Small Sword Duel To The Death! Or Until We’re Tired…

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@ModernRogue 2 жыл бұрын

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@DEATH-flare 2 жыл бұрын

I've been pretty disappointed with the videos lately. They feel very low effort compared to other videos on your channel.

@devikwolf 2 жыл бұрын

Legend says that if Cory removes his smock he will lose his power.

@Coentjemons 2 жыл бұрын

Serieus question: Is smock a local word for an apron? Since I'm not a native speaker and i have never heard of it, i am very curious.

@devikwolf 2 жыл бұрын

@@Coentjemons smock and apron are often used interchangeably, at least where I grew up in the Midwest. Smock more accurately means a loose over-shirt to protect your clothes (I think) rather than an apron, but in the midwest it's often used interchangeably. At least, that has been my experience.

@kennethjames9999 2 жыл бұрын

I think he sleeps in that thing

@J624 2 жыл бұрын

@@Coentjemons I've mainly heard "smock" used in messy crafts like painting or sculpting while "apron" is almost always used exclusively for cooking. I think smocks tend to be thicker material than aprons.

@manwhoeatsfishinbedwithlig3791 2 жыл бұрын

See that’s what they want you to think but little do people know that that’s what limits his power. If he removes his armor plated smock his speed increases along with agility and stamina.

@naxmorvigatore4168 2 жыл бұрын

Just realized doing all these combat training episodes without Brian, the day Brian comes back he's gonna get fuckin' SCHOOLED by Jason. I can already see it now, Jason's gonna come at Brian with a rapier all like "Who's the modern rogue now, bitch!" and then Brian just shoots him square in the chest with the pepper pellet pistol all like "You fool! I am the one true rogue Jason! You chooch!"

@hithere4719 Жыл бұрын

Brian can breathe fire. There is an entire untapped Knight vs. Dragon arc waiting in the wings.

@lukeman9851 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if military saber or singlestick might come more naturally to them? I feel like a lot of people are more natural hitters than stabbers

@magoshighlands4074 2 жыл бұрын

Swinging a bit stick does go back to the very root of human existence, so a sabre is just that but fancier

@benlees2486 2 жыл бұрын

Roworth would be a nice middle ground

@imstupid880 2 жыл бұрын

There's a reason why sabers so often became the standard military arm in so many cultures over time

@magoshighlands4074 2 жыл бұрын

@@imstupid880 They're also very good off of horse back, so as plate armour and mail fell out of fashion a big heavy sword was less and less needed

@ThornForTheWynn Жыл бұрын

@@magoshighlands4074 Swords really aren't that heavy. The smallswords shown in the video are about half as heavy as a standard longsword.

@genericnpc2851 2 жыл бұрын

I got shown a clip of Brian talking about memory and eye witnesses from years ago in my psychology class and it was very bizarre but very cool

@raulw858 2 жыл бұрын

Man what happened with this channel? I’m not getting recommended their videos 90% of the time, despite the fact that I’m subscribed. I’ve also noticed the views have been way lower lately, and it makes me sad because you guys make good content. Hope KZfaq stops being weird

@l4ssc 2 жыл бұрын

yea, it's frustrating. I enabled notifications just now because of it >_>

@xmikemurphyx 2 жыл бұрын

Not just this channel. Same thing happens to me with a handful of other channels.

@deamonsoul1 2 жыл бұрын

The new algorithm looks at what you click like on and what you're subscribed to. Not just subscription and the bell.

@FlareDarkStormGem 2 жыл бұрын

Make sure you click the bell next to the subscribe button so they actually notify you, the problem is KZfaq's algorithm

@MarvinCZ 2 жыл бұрын

Use the subscriptions tab to check all new content from your subscribed channels. Don't be a slave to the algorithm.

@naxmorvigatore4168 2 жыл бұрын

I love that Cory brought his smithing apron to the training session, it's just part of his identity now, he's not the same Cory we know and love without it

@imstupid880 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! More HEMA! Honestly really cool to see this, smallsword is rare even within the HEMA community, so there's not as much content for it on KZfaq as say rapier.

