Don't Forget This when Swinging Swords or Polearms
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- This video is for beginner students in historical armed martial arts and anyone else who is interested in the bio mechanics of sword fighting. It's about core engagement, the most fundamental way to increase striking power and transfer more kinetic energy.
It also helps maintain good edge alignment when cutting tatami mats for example.
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Generally having a stronger core is bloody useful in everyday life.
Of course, but his (Correct) point is that core strength is more relevant than arm strength. You can have weaker arms but still strike harder if you have superior core strength than someone who has primarily focused on arm strength. This applies in almost everything, such as baseball. A batter with excellent core strength but moderate arms will hit a ball harder than someone who massive arms but only a moderate core because the core strength plays a larger role in delivering energy.
And by everyday life you of course mean ending those who offend you rightly, where core strength is of course crucial.
@@Hathur Nobody here said anything about arms, m8.
M W Espaiclly when you split wood or dig holes
@@Hathur and I have neither
That's a pretty low res skin on that pole arm model.
Its a scrapped model from the debug tool
It just hasn’t finished loading yet
Your graphics card is shit
I see a high res beautiful model
144p
V-sync off
Ambient Occlusion off
Mordhau on low*
Right, I'll bear that in mind the next time I find myself swinging a Polearm in the frozen foods section of Sainsbury's.
I thought it was pointy sticks in Sainsbury's.
Do Wal-Mart on a Black Friday and see how it helps.
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ALL I WANTED WAS WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR MY DAMN CAR SO I COULD SEE ON MY WAY HOME.
@@justmutantjed Don't be silly, it's america and they'll just shoot you
Fighting over the Gardein Szechuan Beef? I feel your pain.
Social distancing medieval style
You can really feel the power behind his attacks when you hear the wind hitting the mic from his swings.
That's just Skall making something akin to "windblade"
Nothing strange
Or, you know, perhaps his shirt hitting the mic from moving so much.
In some instances, though, it actually sounds like a very bassy impact sound akin to that in the movies.
3:13
( *EDIT:* Timestamp addition)
@@Speedy1SonicBoy it's his lapel mic hitting his beard actually... But yes, and I have made a few comments suggesting he get a shotgun mic to keep that from happening.
Didn't sound like wind to me.
That's his beard and shirt, as far as I can tell
>The hips... move.
dem hips don’t lie
#thiccagrim.
Cruel...lol
It really seems like he's wearing some kind of protective gear underneath his sweatshirt
@@Haggard3152 I hope so
Extra mass is useful when swinging big weapons, that sumo guy in for honor kinda makes sense, considering his weapon choice.
Yea he gettin fat
Also, you are forgetting to say that core use is essential for one of the most important things in martial arts. Balance. Cut only with your arms, and you will lose balance. Do it with all your body, and you will have it easier to stay on your feet.
I've never heard of loosening balance before, I've deffinetly lost my balance though.
Do you ever *lose* your balance?
@@Maru7en yep sorry, accidental extra o.
@@Maru7en Man come on, don't be a dick about it, he just misspelled it. It happens
0:20
It's scary, it sounds like he's speaking from experience.
0:26
So does that
I guess he is also speaking from experience at 0:26
Yeah that part about someone installing vista on their PC sounds especially haunting.
Yes, that Vista comment seemed extremely specific..
Hhhhhooooowwww aaarrreee yuyooouuu eeevvveeerrryywhhheeetrrrwee
Arnold Schwarzenegger actually had to shed some of his muscle mass when he was shooting the first Conan the Barbarian film because he couldn't swing the sword properly.
www.cnet.com/news/schwarzenegger-confesses-he-was-too-ripped-to-play-conan/
No, he said he lost muscle mass because they thought he looked too much like the roided BB that he is, instead of a barb. ;)
The Hentai quip was spot on.
0:30 damn bro you didn't have to call us out like that.
Every one of those likes... every single one of them...
+1
0:26 I see that you too, are a man of culture, Skall.
Better than Star Wars Count Dooku in that culture sense!
Uh fellow " men of culture" I salute thy
Core is also vitally important because of movement on one's feet (or on the ground while grappling, etc.). Since we don't practice martial arts in stationary positions, the ability to move and stay balanced while fighting is paramount. This will also enable one to brace against impacts better, resist takedowns, and more.
Core strength and flexibility is a key component to any martial art.
@Bez Nervoze it may or may not be technically correct, but I treat legs (including glutes), back, and abs all as core muscle groups. They're your stability, balance, and strength in most areas of gross motor control.
"Hentaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" is in fact my battlecry.
Are you an anime schoolgirl attacking someone who you believe is a pervert?
