Write to them and tell them about us ;) -Reece

Thats Fred, Ex Fullcontact fighter, now veeeeery happy in historical harnessfencing :D

@@nickkraus2263 Do you know where he got his kit? Would be interested in replicating it.

I dont know why but he reminded me of Bazuso from Berserk ;)

His posture is so goddamn intimidating. I can't imagine what I would do wearing a full helmet with limited vision and the only thing I see is that insurmountable tower.

Big fan of his myself :D Hes got two big athletic white horses too. Even more unstoppable on them! :D

Sorry for the necro, but you also get to make money out of fixing people whose teeth you beat out the day before. Win-win situation in any case.

@@Batmackone year is not necro, THIS is necro

​@buttered__toast_2899 Indeed, hopefully he is an orthodontist by now and making tons of cash out of people whose idea of fun is smacking each other

Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed it! Expect more content to come 👍-Reece

Yep!😁-Reece

@@pursuingtheknightlyarts6841 That's badass! Reminds me of Götz von Berlichingen with his mechanical hand.

thanks for the compliment. The key is to not try to use binocular vision, is it is easy to lose it. learn to be able to see distance with one eye. using shoulder and chest alignment to have a line of sight, and use hip joints and shoulderblades to generate power, not turning your pelvis so much. there are a few tricks to be able to see distance better... but mostly... assume you just will not... tactically choose the techniques where it matter least. Learning to strike with 'Maß' is a key skill, where you project the floor of your pelvis forward from your hamstrings to be able to extend the strike (with power) at the very end of the swing, this allows you to adjust at the end. strike mostly forward like a shot put and not downwards like chopping wood. This is a little like a push cut. This means the area where the opponent will be hit is larger... so much more leeway

Glad you enjoyed it! It's important for us to show the sources, or else we look like we're making stuff up 😂 -Reece

Yeah...was a bit intimidating to bout with him. He can reach you really far with an axe! -Reece

Arne, has a great harness! -Reece

Glad you enjoyed it!😁-Reece

For honor. A man of culture i see

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Thanks! 😁 -Reece

They took hits and kept going, which I admired. We tend to call a strike and reset, but that can cause us to hesitate sometimes. My buddy, Tom actually bouted with the stell hammer axes (bec de falcon) and they were going pretty hard with them against each others head. Was surprised by that and would like to explore the science behind that further. -Reece

You should! It's a blast!

Soon. We put out a new video this week, so stay tuned. -Reece

From here. They're from, Russia I believe. truehistoryshop.com/product-category/training-weaponry/ Our review of the Lecern hammer here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLaAbLCL1q-8YJ8.html Review of Pollaxe 2 here at 23:43 mark kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gK-Ugtd20KmtonU.html We really like them and found them to be very good for what we do. Hope this helps! :) -Reece

Many of the participants didn't have them. So, I guess they wanted to showcase the final action. Would have been nice to play with for sure. You can see our previous videos showing those type of transitions. -Reece

they are, there are plenty of depictions of similiar style helmets in the Diebold Schilling ilustrated chronicles (can be found at e-codices.ch), some at various german altarpieces (Konrad Witz' Saboiah and Benaiah come to mind). This kind of helmet seems to be closely associated with the german kastenbrust style of torso armour - as is the case of armour in the video.

@@krystofsamal7067 thanks for the information!

@@BryceNewtson happy to help :)

A lot of the armour we see in the fechtbooks are more suited for judicial duels. This is where we see mail covering the hand, behind the cuisses, etc. Most the armours that are reproduced are based off of effigies, which are harnesses for war. -Reece

@@pursuingtheknightlyarts6841 Hey Reece, do you mean to say, those weren't worn in war? Off the top of my head I recall a lot of effigies showing maille behind the cuisses, etc. to the point where I wonder if wearing 1390 leg harness without maille is even authentic. I mean, sure, it has to be, I am certain people made compromises for mobility's sake or just out of cost. But (speaking of effigies) I cannot easily recall evidence for that.

@@MoonfaceMartin88 Not 1390's, but closest example is at 2:53 in the video where there is no mail behind the leg in the fechtbuch image. Lots of period depictions are showing very different compositions of both plate coverage and mail coverage. It is all weighing weight, mobility and convenience against protection

@moonface, no I ment they're more commonly seen in judicial duels, like we see in the fechtbooks. I've learned to say "never say never" cuz you can always find examples of stuff later one in your research. Just saying that most peoples harnesses there were based off of effigies, which are primarily showcasing what they would have worn for war and not tournamnet, duels, parade, etc. -Reece

@@pursuingtheknightlyarts6841 Agreed. Still, my assumption is that a fully armoured man-at-arms wouldn't go into combat with gaps under his armpits while wearing a full harness. As your free play videos show, it's much too common to catch a point there. That said, you'd feel inclined to lean towards the heavier, more cumbersome configuration, if you knew you'd only fight one duel.

Yeah, I'm a left leg amputee 😁-Reece

it is a really nice guy, he actually really picks who he goes hard against, there was clear consent from his victims :) the event really makes a point of having different styles and levels of intent, so you just discuss it before the fight. It really helps the understanding and the enjoyment.