@SirFrederick 2 жыл бұрын

yep, more smallsword. Ever since I started Rev. War reenacting, I've been looking for teachers. Still, none about

@midshipman8654 Жыл бұрын

its a shame really that its not more popular, since they did dominate pretty much a century of swordsmanship in terms of popular usage. you might even say 2 if you include the epee de combat and other dueling swords of the 1800s. tbqh i think its also unfortunate since its close relation to 2 of the 3 forms of the still extant modern western fencing traditions, epee and foil. and has the most relivence to those disciplines (footwork, defence etc). though im happy that the direct predecessor of the third, saber, has gotten some real interest with military saber. I think small sword and saber have the most relevant cultural history to today in places like the US, Britian, or France.

@napoleonbonaparte8778 Жыл бұрын

@@SirFrederick I mean, you can read the Manuals and learn it for yourself. "True principles of the single sword" - by La Touche would come in my head. Also Louis Rondelle has a good one, easy to understand.

@decman770 2 жыл бұрын

Going into this expecting Jason to reset the injury counter

@idogtv 2 жыл бұрын

I like how Jason laughed and said, "no, you suck!" to Cory right after what to me looked like an almost just as wrong or perhaps even more wrong movement at 17:17 - LOL. Edit: Also, honorable mention for the "what? Sorry..." that followed it. Like Jason was trying to just do his usual bombastic razzing, but in that moment Cory was just focused on the instructor and it's like Jason was thinking, "oh crap, did he take me too seriously just now?" And yes I realize I'm reading way too much into an irrelevant small segment of the video lol.

@johnbeauvais3159 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll never tire of seeing Anthony on this channel. I’m still pushing for some All-In -One fighting by Fairbairn to be taught.

@magoshighlands4074 2 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly surprised they haven't touched on the stuff Fairbairn and Sykes developed, they revolutionised hand to hand and CQC

@NicolaSelenu 2 жыл бұрын

glad he mentioned safety goggle 😀 after last video when he was constantly stabbing Eli 2.0 in the eyes I have a new phobia

@brokenboundry636 2 жыл бұрын

"Show us the foot stuff." -Jason Murphy

@katbairwell 2 жыл бұрын

Corey is so good at following instruction, he picks it all up so fast! I wonder how long before Anna gets him enrolled in Ballet classes!!

@TheRealAlpha2 2 жыл бұрын

Jason: I won 2/3 I'm going home. Like a true gentlemen.

@johnbeauvais3159 2 жыл бұрын

I admire the willingness to record yourselves learning a sport that’s fairly removed from your wheelhouse. It isn’t easy and I’m sure the camera adds to the pressure .

@JudithOpdebeeck 2 жыл бұрын

Anna: no, we're not ready to stab people. Me: is there a sponsor to thank?

@metalviking974 2 жыл бұрын

As a practitioner of modern olympic fencing: The torso isn't "worth more" than the head. Where you hit or don't hit depends on the discipline of fencing. But it's interesting that epee blades are used to practice smallsword, apparently not that much has changed there. As a practitioner of German mensur fencing, I find it interesting how the "no face" rule has morphed into the complete opposite where by the mid-1800s, virtually no thrust duelling was done anymore (because it's lethal more often than not, as opposed to cut fencing), and a facial scar was almost a must-have among students. It's not common anymore nowadays, but I know several people who have distinct duelling scars on the cheek (I personally have a very minute one on the cheek, barely visible, even if you know it's there. But I do have a nice 7-stitch one above the temple).

@FreshSakuya 2 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy these videos about historical weapons

@aguy3896 2 жыл бұрын

I'm noticing Brian showing up in fewer videos. I miss him. Bring him back.

@paq613 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking that too 😕

@BryceCastillo 2 жыл бұрын

It was a busy week and Brian went to do a solo video the very next day! And the guys are back together in a bunch of other episodes we just shot :D

@BriceHughes 2 жыл бұрын

We all love Jason and Brian equally. I think some people are just surprised when when they're not both in every video.