That's the last thing a poor innocent guy hears when he come to a wrong place at a wrong time
@@arya31ful What if you accidentally walked into this room
i.ytimg.com/vi/GIHpAAcrSDc/maxresdefault.jpg
@Lord Voldemort *HENTAAAAAIIIIIIIIII*
@Lord Voldemort Aw c'mon, throw us the odd horcrux.
confirmed: Skall has magic weapons that go: "Whooosh!" :)
the beard is one of the reasons i’m subscribed
Bro you're wearing a gambeson under that shirt right?
Nah. He thicc.
U wearing like 10 shirts
Obviously, he's wearing a chainmail and gambeson suits underneath.
@Wil E it's this little thing called 'style'?
It looks like he's wearing a sauna suit under his sweater. Their basically thick clothing shaped garbage bags. It makes you sweat more. He could have multiple layers if he's cutting weight. In wrestling we would wear a t-shirt as an inner layer to wick away the sweat so its not cooling you down. A pretty terrible way to loose weight actually. You mostly just get dehydrated and the excess body heat makes you fatigue way easier so you get a less effective workout them if you weren't wearing it.
0:26 nah thats how they GOT those huge arms in the first place XD
as for the unarmed martial arts comment, it is 100% correct, theres a thing called kinetic chains which is basicly how you determine the effectiveness and efficiency of movement(specifically combat related)
Coomer hands >>>>> Core muscle
@@arya31ful lol
@@arya31ful coomer is a forced meme and its cringy, stop using it
@@RayTC Nah, i gonna milk it so it dies faster.
@Axel F the only thing i see recoiling here is human people when you go outside
The real use of the core muscles is to do 360-degree spins before a strike.
This was one of the first things I had to learn in boxing, it's a very important message
Fr fr
Boxer here - power comes from the legs
Judo/jujitsu here - yep power for strikes comes from the legs, but depending on the strike also from the rotary motion of the hips and rotary torsion of the spine.
To a Boxer I would say that the power for hooks and crosses come significantly from rotary torsion (hips & spine) rather than from the power of the legs.
Side note: Back when MMA/UFC was a new thing I enjoyed fighting boxers and I learned how to punch from you guys (because boxers ARE the best punchers) - It was a good time because there was a such a wild difference in techniques. Happy training and good luck in any competitions.
@@bigolbearthejammydodger6527 Totally agree. Hips and rotation is where it's at, legs alone don't do much.
Painter here- i can totally confirm, red gummy bears are the best
It can be abbreviated when the situation calls for it, but yeah, for the most powerful body mechanics it's an unbroken chain of force all the way from the toes all the way up to the hands/weapon and _through_ the target.
1:48
Fortnite kids: ''I know this jutsu...''
I laughed way more than i should have
@@BringDHouseDown It's not as bad as you think, it's simply in reference to the mining animation. When you're breaking shit with whatever wacky-ass weapon you have equipped for melee and mining, your character swings from the right shoulder down and then back down from the left, over and over and over.
@@BringDHouseDown Sure man you do you
When Skal’s mic rustling against his clothing is a better weapon sound effect than most rpgs
It's pretty amazing how much more power you get by engaging your core muscles in almost anything. One way to string or unstring a longbow is to step through the bow with one leg, brace the bottom limb against your ankle, let the middle of the bow rest on your posterior/thigh and pull the top end towards you. If you try it with only arms its incredibly difficult, but by simply twisting your hips and core you can pretty easily safely flex the bow enough to string it. You just gotta use your mass to your advantage.
Gotta love the Skallagrim-stare-of-death™ he does, whenever hes striking.
I can see your wife's cooking has improved! ;^)
Wink wink nudge nudge
Hehehe
**Looks down on myself**
Dang it!..
Jokes aside, much love from Sweden! :D
Skall is getting T H I C C, I guess he hasn't found a training partner yet eh?
I'm so happy that you've got a more roomy environment in your new place to swing your toys around. I mean that with nothing but respect lol
Same here; it's a WELL EARNED reward, and it makes his channel even BETTER by allowing him to MUCH more easily demonstrate what he's talking about. I'm REALLY happy for him.
Props to having a video thumbnail that uses red arrows to actually effectively point something out.
0:30 I am offended by your accuracy.
Great video, as always. A tip though, small and obvious fix for your audio, record the background noise without talking, and subtract your audio track with the quiet recording. Gets rid of the white noise.
Nobody:
Skallagrim with a polearm: *Swing, SWOOSH, WOOOSH!
In most sports arms are about efficient transmission of force, not generators. Muscles in the arms have basically 2 purposes: stabilize and impede elbow n wrist injuries.
Even without relevance to martial arts, core strength matters for keeping your spine healthy.
This might actually be useful for artists and animators, thanks for sharing your experience Skall!
it's like with rock climbing, you need to climb with your LEGS, not arms
2:10 Someone make a gif out of that
hm yes I can imagine swinging a sword without arms is very difficult
Bruce Lee said that a punch starts from your feet and ends in your fist.
