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I see this to be a very good drill for conditioning too since you must be able to handle the amount of power you put into your swings giving you better tension in your grips .
Yeah, I’m adding bag work, armed and unarmed, to my workout routine, and I love it. Don’t know when or if I’ll do a martial arts class or find a sparring partner… but training like this is fun, and having that kind of explosive strength feels amazing. Hitting something with a stick is a pretty basic physical capability, surely as worthwhile and practical as picking things up and putting them down again! I mean, I do strength/hypertrophy training too, but… But if you’re into general overall fitness, I feel like this should be part of it.
Back in my kung fu days we had a wooden dummy with arms. It was mostly for wing chun but sifu encouraged everyone to practice on it. in my iadoe days they also had tameshigiri mats rolled up for test cutting (I was appallingly bad at.) and then of course there’s ye olde punching bag. it’s wild to me to see some many different but similar interpretations of “ok, hit that stick in the ground to practice.” Human ingenuity is so cool.
1:50, "I don't have an indoor space to train." I feel like that. I don't even have a solid outdoor space, yet. Soon though David, soon I will. A few more months, maybe a year, I will finally be able to train properly. Thanks for keeping me motivated bother.
thank you for the breakdown of where pell-work/solo training/drills stand. I've recently started training in kenjutsu and can only afford to go to class twice a month, so I spend a lot of time practicing by myself.
Maybe I’ll make one eventually, but I got a punching bag like the one in the left of the frame… It seems to work pretty well as a pell (with the top on…might work without it, but without the padding, I feel like I might be able to damage it, but maybe not, I don’t know). Been beating the crap out of it with an escrima stick and a bokken, even doing stabs, and the cover doesn’t even show any signs of damage.
Yes and no. Most of my practice is reserved for my main hand, because it's what I'm going to use most often. Anytime spent training my non-down at hand is time not spent training my dominant hand. For actual combat, think specialization. I know everyone talks about some scenario where one hand gets wounded and you switch to the other hand, but a scenario in which one hand is wounded and you have enough time to pick up or switch hands with your sword is so exceedingly rare, your time would be better spent making sure you don't get wounded in the first place. However, because I do stunt work and I also teach other people how to do fencing and Stage combat, I do practice with my other hand fairly regularly. But not to make myself a better fencer, it's to make myself a better teacher and a better fight partner. Being able to mirror people while you teach them is an invaluable skill for an instructor. Additionally being able to switch to being left-handed when doing a fight is incredibly helpful. A cinematic situation where you need to switch hands is incredibly dramatic and looks great on film. Additionally, it allows you to do double weapon fencing. And lastly, if you are fighting someone who is left-handed but might not have the same experience, or isn't comfortable switching hands, you can switch hands and make the fight a whole lot easier. Tldr: I do not train with my non-dominant hand for fencing, but I do train with it to be a better teacher and fight partner
@@SellswordArtsMad respect. (Were I trained to your level) I'd love to have a partner like you. I'm left handed myself and any skill or hobby I've tried taking up has been a hassle to learn from others because 75-90% of the world is right handed.
Why not try and find out! Unless you’re worried about damaging it, but I think it’s tough enough. I have one of the standing water-filled bases with a foam cover, and it’s holding up well to being pounded with sticks.
1:44 no need to apologize we like the veiw
Bro you make me want to learn swordmanship
I see this to be a very good drill for conditioning too since you must be able to handle the amount of power you put into your swings giving you better tension in your grips .
Yeah, I’m adding bag work, armed and unarmed, to my workout routine, and I love it. Don’t know when or if I’ll do a martial arts class or find a sparring partner… but training like this is fun, and having that kind of explosive strength feels amazing. Hitting something with a stick is a pretty basic physical capability, surely as worthwhile and practical as picking things up and putting them down again! I mean, I do strength/hypertrophy training too, but… But if you’re into general overall fitness, I feel like this should be part of it.
