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2009 6:59:18 GMT
That was a really good idea about cutting heads of lettuce.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2009 18:32:34 GMT
very interesting technique.. especially like those cuts that look like they begin as a parry and then curve upward at the last second..good work
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 14:42:56 GMT
Keep up the cutting. Does your class train with the hanweis or do you train with other swords? Thanks! Most of the other students use custom made training blunts but I was on a tight budget. The PHH has held up pretty well. very interesting technique.. especially like those cuts that look like they begin as a parry and then curve upward at the last second..good work Would you be talking about the cuts that end in an overhead guard? Like at 0:45? That's actually one of the five German Masterstrikes called the Zwerchau. Your description of the strike is excellent because that's exactly what the Zwerchau does. It simultaneously defends an overhead attack while striking to the face of your opponent. That's the mentality of the German school of Longsword, Attacking and Defending in the same motion to always control the initiative. ;D
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Post by YlliwCir on May 25, 2009 15:16:09 GMT
Good vid, djemps. Food for thought on the targets. I have the sharp version of that sword, I like it. Nice moves. +1
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