Thanks for all your effort! It's appreciated, these videos help a lot.

I'm in the same boat.

Thankfully, I have a very kind neighbor who is into Hema, I can have a lot of practice with him

@ImWelkinHere look for them online

same, the only person I can spar with is my friend who curently doesnt even have a longsword to train with.

@WELKIN Go to Kult of Athena. It's a website with a shit ton of hema stuff. And it sucks that not that many people are interested in hema

Thank you so much my good sir

Is that because Karate was a Samurai Martial art and based on sword play?

@@TheUltimateWriterNZdefinitely not, it was originally a martial art that combines jujutsu grappling with Chinese striking forms, came from what is modern day Okinawa But I’m sure swordsmen did learn it the same way HEMA practitioners learn grappling

René Jiménez haha, basically. As i state in the video while there's benefit in having something you can actually hit, I think having something you can actually move around of is incredibly valuable

We use trees outside when the weather is nice 😂 Works great with high branches and the ground can be sloped or slippery which adds another challenge.

I normally use an old tire hooked on my garden fence. Can’t really circle around it though but still it’s something to hit

@@goldbunnygaming5702 Finaly found someone who does same thing as me

Bobcatx2 you're not wrong.

i dont blame him

KS if you like Albion, check out Lockwood. same quality, but usually a hundred or so bucks cheaper. made right here in the good ol' US of A too.

Lauri Uuniemi As far as I know there are no definitive arming sword manuscripts, so it'd be hard to state something as "arming sword drills " Messer however is a completely different story, and in my opinion would be used very similarly.

Julian Schuetze okay, have to look into it

There might be something coming your way soon ;)

Dunno if you're aware but BnI has started online classes, as have a number of clubs during this whole Covid thing.

Kieran Lock Joachim Meyer has great exercises for beginners like the Meyer's Square. I would recommend the German style because it is more complete and definitive about how to use one's sword against another. Regardless of what style you choose practice mastering the basic cuts and body mechanics as this will determine how good you can become really. Once you understand fencing theory you can pick whatever style you want and be a baller. So focus on mechanics and sound theory.

We would personally recommend German Longsword. But if you wanted to go Italian, go follow The Phoenix Society and their videos religiously. We would highly recommend picking up "German Longsword Study Guide" from Keith Farrell. It's a great place to start for absolute beginners - www.woodenswords.com/German_Longsword_Study_Guide_p/book-ger01.htm From there you can get into either Liechtenauer, or Meyer. We recommend Meyer since he talks more theory, footwork, etc, but it can definitely be difficult to digest compared to Liechtenauer (That being said, Liechtenauer isn't all fun and games either. For Liechtenauer check out wiktenauer.com/ for Meyer check out the 1570 edition on Amazon or Purpleheart. Usually a healthy mix of both is the way to go.

Blood and Iron HEMA amazing thanks guys!

DERyuga praise the sun

Overdrawn these were a prototype run a while ago. I have no idea how many of the design choices ended up being implemented in their regular production.

Some techniques like a Zwerch or a Schielhau like he did on the pell require changing your grip so your thumb is placed on the schilt (that wide part at the base of the blade)

It let you use different kinds of cuts at different angles, and chain attacks between both edges of the sword. And thank you!

I would think a tatami mat would do well. I mean thats what you use for Katanas and such so idk how well longswords and such would do

Yes something like a milk jug would work or just put it In a bag and duct tape it all around to make it firm.

@@tempestindustries9446 tatami mats are alright but they don't give very well, that's why you get the illusion that katanas are actually good swords when in reality when put against good armor they're useless. They're too light and built for low armor combat, katanas were also considered bad weapons during their time and basically only got used if you were in a really bad situation. Polearms were the melee weapons of choice for samurai.

how do you mean, like a figure 8 or over the shoulder cuts in the same standing position?

@@galdarienloyalar3148 Shoulder cuts from side to side. When the instructor moves from one position to the other I’m not getting it.

@@matthewwilliams5407 im guess its when you're crossing over and your lead hand is twisting over your offhand. Its just clunky in general, just have to build strength with it. If stepping with it over complicates it, stand facing forward with your feet slightly over shoulder width apart and knees bent. And practice doing X's in the air, over one shoulder to the opposite hip. Once you have that down don't stop the motion, let the sword circle around on your side. Its the same as doing the X just circle. To add power drop twist your hip into it and drop your weight on the leg your cutting towards.

@@matthewwilliams5407 when you want to add steps you're going to have to learn more about foot work. I was a fenser, so I'm still getting used to the wider stances. But Main stance though is heels of your feet are parallel with the balls of your shoulder, your dominant foot facing forward straight at your target, your back foot is facing at a 45° away. Drop your weight and make sure you center center of balance is directly in-between your feet. Have most of your weight on your toes, that to the point your heals are off the ground but its a good 70% toes 30%heals. This makes it easier to pivot and you have better balance. As you step full weight goes to your toes, your back leg goes to the leading possition in front and you old lead foot pivots to a 45 as soon as your new lead foot lands

Blood and Iron as well as a number of other schools have started online classes over the last several months. Just to double check, you've checked out the HEMA Alliance's club finder?

Glove? It's the SPES heavy gloves. His has been modified with something called blast-caps which add additional thumb protection.

Apocalyptic Knights because purple is shmexy :0

These are called federschwerts. They were a trainer blade used for sparring and competition back in the 16th century

MysticMarbles in all honesty there really wouldn't be too many differences between that and the rapier one we did. But thanks for the suggestion! We'll add it to our script ideas :)

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Dutch Netherlands Look here, listen, he's clearly not a 400 pound man that can barely walk, so stop talking about things you know nothing about.

@@shiningknight1375 lmfao I love you