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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Sept 7, 2019 21:50:52 GMT
I have the first DVD. It is all theoretical, but it seems sound to me. They spar and they don't focus on low percentage tricks.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2019 23:55:43 GMT
I wanna say they were doing their thing in Worcester MA when I was giving HEMA a go. Seemed like they worked hard and had a good time of it.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 8, 2019 0:15:59 GMT
Viking martial arts: 1) Find a village or monastery without guards. 2) Be sure that you outnumber all persons there by three. 3) Kill all old people and enslave the rest. 3) Take all goods and sail away.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 3:08:58 GMT
I posted of them in another thread you started and yes, I know of them and have close friends that participate weekly. Their own history and efforts are better explained than posting a single video and the saga link.
I don't want to think that some feel the need to reinvent the wheel but I posted of this group this about 24hrs ago and now you post in seemingly "finding" it. Yes. we were discussing it and I posted of them. Had you bothered to mention someone else here posted that for you, I wouldn't now be picking a nit. Your new found knowledge and presenting it will benefit when you bother to credit and reference others.
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 8, 2019 4:12:35 GMT
I would happily check this out once I got the chance. I am pretty invested in viking stuff these days. Their weapon set seems amazing for one on one duels
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 4:57:08 GMT
I've linked them a few times. My first encounter with them was, as well, at the Higgins in the 1990s and then while visiting with other friends. Lee Jones ( vikingsword.com ) was there one day with a period sword for show and tell. A lot of the meetings, aside from the combat training is studying the culture and the sagas.
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 8, 2019 4:59:38 GMT
I've linked them a few times. My first encounter with them was, as well, at the Higgins in the 1990s and then while visiting with other friends. Lee Jones ( vikingsword.com ) was there one day with a period sword for show and tell. A lot of the meetings, aside from the combat training is studying the culture and the sagas. Cheers GC For me, my interest has been recent. But sorry for not noticing before. It's good to see these sources being shared
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 8, 2019 5:38:00 GMT
I've linked them a few times. My first encounter with them was, as well, at the Higgins in the 1990s and then while visiting with other friends. Lee Jones ( vikingsword.com ) was there one day with a period sword for show and tell. A lot of the meetings, aside from the combat training is studying the culture and the sagas. Cheers GC Is this the group Ronald Warzecha was involved in? I remember reading somewhere that he dabbled in Viking martial arts I considered recommending some of his theories funny enough. I am a big fan of a few of his concepts. His binds I'm not a big fan of, aside from building muscle memory. He places more emphasis on using sharps when more should be applied to force
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 8, 2019 5:56:45 GMT
I posted of them in another thread you started and yes, I know of them and have close friends that participate weekly. Their own history and efforts are better explained than posting a single video and the saga link. I don't want to think that some feel the need to reinvent the wheel but I posted of this group this about 24hrs ago and now you post in seemingly "finding" it. Yes. we were discussing it and I posted of them. Had you bothered to mention someone else here posted that for you, I wouldn't now be picking a nit. Your new found knowledge and presenting it will benefit when you bother to credit and reference others. Cheers GC Sometimes I respect you. Sometimes I avoid you. You do know stuff but you are so needlessly abrasive. Our forum is small and our threads are few. Can you maybe be a bit nicer?
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 8, 2019 7:50:58 GMT
In this case, you seem to choose to be offended instead of having absorbed any of the offered information posted in the previous thread. I know there are many delicate flowers here but might I suggest not reading too much into what I write. Cheers GC You like teaching. But a person who loves to know, always enjoys to learn, as well. I never see that in you You choose to fight on a forum that wNfs to learn.. Sometimes I wonder what the f'ck is wrong with you. Why do you fight dicussion with your aggression. "they speak bullsemprini" is the most common theme I see in your posts. What the heck makes you think you are the single most correct man in the midst of thousands
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 7:57:12 GMT
I've linked them a few times. My first encounter with them was, as well, at the Higgins in the 1990s and then while visiting with other friends. Lee Jones ( vikingsword.com ) was there one day with a period sword for show and tell. A lot of the meetings, aside from the combat training is studying the culture and the sagas. Cheers GC Is this the group Ronald Warzecha was involved in? I remember reading somewhere that he dabbled in Viking martial arts Not specifically, Roland had visited with some of the group and had been a guest instructor/speaker at gatherings. I would defer to further information on the Hurstwic site, Dimicator and other blogs, etc. I am not an active member of any group. William Short has posted here in the past. sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/37719/Keep in mind that a great many trains of thought and individuals are not found on the boards very much, as other media is where one might find them. Youtube is the drive through window. Tables set with linen for discussion, or truly set out with mead are going to be found elsewhere. Roland has as many viewers as Matt in some regards. Cheers GC
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 8, 2019 8:02:50 GMT
You like teaching. But a person who loves to know, always enjoys to learn, as well. I never see that in you You choose to fight on a forum that wNfs to learn.. Sometimes I wonder what the f'ck is wrong with you. Why do you fight dicussion with your aggression. "they speak bullsemprini" is the most common theme I see in your posts. What the heck makes you think you are the single most correct man in the midst of thousands As you choose to get wound up, you might want to put that drink down. Or just take another break. Cheers GC You are special in the ways only you can make me feel that way. Only you makes this forum a sh*tty place to be. Only you can make people get hateful over a love of history and martial arts And only a vile little creature like you can take pride in that Ill give you one thing. You are a genuine goblin
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 8:09:10 GMT
A friend taking a stance with shield and saex. Fall Equinox Manville Settler's Days 2014.
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 8, 2019 8:10:23 GMT
A friend taking a stance with shield and saex. Fall Equinox Manville Settler's Days 2014. I dislike you but I do enjoy his stance and Shield
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Sept 8, 2019 10:25:43 GMT
Edelweiss, taking a shot at someone about drinking when they've recently mentioned having serious issues with it and are trying to move past them is real cheap. As you mentioned, there is a block function. I think that perhaps you two should block each other.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 10:38:25 GMT
Understood and my return fire posts have been removed.
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Post by Cosmoline on Sept 10, 2019 19:04:02 GMT
I've worked with Roland a few times. His approach is reverse-engineered from buckler and HEMA biomechanics. It's pretty interesting and really opens up the game. Short's work is grounded in the sagas, but it's interesting to see him coming to similar conclusions about the primacy of the shield in these fighting systems. Sword/spear/etc were only really useful once your shield created a path for them. My biggest takeaway is wondering why big shields ever fell out of favor, they're so useful.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Sept 10, 2019 20:13:51 GMT
I would assume big shields were a PITA to drag everywhere. You wouldn't take it to the local ale house etc... Smaller is more convenient. (till it gets you killed)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2019 22:14:44 GMT
The viking shield discussions include weights, which in turn blends 1.33 and Talhoffer when re-constructing a Viking martial art. There is thought that a lot of the Norse shields were laminated and with just rawhide edging but wood is wood, in a general sense. There is am old thread elsewhere discussing linden and lamination. Still, when you get to an iron bound shield weight is going to go up and a relatively thin Roman Scutum or Talhoffer's tall dueling shields getting to be easily twenty pounds.
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Post by legacyofthesword on Sept 11, 2019 1:17:04 GMT
I mean, big shields only really started to go out of fashion once rigid armor started getting more advanced.
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