Should listen to what Steven Crowder has to say about Bruce Lee
@@SurajGrewal i know that video, that doesn't change the fact that Bruce Lee was right.
@@carlorado82 true
Also, "Use the tool. Not your arms."
I’m half asleep and depressed why tf am I watching this
>kneading dough to make bread
That’s more muscle endurance than strength, really
Ah thanks this helped me to create an animation for my game
Imagine watching a swordsman that was all core but little arm strength going through people
i have never felt more called out in my life. that intro was brilliant!
I've been watching and silently judging Skall lose and gain weight over the years all while being obese but _consistent_ with my weight.
i needed this for animation
thank you
Skall u got a little chunky friend
Skall: The core is this entire area. Upper legs, hips... (pauses and blinks a bit)... abs
We know there were some thinking "What abs?"
Hey, everyone has abs, even if they're hidden under a layer of flubber. :p
@@Skallagrim The 6-pack is hidden underneath the keg.
I learnt this at a very young age, chopping firewood with my father.
Did we ask
0:27 why did u know this?!?!? XD
no need to diss Mount and Blade combat system
Actually there IS a need, because it points out just how half baked it is; makes them all look like stiff robots.
Better hip moves than Shakira.
Spearmans and swordsmans aprove this video. But in darksouls, the best tatic is.............................rolling every fucking time and R1,R1,R1,R1 and drink estus
You appear to be extra... fluffy in this video for some reason? More layers on today? Y'all's heat out?
1:20 isn't that move, done without a sword, also the lead-in to a classic disco move? Travolta would be proud...
That was interesting thanks Skalagrim
I make it law to rotate and shift my stance everytime I swing my Montante. Simple left and right horizontal swings, I step forward with my right leg and swing to the left, and then on the follow-up swing, I step my right foot behind my left foot so that my left leg is in front and then I swing to the right. Think of it like attacking and then counter-attacking. I engage with my right leg and then retreat on my left leg while still swinging my weapon in retaliation
Very nice 😀😀😀😀💕💕❤❤❤💕💕🇮🇳🇮🇳😀
"the arms are the part of the body that connect you to your weapon" what about knife shoes? Gotcha
Thankyou! I'm currently studying Animation and I have to do a sword wing for one of my assignments in Maya so this really helped with knowing the proper form and not just swinging the arms! Thanks again :)
0:28 HOW DOES HE KNOW ?
30 seconds in and Skall made his point. A Man of Culture.
A little late, but in other words, you swing with your whole body, not just your arms.
If you need another example on what he’s talking about, look up how a batter swings in baseball.
This was a great video! Nice to see you again :) Cheers, Skall and everyone! Stay safe out there.
THIS is the BIG reason warrior women in ANY genre they appear in need to be muscle babes instead of gum-sticks; they NEED a strong core in order to do ANY of what Skall demonstrated EVERY BIT as much as warrior MEN do, so if you want to portray warrior women realistically in your fantasy setting while still having them look good, they NEED to be MUSCLE BABES.
And by the way, not EVERY muscular woman is a muscle babe; muscle babes are the ones that still actually look like WOMEN with all that muscle. There're ALSO women who end up looking like MEN when they have it; those're she-men.
This is VERY important. The whole body is important! Tips from Skall.
It's the same as a punch...
Starts with the feet.
I saw your feet moving.
But you didn't mention it..
Shame upon your family.
I'm a Brazilian Boxing Coach and I can tell you, we DO NOT train arms, we train legs, hips, abs, shoulders, and back muscles, NO cheast, we don't want to be pretty, we don't wanna carry extra weight for huge biceps, we want to be effective. Love this video
It's just like in boxing. People who don't know just think it's all about your hands, arms, shoulders. But the solid, powerful, REAL blows are from almost your entire body working in unison.
Simple stupid, basically. Even if you PUNCH, wiht an EMPTY ARM, you also need to move your shoulder, torso and hips to give your ARM more power in relation to the floor. All you need to know is how to move your body to increase the hitting strengh with different weapons. They all require you to move differently, but move all your body all the same.
So, upper leg, hips, abs.
(me, rubbing my stomach)= uummm..... yeah.... yep.
In kickboxing we're taught to kick with the rotation of the hips and body. We're told the leg is just a club. Same concept with the sword I guess. The arms and sword are just a club, you're basically striking with the rotation of your body.
One of the very first things I learned in karate classes was to use the hips.
Edit: iam dumb i didnt saw the 1min50 vid while searching about sword allignement for cut
. // i really like your way to explain sutff and the history things you add. Whatever is the format (time) fit really well, i am never dissappointed clickin, ! I'am maybe not that clear, my english isn t the best ! Tl;DR ; i follow your content scince 2 year or so, i really enjoy it. Just askin comment to help me finding a subject you maybe have already done.
