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Post by Cosmoline on Jan 6, 2018 22:03:05 GMT
There's a theory circulating now that the "prima" lower left ward from I.33 is based on a draw-and-cut technique. I'm not entirely sold on it, but decided to try it out on some bottles in XIVth cnt. kit. My cutting was OK and the bottles were split, but maybe because of the novel technique I was knocking them off after only one cut. More practice on this will no doubt help. The Yeoman is awesome.
I'm wearing the belt baldric style because it brings the scabbard into a better prima position, and because that style of wearing the belt shows in period art for people out of armor.
This is a short-edge cut to the head from the intermediate "crutch" position-one of our standard drills.
Here's a rather exuberant unterhau from the draw. I'm having to draw BACK to realign, which again is due to a lack of practice with this draw-cut. In time I want to make the cut smooth and more controlled without drawing back.
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Post by Cosmoline on Jan 7, 2018 0:12:35 GMT
Nobody knows for sure what all they used to test cut. There's marginalia showing practice on a wooden post. Best guess is clay which folks are starting to explore.
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Post by Aikidoka on Jan 7, 2018 3:03:06 GMT
Nice! Moar sword & buckler cutting When cutting tatami mats, I find myself in the lower left ward naturally after a strong descending cut from the right. I'm not quite sold on the draw/cut explanation either, as I understand that bucklers were often carried hanging from the scabbard in such a way that both are quickly drawn together. But it looks like a fun concept to practice!
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Post by Cosmoline on Jan 7, 2018 3:54:43 GMT
I intend to do more cutting from the short edge with the yeoman this winter, esp. in combination with the buckler. The suspension systems are frankly just crap for fast drawing in the late medieval period. They seem more oriented for horseback riding, esp. longsword. So I guess they expected sufficient warning before an attack.
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