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Well, I am definitely better now, 5 years later, but I don't see this as so bad. Yes, I definitely throw some cuts and attacks just as combos - this is to get used to the two swords and establish a rhythm. Am I trying from time to time just to see if a combo works? Sure. But I am also trying, especially in the second half, to attack for real, to enter in and control the opponent with at least one weapon, to cover myself in different ways when my attack fails and I have to retreat. And I'd say there are some great exchanges like that there. I am also limited to a degree, cause all of my opponents don't wear leg protection, and a very high percentage target for all two weapon combos is not an option. And finally, these aren't highlights. What was cut was mostly the pauses between exchanges, plus a couple of badly filmed exchanges,

The Reg XIV? Don't get it. It's just not flexy enough for sparring and it hits too hard for full contact. I've successfully sold it. If you want a good XIV, buy a Malleus Martialis Luitger

Blue fencer is Martin Fabian, I am yellow fencer (going by the bands). Thank you!

If you slow it down further (its 60 fps, you can do halfspeed) you will see the blade actually connects with the mesh about 10 cm from the top and slides upwards. Sharp tips don't slide. But yes, this would be counted in pretty much every HEMA tournament regardless of that little detail.

​@@borislavkrustev8906 Ok, now I barely see it. Reminds me of the advice Robert Childs was giving in a video: use rubber tips on rapiers not because of safety concerns, but because they stick and bend the blade, so as a result it's easier for judges in tournaments to see what happened compared to a glancing blow.

@@FiliiMartis With longswords using rubber tips could be dangerous - you are holding the sword in 2 hands and there are situations where it might not flex and lead to serious injury. Otherwise his advice absolutely tracks for rapier.

@@borislavkrustev8906 Yes, I'm understanding that this might be an issue, especially with how energy is transferred to the head, even when it flexes (i.e. contusions). And I for one, tend to forget how much difference there is in the power of a fast moving (because of 2h control) steel feder with a 101cm blade (so weight is there as well) compared to a typical side-sword cut from the wrist (for example). Like me, there are probably others that have the same problem. Actually, a cartoon chart showing the power of moves from different weapons in units of crushed cans of Coke (something relatable to our brains) would help people visualise more the difference. A request for someone doing a sport science degree (maybe with a focus in HEMA).

I throw 9 Zwerchs, 4 of them are flat, one on purpose, as I was likely to hit the back of the head. Maybe learn how percentages look? :) But yes, I have a tendency to flatten it more than I would like even when I am aiming to keep the edge alignment.

Thanks. I wish I could tell you one secret drill for this, but here really isn't one. It's just a matter of training hard, doing a lot of varied drills and trying a big variety of attacks. When your partner is capable of throwing cuts and thrusts from any angle, you develop a buckler dexterity above and beyond what most s&b practitioners have.

@@borislavkrustev8906 SP:BS 2 never coming out I see

Yep :)

It's because of sparring. If you actively spar, and you don't hold onto misconceptions, sooner or later you find what works much better than HEMA pseudo-authorities.

We are organising an Open Light tournament this autumn at Sofia CrossSwords 2024 - with swords provided.

@@borislavkrustev8906 if swords are provided is protection aswell?

@@wormdao No - if you don't have your own, you are most likely not ready for a tournament.

If he can hit with the flat, he can hit with the edge. Also, such a hit to a bare arm would easily allow a second hit with the edge.

@@borislavkrustev8906 If someone can hit with an edge then they should, I don't understand this attitude of, if he can hit with a flat then he can hit with an edge. You are just justifying bad fencing. The tournaments, especially longsword are touring into a flat slapping and hand sniping fest. It's as martial as Olympic fencing is.

@@borislavkrustev8906 Also, a hit with a flat in order to distract an opponent and then finish with a edge on hit is just fine, it's a valid tactical approach. But that's not what they are doing, they finishing with a flat hit because they don't know any better, they are fencing at a speed at which they have no controll and/or precision.

@@miroslavm2503 Safety. You simply haven't experienced a full intent cut to the forearm. Even with good protection. Handsniping is one of the most martial action in fencing - you attack the closest target in the safest way possible. Ask the Bolognese. Flat hits don't count in 2/3 of Olympic fencing weapons, so you might rethink that :)

@@borislavkrustev8906 We cannot fence with full force since there is no possibility to do that safely and more importantly there is no point to it. Working at 70% is all that you need to do, to know, all you need to know, and plus a actual weapon will cut effectively at far less speeds but you must align the edge properly, and there lies the problem. This fantasy of expiriencing an actual fight never goes away for some, me as well, but the desire to abandon martial sense does for others for some reason. Last time I was in a military drill/exercise they didn't divide us into two groups and gave us live ammo, so the ones that make it are good to go. There is only so much we can do to prepare for an actual fight with weapons. We cannot fence at full speed in a friendly manner and not make the whole thing a travesty. I recently had a similar discussion and I was told that: if I am not hitting with a flat I am not fencing fast enough. Next time I drive I will remind my self that if didn't crash I wasn't driving fast enough.