Ladies never really knew that Skall could thrust like this
Skall makes the ladies want to take up HEMA
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa (sí, sí)
Skallagrim, Skallagrim
I don't know if you read your comments, but I'd like to ask a question to you (and any of the many educated readers scrolling aimlessly through this comments section). Why do HEMA practitioners walk by pushing off in a direction? It seems much more exhausting and harder to control than normal walking. The manuscripts I've read show the wide, low stance and the last step of many techniques, but I'm curious where modern practicioners got their movement from.
"Ok, for most of you that'd probably just be rubbing one up while watching your favourite hentai." Oh Skall, you know us far too well.
Need a workout? Try the 1000-cut challenge! Start by doing 100 cuts at a time, with a goal of 30 seconds to 1 minute breaks between sets. As your fitness improves, increase the number of cuts per set, and/or shorten the breaks.
Most professional warriors wouldn't have 8 pack abs. They would look like strongmen. They only reason boxers/mma fighters are ripped is because there is sanctioned cheating in the form of weight cuts.
Good point.
Man, you must be getting bored stuck at home like that. It's O.K. It'll be worth it.
Do people ever buy weird things on your Amazon link? Matt and Tom did a cool video about that.
The difference between the 2 is actually incredibly visible. And just the arms looks super weak too.
Skall, you speak about us watching hentai, while both you and your girlfriend look like anime characters ?
We might watch hentai/anime, but you are living it. So is that self burn ? :D
Hey Skalla, do a video about blunt polearms, like the "polehammer", and its viability against unarmoured opponents
So basically just deadlift and squat, and shoulder work, and lats LOL.. dont worry bout arms, but you can do arms too when you have extra time.
oh hey, first! that's neat
Ps Fuck, mear second too late cause I watched too much of the video before noticing it had no views. WP guy below me, wp...
Upon a successful strike, momentum is mass multiplied by velocity. By getting your bodyweight behind it, by changing your point of balance, you have the extra mass to multiply your velocity, and momentum to overcome inertia, and can split a man in twain with simple maths.
What timely notice! And here I was, preparing to fight opposing lords in 2020 using only my considerable arm strength.
My ideal fantasy barbarian build is how Arnold Schwarzenegger looked in Conan the Barbarian. Buff to the maximum of human potential, but still flexible and agile to dodge hits since heavy armor is not going to be worn. I don't think of the full Dave Bautista look as what a human would achieve. A race that tended to be stronger and larger on average than humans, like a giant blooded race or your classic fantasy Orc barbarian, yes, but I also envision them with equally strong legs and moving with full efficiency from hundreds of fights where they lived and the enemy died.
2:48-2:54 Psychoooooo Berserker........looks like you lay some eggs in you pants
@Skallagrim, when you are cutting from right to left, your forward knee buckles in (to the left) too much, it affects the overall posture after finishing the cut and exposes the right hip. The knee should be pushed outward more, so that you don't present the right hip and shoulder as a target. Sorry to criticize, but it caught my eye on the illustration screenshot for the video, inside the video, it's actually much, much better. Also, I would emphasize that in right two-handed cut from left to right in a right guard, the feet should actually rotate 90 degrees to support the hip movement, with your back foot left standing only on tiptoe and the right foot rotated 90 degrees in the direction of the cut to allow maximum hip movement. It's very unnatural for beginners and I think a close study of the feet position could be helpful for many.
Otherwise good catch, two handed cuts have no power without proper hip movements, keep up the splendid work!
you seem to have gained back the weight you lost. any tips for how you lost it, and warnings for how you gained it back?
Kinetic chaining. Arms alone are weak, arms with shoulders are stronger, arms-shoulders-pecs even more, and so forth.
It's why most people are not athletic - it takes a bit of experience to learn to support each movement with bigger, stonger muscle groups. You may be standing well on your feet, but is it your lower body supporting the weight as a unit, or did you just make two sticks out your leg bones to prop yourself up on?
Hentai?? Is that some sort of history documentary. And why would anyone want to polish furnetture while watching a documentary?
Skall is looking rather round.. everything ok buddy? Tough winter eh?
Thx for the Polearm Tips but
I gotta be honest though
Didn't expect Skall to be E X T R A T H I C C
_Landsknechts hate him!_
With *one simple trick*, he is able to swing much more efficiently!
Lookin good Skall 👍 Looks like the weight starting to trim off gradually. Or maybe the illusion is in a good sweater/shirt? Just kidding dude, keep up the good work.
You're pulling one hip back, whereas in Karate, which I practice, we pivot both hips about our centres - is there an advantage your method that mitigates the slight loss of distance, is it better with weapons for a reason I don't understand, or is it just another style of equal worth? Thanks :)