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Back in my kung fu days we had a wooden dummy with arms. It was mostly for wing chun but sifu encouraged everyone to practice on it. in my iadoe days they also had tameshigiri mats rolled up for test cutting (I was appallingly bad at.) and then of course there’s ye olde punching bag. it’s wild to me to see some many different but similar interpretations of “ok, hit that stick in the ground to practice.” Human ingenuity is so cool.
1:50, "I don't have an indoor space to train." I feel like that. I don't even have a solid outdoor space, yet. Soon though David, soon I will. A few more months, maybe a year, I will finally be able to train properly. Thanks for keeping me motivated bother.
thank you for the breakdown of where pell-work/solo training/drills stand. I've recently started training in kenjutsu and can only afford to go to class twice a month, so I spend a lot of time practicing by myself.
What ryuha?
I don't know if that scar on your chest is manscaped or real, but it's absolutely badass. Great work as usual!
It's real, but it was done in a shop.
Practicing different variations of strikes is a good idea especially against those who are trained to read them.
Inb4 the Training in the title is corrected from Trining
Cool chest shave! That’s a awesome idea looks like claw marks!
Maybe I’ll make one eventually, but I got a punching bag like the one in the left of the frame… It seems to work pretty well as a pell (with the top on…might work without it, but without the padding, I feel like I might be able to damage it, but maybe not, I don’t know). Been beating the crap out of it with an escrima stick and a bokken, even doing stabs, and the cover doesn’t even show any signs of damage.
Bro imagine you go to rob this guy and he pulls out a sword and just obliterates you
I see a distinct lack of reverse grip strikes.
That was a different type of training
Also, do you practice with your other hand? My sensei never encouraged it but my sifu did. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
Yes and no. Most of my practice is reserved for my main hand, because it's what I'm going to use most often.
Anytime spent training my non-down at hand is time not spent training my dominant hand. For actual combat, think specialization. I know everyone talks about some scenario where one hand gets wounded and you switch to the other hand, but a scenario in which one hand is wounded and you have enough time to pick up or switch hands with your sword is so exceedingly rare, your time would be better spent making sure you don't get wounded in the first place.
However, because I do stunt work and I also teach other people how to do fencing and Stage combat, I do practice with my other hand fairly regularly. But not to make myself a better fencer, it's to make myself a better teacher and a better fight partner.
Being able to mirror people while you teach them is an invaluable skill for an instructor. Additionally being able to switch to being left-handed when doing a fight is incredibly helpful. A cinematic situation where you need to switch hands is incredibly dramatic and looks great on film. Additionally, it allows you to do double weapon fencing. And lastly, if you are fighting someone who is left-handed but might not have the same experience, or isn't comfortable switching hands, you can switch hands and make the fight a whole lot easier.
Tldr: I do not train with my non-dominant hand for fencing, but I do train with it to be a better teacher and fight partner
@@SellswordArts thank you sir! That was very insightful!
@@SellswordArtsMad respect. (Were I trained to your level) I'd love to have a partner like you. I'm left handed myself and any skill or hobby I've tried taking up has been a hassle to learn from others because 75-90% of the world is right handed.
Say I didn't have a Synthetic trainer but I had a decent stainless blade, could I use that for practice
What is your opinion on the practicality of the Zulu short spear ( the Iklwa)?
What kinda music do you listen too while practicing?
Nice man
Super curious about your sword. Would you be able to provide a link to it?
I think it is time to take this channel to the next level. I'm talking armor. Serious DnD high HEMA armor. Matt, you need to get a chain mail bikini 👙
Just watched the short
So, I've got an MMA Bob dummy... Would that work as a good pell?
Why not try and find out! Unless you’re worried about damaging it, but I think it’s tough enough. I have one of the standing water-filled bases with a foam cover, and it’s holding up well to being pounded with sticks.
Yes, I have a bob that I use as a pal. But I will only use synthetic weapons on it, and I go soft
Feel free to take more off if you'll be more comfortable.
Mhm
Synthetic swords is a cool name for toys
Serious practice swords aren’t quite toys. But still not a real sword either.
They can make a mean blunted weapon in a pinch lol
TV remote is a cool name for a time waster.
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