@witiwap86 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to end these with a fight between Anna and Anthony because I'm curious what it should look like.

@Ventus_the_Heathen 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen a French grip epee since I first started fencing back in 2012. Pretty interesting to see how similar small sword is to epee fencing. Keep it up guys!

@willthewise420 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video MR crew love the historical guild episodes

@Propulus 2 жыл бұрын

They really need their own channel too.

@It-b-Blair 2 жыл бұрын

They really teach so much!

@danieltaber4924 2 жыл бұрын

So, Corey just wears his apron everywhere, huh?

@ModernRogue 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, it's fun. -Cory

@madhobbit3577 2 жыл бұрын

At least he has some form of ppe

@WoahItsWoozy 2 жыл бұрын

The apron is for our safety, without it Corey would be at full power

@flameboi7104 2 жыл бұрын

@@WoahItsWoozy There are two trains of belief. Either the aprons contains his power for our safety, or it is the source.

@AmKhaibitu 2 жыл бұрын

Someone tell Cory he doesn't have to always wear the apron, unless it's his official uniform.

@amolapr 2 жыл бұрын

please do a duel grad lightsaber episode. can just imagine jason and bryan would even do their own soundeffects XD

@InquisitiveKeita 2 жыл бұрын

I have notifications turned on and this is the first time in months your videos have shown up in my feed. KZfaq is being shady as always. Love you guys!

@johnbeauvais3159 2 жыл бұрын

Weird, I’m not subscribed but I usually get their videos recommended

@cromwandelure9901 2 жыл бұрын

Cory and that apron over his jacket is adorable

@midshipman8654 Жыл бұрын

for the extension of the arm before the body, i always took that as insurance that you will always be at the full length of your thrust, because if you move your body before you are fully extended your body may be closer to your opponents blade than his is to yours. the same principle for epee and foil. the full extension gives you maximal offending area.

@MisterTengu 2 жыл бұрын

2:08 i didn't know it was going to be one of those kind of videos.

@tytendo64 2 жыл бұрын

happy to see more of the historical weapons guild

@brittakriep2938 9 ай бұрын

Usually a duel was ,First blood'. When in thrusting duel the triangle of duelling epee blade could be seen, it was an honourable wound, for ending a duel. When in german style cut duell the wound was longer than 2,5 cm/ 1 ", it was an honourable wound to end a duell.

@Delta285 2 жыл бұрын

Wish the guild's KZfaq channel had this kind of video quality

@justinbanks2380 Жыл бұрын

You know it's about to get serious when someone suggests 'maybe goggles' and Cory says 'yeah' instead of just doning his normal safety squints, lol Great episode guys!

@krumst 2 жыл бұрын

I just realized how much small sword differs from the renessance rapier. Besides the fundamental all time body balance , small sword is its own league away from all known swords with exception of the katana. Coupled with the social context small sword is unique and very katana like philosophy. Anyway : The playground is big dancing hall - Fabris rapier vs 18th century french SM master ? :)

@LunaIsOnYoutube 6 ай бұрын

After all of this fencing experience you guys have gathered, it would only be appropriate for you lot to try modern Olympic fencing! Either épée or sabre as those are the most similar to what you guys have tried till now, but as an épéeist I have to vouch for it being more fun.

@messybark 2 жыл бұрын

Do they make Cory wear his shop apron in everything incase we forget who he is?

@ModernRogue 2 жыл бұрын

Nah I just think it's funny. -cory

@VGodot-pg7rs 2 жыл бұрын

I guess we’re resetting the kill count today

@linuxstreamer8910 2 жыл бұрын

the v groove in the rapier is because in point scoring in the v runs a wire & when the tip in pressed in you score a point

@ThornForTheWynn Жыл бұрын

I don't think that's rapier. Sounds more like an Olympic sport fencing thing.

@midshipman8654 Жыл бұрын

I always liked the complexities and finesse of smallsword. and while it is more of a dueling weapon then most, i really dont think its fair to say they are not a military weapon. seeong as how foot officers very very often wore them into battle in the 1700s and early 1800s, it being downright common rather than it being the exception like it is somewhat implied here. of course in this period an officers primary duty is to lead men with muskets, not to fight in direct combat if they could help it, so its not a primary weapon by any means.