Every person who has tried Lights - by now I've seen over two dozen - has loved it as a training tool. Most of them have done Light vs Light. And even the biggest sceptics have admitted they were surprised after 2-3 minutes with it. Is is the one and only sword you need for HEMA longsword? No. Is it a great additional tool? Absolutely.

​@@borislavkrustev8906I have had the same experience. I was quite sceptical and was actually surprised how little has changed. It hits less hard and we had longer exchanges because recovery was much quicker.

It's a sports fencing, or as we in HEMA tend to call it, Modern Olympic fencing gym. Our hosts are great, they offer is an awesome rent, and we have an awesome relationship. The flooring is perfect for fencing, modern or historical, I can leave some club weapons safely since there is security, so I frankly give zero fucks what they put on the wall. Aside from that, I have enormous respect for Olympic fencers, their pedagogical development and the athletes they produce. They play a different game, but we actually have more in common than not. The sad reality is, most sports in Bulgaria have to rely on financing from betting companies to exist. The state funding is minuscule.... I miss the Digest too, but another sad reality is that I have a full-time job as a political journalist and there is only 24 hours in a day.

@@borislavkrustev8906 Got it! You are sharing a space. Nothing wrong with it. For a moment I thought you had your own space, and I was surprised to spot the flag (I was thinking you were trying to attract support for HEMA to become an Olympic associate sport, or raise HEAM's appeal to a broader audience, or something along those lines that go against the general HEMA and Olympic fencing optics). And as snarky as my comment about betting may be (and yea, it's not my favourite thing to see), the truth is that it's hard for me to judge underfunded sports that try to survive (not all are tennis, football and the like). Btw, for all the debates in the community (e.g. weight of a feder), if tomorrow we would have a guy invest 100 millions or so into a professional HEMA tournament circuit, he would get to dictate the rules on the spot. It's not even a question that money got to dictate the rules and directions that mainstream sports have adopted. Fans only get to dictate the rules if their sport is at the level of a hobby. What? Political journalist? But you'll be out of a job with the lack of wars, crisis and political scandals... oh, wait. 😏 👍

It's worth the wait, man. Still my favourite longsword. And it's holding great through constant abuse.

Sigi junior and sigi Queen

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The first exchange is the last two actions of the 5th play. And O:33 starts with the first action of the 1st play - It just continues differently.

We are getting new messers soon, so we will play with that as well. :) Talhoffer seems to see messer and arming sword as interchangeable, so...

@@borislavkrustev8906 well true, a messer can be used like an arming sword... an arming sword can be used like a sidesword...a sidesword can be used like a rapier... All can be used like a stick 😜

Great to hear! I am sure we can arrange a spar even if the tourney draw doesn't meet us. :)

@@borislavkrustev8906 definitely ! We'll know next month for sure if we can come

Yeah, we suck. Been working on getting faster, but the camera is stuck at 120 fps...

Hey, don't shit on tourneys. When you are running a tourney, the primary goal is to make the fencers happy - they are paying for it. Sponsors help mostly with prizes, the heft of the bill is footed by the fencers. And when you care about the fencers, you have so many other tasks that filming takes a back stage. Also, if you need to have 4-5 rings on video (as some tournets do), you can't afford a 1000 USD camera for each. You use decent webcams or phones, and you live stream it, which always lower quality. While here I am in a chill training hall, there aren't 100 people running around, I was still worried at times for my Nikon Z30 on the side :)

Excellent points and thank you! @@borislavkrustev8906

Give me a historical source for that definition and I will agree with it :D

Imagine what it would be if you had a second weapon AND the option to cut, not just thrust.

@@borislavkrustev8906 I do in Mugai Nito Ryu!

Hence the slow-mo doggo B-roll at the end :)

I've studied I.33 in detail, but it is not our main source at all, for a variety of reasons. You don't need to have the buckler fully extended all the time, and that in fact I is an inferior approach. I.33 is a confused and confusing source, and definitely one of the most useless when it comes to actually understanding s&b.