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Post by YlliwCir on Jun 1, 2008 23:20:50 GMT
After Marty's unfortunate experience with his Arming sword, I've been wanting to put my VA practicals through their paces so to speak. I finally got a chance to give them a decent workout today. I also have been practicing keeping my cuts shorter. I had some stand strikes and batted bottles (especially with the LS) I left some in to show the kind of abuse my swords typically have to suffer. LOL
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My movements appear a bit stiff, however the swords held up fine. I had already decided to epoxy the hilts to keep from having to tighten them repeatedly. I have no interest in customizing these anyway as I want to use them for practice. I don't think the epoxy would prevent a failure such as happened to Marty's sword tho it would be a safety measure against helicopter incidents. I will of course conduct further tests. ;D
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Post by ShooterMike on Jun 2, 2008 1:54:34 GMT
Say bro, that's starting to look really good. You are making the cuts with authority, but your tip is snapping back to a position of threat very quickly. That's starting to look pretty lethal. Good job!
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Post by Razor on Jun 2, 2008 2:39:26 GMT
Rick your cuts are improving nicely. You are over swinging your unterhaus, you should end it in what Meyer calls a unicorn guard and quickly go to ox so your point is treating your enemy. The guy on the right is in unicorn. It is ok to have your tip a little higher then the guy in the plate, as long as you end in ox or cut again. www.freifechter.org/content/fechtbuecher/meyer/grafiken/schwerte2.jpgHave you read any books Rick?
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Post by YlliwCir on Jun 2, 2008 8:54:21 GMT
Thanks, Mike. Yeah, it's interesting trying to cut this way. I was using my KC war sword but it started to hurt my shoulder stopping the cut short with it, it's a bit heavy. The arming sword feels a lot better. I like the way the LS handles also, don't know why I was having so much trouble with the stand strikes and bottle bats, probably lack of concentration and I'd been at it a while with the arming sword first so I may have been a bit tired.
Thanks for the input, Ray, I see what you mean. No, I haven't read any books on sword handling , it's probably about time I did.
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Post by Razor on Jun 2, 2008 17:44:34 GMT
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Post by YlliwCir on Jun 2, 2008 20:17:13 GMT
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Post by Razor on Jun 2, 2008 23:51:33 GMT
For test cutting, what you do with the long sword you can pretty much do with a single hander. The second book I listed shows single handed sword cuts.
What book are go for single handers, depends on what type of sword or style you want to do. My suggestions is to read as much books as you can.
That is a good first book to have Rick, you will learn a lot. But you should get the other one to because it's just as important.
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Post by YlliwCir on Jun 3, 2008 8:58:51 GMT
Okay, I will. Thanks, Ray.
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Post by Razor on Jun 4, 2008 0:46:57 GMT
Kortoso, that is a good book too, but I think "Fighting With the German Longsword" is one of the best book for learning how to cut properly. It is real easy to fallow. Start in vom tag go to langenort and end with nebenhut. And what cuts Christian teaches with the longsword you can do with a single hand sword.
The next book to get should be "The Swordsman's Companion".
With these two books the reader is way on his way of learning swordsmanship and cutting properly.
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