@bubsyfinnigan4462 2 жыл бұрын

I love how the fan in the background literally says "BIG ASS FAN"

@MansMan42069 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen that brand of giant fans for large space like overground metro train stations.

@chilibeer3912 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been doing smallsword for months now and haven’t progressed past the salute yet. I haven’t even been able to pick up a sword.

@mountainhun 2 жыл бұрын

Modern Epee fencing doesn't award more points to the head; any part of the body counts as a point, it's just who hits first. :P Foil you have to hit the torso, you don't get any points at all for hitting the arm, head, or legs. Can hit the back if you're good! And saber awards points for hitting any point above the waist. Foil and saber have rules of right-of-way to determine who actually gets the point, epee is just first one to score a touch.

@mountainhun 2 жыл бұрын

But otherwise there's a lot of similarities between this and epee fencing; how you hold the sword, the extension then lunge, using the guard and forte of the blade to help block the opponent's blade without losing your point position, extension when retreat. Not leaning back so far, though, not so many ceremonials or fancy forms.

@mountainhun 2 жыл бұрын

Brings back memories of how bruised and sore my upper arm would be by the end of practice, cause that's like the closest and most vulnerable target. XD But I did once win an Under 18 tournament against a person who was in my salle (fencing club) who was much more experienced than me, I broke convention and cut *above* their blade instead of underneath. In epee, that can expose your hand too much, but it gave me an edge to get in the touches I needed. They were so salty, when we took pictures of the winners they had their silver medal on backwards. :P

@HangmanOfficialUploads Жыл бұрын

I loved the part where Jason said *HMPHMMPHMPHMMUHMPH* , that was true wisdom.

@scoldingtitan3651 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or is Anthony mustache even better than it normally is?

@Espectador666 Жыл бұрын

In the past it was Mythbusters that gave me this feel. Now it's you.

@FatGuyGamer 2 жыл бұрын

Where's Brian been? He hasn't been in many of these videos as of late. Love the whole MR crew, don't get me wrong, but miss him and Jason's back and forth.

@Cherokie89 Жыл бұрын

He didn't point out that these swords largely don't have a sharp edge even with a live blade, but are purely thrust-based weapons.

@shannonmarbut3648 2 жыл бұрын

"Show us the foot stuff!" What is this? The Internet?

@Sibelius440 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, when I first read the title, I read it as, “Small words duel to the death.”

@sageofsong 2 жыл бұрын

There's a weird gate effect on the audio this episode, hopefully it'll be resolved soon

@FinBrennan 2 жыл бұрын

2 minutes in and I’ve only realized that Cory is wearing his apron…for no reason 😂

@jesush7662 Жыл бұрын

Oh boy here we go. I'm a French foil fencer, which is the training tool for smallsword. So oh boy I'm gonna have opinions

@ArcheWhatzitGonnaB3 2 жыл бұрын

"Cory Cranfill: Former resident adult" Oh no, Brian must be rubbing off on him if he's the FORMER resident adult of the studio now.

@skeome 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to an Okinawan Sai/Truncheon video

@LondonCorpsie 2 жыл бұрын

For silly things done with a smallsword - see Hope parrying a pollaxe

@Kit-vb5rm 3 ай бұрын

JUST TOOK DELIVERY OF MY FIRST SMALL SWORD, IM OLD AND FAT BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE FUN. THANKS GUYS AND OF COURSE MONSIER LABATT.

@darkdemon42 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, that is a big ass fan.

@mrmunchkin2181 2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for that parry dagger episode that got eluded to 4 years ago ;-;

@imTEHninja1 2 жыл бұрын

You guys should do a balisong episode

@Alphasiera1701 Жыл бұрын

I believe Washington carried a small sword or a Colichmarde into battle.

