Well put

it looks more like light weight for that size, prob around 2.5kg

@@drios9000 Most montantes are quite "light" for their size. It's always deceptive how quick someone can get with them.

They are pretty great, yes

Jools Grommers That's honestly always been irritating. Since the body is said to be profiled, I tried doing it like a gathering step to one side or forwards, then a gathering step to the other foot for the next cut, before stepping normally. Didn't feel right. Since the body is profiled though, the stance is even, where either direction could be considered forward. Since he says the left foot is forward while profiled in the beginning, the opposite foot would be the right, so he may be wording it that way to confirm the direction you're facing and moving.

I just bought One myself, but seldomly see people actually sparr with there in the Net

From the source: "And be warned, that no fencer should perform this or that rule, but instead take from each of them whatever they may find more useful to defeat their opponents, prudently chaining one after another rule, in such a way that neither should haste hamper the memory one should have [of the rules], nor should lassitude take from the energy with which they must be performed." Figueyredo. Memorial da prattica do montante

The rules are drills for training. In practice you'd use the movements as you saw fit. It was an incredibly demanding style for fighting multiple opponents. Just learning the rules wouldn't make you a master.

Corellon666 Montante is against multiple opponents but needs a perfect feet position , that was the cause of montante´s disappearance at XVI. montante was late only use by MASTERS (TEACHERS)

No one wanna sparr against great sword, at full speed, no protection gear can take one hit from great sword safely.

@@bodyno3158 how bout the nylon versions? These tend to wobble at speed and bleed some energy. Agree that any feder type version, 51hrc is pretty nasty. Perhaps steel helmets with padding on the inside?

@@AC_Films its really about the kind of mass you are flinging nylon or otherwise, safest for training full speed would be some kind of light stick.

​@@bodyno3158Jogo do Pau style Just aiming for blade contact sparring would be quite fun with the Montante.

+Jared Lambert Jogo do Pau and montante systems are very closely related.

+Ian Ho I just looked up some videos for it and it does look a lot like it, that's awesome thanks!

Glaives would be perfect for that. Makes me think of Oberyn Martell from Game Of Thrones haha

It's twice the weight of most normal longswords - my spadone is five pounds and most montante fit this bill too. You'll need the longsword basics to begin to understand how to use it, and it helps to diversify your repertoire so you can see analogous stances in other disciplines you can use as a sort of backboard to get yourself into spadone/montante. For example, you see a lot of these rules basically starting off with what's essentially an ochs. A lot who already know Bolognese will start off with guardia di croce. Both are similar enough to suit your purposes well for montante. Just be prepared to move a lot differently. A feder is easy to start and stop. With bigger, two-handed swords like the montante, you need momentum on your side. Notice how the sword never really stops moving - the continued momentum and weight of the weapon are the keys to utilizing it.

Arms & Armor custom made montante trainer.

Not all two-handed swords has rings, but I would argue that most of them had. At that time it was pretty much customary to have some kind of complex hilt protecting the hands, if not rings then wires over the crossguard and such. There are exceptions of course.

wow so specific much info

I forgot I also posted it on reddit but I'd rather not link my account (can PM you that link if you want).

Skalla is a joke. You'll be wiser not watching his videos.

Except Skallagrim himself used this video as an example of how to properly use a longsword. This isn't simply spinning.