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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 13, 2019 22:46:20 GMT
I had the same issue until I realized the knucklebow is only effective if you use it actively. You have to make an active effort to parry blows with and of course you shouldn't be relying on the guard alone either. Turning the edge towards the blow or slightly at an angle towards it I have found gives you far greater protection with the knucklebow than using it like a bowl or bar hilt. You can get used to it and start doing it subconsciously, I practically only used a knucklebow sabre until I moved onto steel and a bowl/bar hilt. Pronation of the hand: Knuckles up. Standard guard position (3d). Inside line cuts. Supination of the hand: Palm up . Inside guard position (4th). Outside line cuts.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Oct 13, 2019 22:59:30 GMT
I had the same issue until I realized the knucklebow is only effective if you use it actively. You have to make an active effort to parry blows with and of course you shouldn't be relying on the guard alone either. Turning the edge towards the blow or slightly at an angle towards it I have found gives you far greater protection with the knucklebow than using it like a bowl or bar hilt. You can get used to it and start doing it subconsciously, I practically only used a knucklebow sabre until I moved onto steel and a bowl/bar hilt. Pronation of the hand: Knuckles up. Standard guard position (3d). Inside line cuts. Supination of the hand: Palm up . Inside guard position (4th). Outside line cuts. I really am awful at remembering fencing terms. 2 years of longsword - oberhau and zwerchhau, and that's it! Nearly 5 years of sabre - the cuts, and the parries. About a year of really good rapier instruction (went to the finals and semifinals of two tournaments this weekend!) - stop thrust, circular parry, advance lunge, some others. I would think I should be able to remember this stuff better after reading like 7 sabre manuals.
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Post by pgandy on Oct 13, 2019 23:16:53 GMT
I might pick one of those little hand buckler up for rapier fencing in the SCA. It seems like it is a great tool to protect the top of back of hand. I do wish HEMA would allow for more variety of weapons in that regard. Fenced a total of 7 different off hand items this weekend and each was a new challenge. They come in pairs and I don’t think you will regret it. I’ve never used it with rapier though. I think they would serve better against a cut then a thrust. It would be interesting to see how the work in that regard. This past week I found two paintings with these in the art work, it took some searching.
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