@kingmasterlord 9 ай бұрын

thick spine, slight curve, bring these back and call them Light Sabers (not lightsabers)

@shawnwalker4936 2 жыл бұрын

So I love Cory and want to see loads more videos with him costarring, but I’m wondering where Brian is. He’s being in fewer and fewer videos

@jacobthompson1682 2 жыл бұрын

Damn I missed the premiere I'm trying to ask Cory if he's called into the podcast I listen to called Dune Pod.

@ModernRogue 2 жыл бұрын

Nope. -Cory

@jacobthompson1682 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRogue Cory do you call into any Dune related podcast?

@williamwells3026 2 жыл бұрын

If Cory is the former resident adult, who is providing the adult supervision at Modern Rogue?

@NicolaSelenu 2 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to learn how to fence o_o

@MrNight-dg1ug 2 жыл бұрын

Go join a club. Fencing is a lot of fun. I suggest epee. That allows you to hit anywhere on the body.

@nathanielwilcox4947 2 жыл бұрын

I would say do HEMA which Smallsword is a part of there are more weapon options and you actually learn how to fight with a sword, unlike Olympic Fencing which has lostt most of it martial value due to it becoming so sportified.

@MrNight-dg1ug 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathanielwilcox4947 Throwing shade my way? Bruh. But it's fair. We're hitting with the point of being the fastest, not deadliest. Any hit is a good hit. We do, however, know how to fight with swords. Give me a sword and I can fight with it. Not as well as if I learned, say, HEMA, though. But if I switched to a French grip instead of the pistol grips we use, sure. Even better, then.

@nathanielwilcox4947 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrNight-dg1ug No I won't throwing any shade just that Olympic Fencing and HEMA offer diffrent experiences.

@PunchMcLightning 2 жыл бұрын

When do we get to the Assassin's Creed wrist blades. lol

@jaredwebb1026 Жыл бұрын

Do polish saber next!

@johnfrancis3203 2 жыл бұрын

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE

@pjbash2118 2 жыл бұрын

Why is Brian not doing the videos as much as he use to?

@ModernRogue 2 жыл бұрын

He had a family emergency. All good.

@Ozai75 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRogue Hope everything is okay!

@Zelmel 2 жыл бұрын

I love that the proper stance for this is "nerd slap fight"

@jeffmaesar 2 жыл бұрын

''You fight like a cow !''

@kostaspivoriunas9140 Жыл бұрын

HI, WHERE CAN I BUY SUCH SMALLSWORD ???

@ThornForTheWynn 9 ай бұрын

Anthony's looks like one of the Italian Officer's Spadas from Rockwell Classical Fencing.

@ingolf82 2 жыл бұрын

so all the "the rich snob takes off his white glove and slaps his opponent in the face with it to start the duel" thing is real? I thought it was just made up. 16:10 this stance here looks really complicated in my opinion.

@RainMakeR_Workshop 2 жыл бұрын

I've seems like Brian isn't in as many videos recently.

@FesIRL 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this guys got two left legs. I wonder what they look dancing.

@chaos_omega 2 жыл бұрын

There are at least 3 guys in the video... Maybe be more specific?

@zangetsu5221 2 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming he meant Jason.

@It-b-Blair 2 жыл бұрын

It is said to be as graceful as a swan gliding upon a moonlit water- . . . . Fall 😜

@jameslrogers57 2 жыл бұрын

Turkeys... smart birds?

@Arkangel84g 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure this has been answered already but how come Brian hasn't been in many vids of late?

@briansolorzano8693 2 жыл бұрын

This feels a lot like foil

@ThornForTheWynn 9 ай бұрын

Foil was the training weapon for smallsword.

@onkelmausmobil3180 2 жыл бұрын

Anthony has cute socks on, mismatched though they may be.

@icarusswitkes6833 2 жыл бұрын

Today I learned we live in a society

@Hoofler Жыл бұрын

"Big Ass Fans"...I mean I definitely am one! =]

@FireStar-gz2ry Жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm just a savage beast who has no honor..... But I don't think I'd care about the rules if I was gonna be stabbed to death 🤣🤣

@ThornForTheWynn Жыл бұрын

You would if you were alive back then. The fact that the concept doesn't exist anymore is why you don't care about it.

