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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2009 15:28:05 GMT
Is/was longsword fencing mostly a civilian pursuit?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2009 19:21:12 GMT
Is/was longsword fencing mostly a civilian pursuit? Most of what survived is for civilian use I believe. The longsword while a nice dueling weapon is far from the first choice of weapon in a war...where missle weapons and pole arms rule supreme. Also consider that many of the manual has the same weapon vs the same weapon...this scenerio isn't what you will see in a war. This however is in general and a speculation on my part. There is a book that has text that seems to be more geared for war but I can't remeber it right now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2009 19:26:01 GMT
Good to know; now I just have to decide do I want to pursue learning it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2009 20:49:25 GMT
Good to know; now I just have to decide do I want to pursue learning it. Doooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!! I literally started about 2 weeks ago and I'm loving every second of it ;D
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jul 15, 2009 21:11:46 GMT
as I understand it, there are many schools that deal with both civilian dueling styles and combat oriented techniques. you just need to research your school and pick the right one for you.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Jul 15, 2009 21:22:12 GMT
The VA is a very nice looking sword. I've never handled one but the numbers point to two possible areas of concern. The weight is listed at 2.4 pounds and the grip length 7 inches. For me personally, I find a grip that short all but unusable for German long sword. For me 8.5 -9 inches works much better. The weight seems on the light side. For me, 3.5-3.75 pounds is perfect. Certainly by the time you get to Meyers, the longsword was mostly just civilian sport. Not sure about before that. Most of the older fechtbucher describe how to use the long sword both armored and unarmored. I don't imagine civilians would be wandering around in armor, though it's possible it was only meant for tournaments. Christian Tobler's book is a great introduction to longsword. He's a nice guy too. An original transcription and translation of Ringeck is a great learning tool as well. Welcome to the club!
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jul 15, 2009 22:05:35 GMT
jeeeeez I wish there was a good WMA group in my area. can you guys reccomend a good resource for WMA on line? maybe I'll start a new thread asking for advice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2009 0:00:57 GMT
Check out the swordman's companion by guy windsor. Amazon has the soft cover in stock now for around 20 bucks. It's one of the best WMA books I have come across. And tobler's book is pretty good as well...which is good since guy is italian and tobler is german .
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