@Michael_1138 2 жыл бұрын

Do the xiphos next time.

@nathanielwilcox4947 2 жыл бұрын

We don't really have to go on in terms of fighting with a Xiphos. We have no fighting manuals from the time.

@GrantButler 2 жыл бұрын

Did Brian die? Where has he been?

@lofidrone6374 2 жыл бұрын

Why don’t Brian and Jason appear in the same videos anymore?

@elizahs1126 2 жыл бұрын

In the last 10 videos Brian and Jason are both in 6 of them

@flyingninja1234 2 жыл бұрын

HA HA, FOILED AGAIN!!!!!

@jarrendiaz 2 жыл бұрын

Where's Brian?

@alexanderwinterspear3650 6 ай бұрын

Smallsword gang! Smallsword gang!

@PrincessTS01 2 жыл бұрын

too many rules for a rogue

@shawnwalker4936 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see a situation where you’ve got mr. No nonsense VS mr. Pomp, and while mr fancy pants is like “mmm yes” the other guy just walks up and skewers him.

@thnichoklad Жыл бұрын

please, jason vs anthony!

@nrvanderpoel76 2 жыл бұрын

@Xylasider 2 жыл бұрын

I know this guy has a lot of knowledge about swords and weaponry. But man did it really pain me to watch him handle these swords. The oils from your hands can corrode the blades and cause them to rust. And here he was holding and touching the blades all over.

@ThornForTheWynn 9 ай бұрын

You can wipe them down and oil them. Grabbing and touching the blade was a mainstay of numerous weapons. Smallsword even has parries involving scooping the blade away with the off-hand, in addition to the aforementioned grabbing.

@Blutroth Жыл бұрын

I'm a historical fencer for the french Smallsword after Domenico Angelo teachings and i have to tell you, there's a lot of things wrong in the video and some of it is almost right. It's like when you meet someone and that person tries to tell you the plot of a book that he read years ago and doesn't get it quite right. I appreciated the attempt to make the art of the smallsword more known to the public tho.

@kara8estranho 2 жыл бұрын

666 👍

@christopherbartlett8100 Жыл бұрын

I cant stand how they are holding the epees upside down and not wearing masks. Super bad example.

@Amalasian Жыл бұрын

all other videos work just this one not working so guess i wont watch

@RainMakeR_Workshop 2 жыл бұрын

I love HEMA, but sod this level of pomp lol. I'll stick with medieval weapons of war over post renaissance pretentious dueling snobbery.

@ThornForTheWynn 2 жыл бұрын

Renaissance swordplay should be fine for you if you don't like the pomp. This is from the 1700s.

@RainMakeR_Workshop 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThornForTheWynn Ah, I missed a somewhat crucial word there that rather changes my meaning. Fixed it now.

@ThornForTheWynn 2 жыл бұрын

@@RainMakeR_Workshop That makes sense. And I'm with you; I really like smallsword, but the stuff they start with seems unnecessary and takes time from learning the weapon. Not to mention that shit goes bad really quickly in a duel. There was one account of a guy running the other guy through before repeatedly smashing the hilt of his sword into his face while he had him tackled. Surprisingly the guy survived, but jello-ing a guy's face with your hilt isn't exactly proper.

@RainMakeR_Workshop 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThornForTheWynn Yeah, I'd happily learn how to use one to fight. But I'd never do the stupid pompous crap. In sparring, if someone did that, I'd just attack whilst they're being pretentious. Smallswords and Court Swords will never be a weapon that interests me more than as a something to goof around with. The only reason I'd bother with it is because every system can teach you something. I'm sure I'd pick up a few things I can apply to the weapons I take seriously. (not saying the smallsword isn't a serious weapon, it is. Just that I don't take it seriously as something I'd want to study)

@ThornForTheWynn 2 жыл бұрын

@@RainMakeR_Workshop That's fair. I might try to find a less pretentious source to learn from, maybe see if there was any military smallsword stuff, since they were, in fact, carried by a few people in war.