How does one keep one's fingers ? ;) Seems that one of the obvious risks is that the blades will shear them right off. Hard to describe in words, but as I...
... Hi Peter! ... Actually, a lot of medieval long sword blades weren't that sharp, they didn't need to to do damage. A lot of them had an axe- or chisel-like...
... Well, it's a mistake to think it takes a sharp edge to do damage when you're talking about a roughly three foot long blade weighing a kilogram or more. In...
... Hi again! ... (snip) ... (snap) Judging from your comments, you seem to understand exactly what I meant. ... Basically, it's a matter of how you grip the...
... ahh, but I think my question is still being missed. While I wonder at how one doesn't cut one's own hand (even without sliding along the blade, an impact...
... Yes. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Exoticweapons Peace favor your sword ... "In these modern times, many men are wounded for not having weapons or ...
Hi Peter, ... how one doesn't cut one's own hand (even without sliding along the blade, an impact could certainly drive the blade into one's hand, and blocking...
... wonder at ... and ... safety for your hands whilst half-swording. One is what George Silver might describe as the "time of the hand, which is the fastest...
okay. I thought you meant the opponent is using a cut to shear off fingers on the sword hand. And yes, the halfsword is applying pressure, but the original...
... Yield position or have fingers caught are the two options - yes, agreed. Note that the German tradition of Ringeck and Lichtenauer (et al.) advise that...
... in ... both ... don't ... that ... either ... action ... agreed. ... advise ... opponent ... caught ... Meeting "hard" with ... to ... chuckle... practice...
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Weekend of Sword and Buckler according to Manuscript I.33 June 14th and 15th, 2003 This is reminder that the deadline for pre-registration by mail is fast ...
Hi Jared, ... I'm planning a series of articles, interviews etc. for the EJMAS Journal of Manly Arts and this event would fit right in - I would be pleased to...
... http://www.aemma.org/onlineResources/thalhoffer/tafel_40.htm Certainly one of the more 'cryptic' plates. ... No. Two different books made for different...
... Quoting Michael Lacy's forward for the online Talhoffer at aemma "Talhoffer's fechtbuchs survive in at least 3 editions; 1443, 1459 and 1467.** Two are...
... Looking further I found this http://www.schielhau.org/tal1459.88v.html Apparently I'm not the only one with questions about the difference here. PEter...
Just being a "pesky twenty-first century scientist" again, but there are a couple points, both regarding this discussion on Talhoffer and on medievbal...
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Here's a good example of my question about how one avoids finger injuries when halfswording. http://www.schielhau.org/tal1459.87.html The murder strike is...
... there are a couple points, both regarding this discussion on Talhoffer and on medievbal manuscript illustrations in general, that need to be made. ... ...
... Hi! ... I consider the hazard of the right fencer about to being wrenched to the ground and killed to be far greater that the hazard to his hand. ... This...
... Hi! ... True, you cannot stop a horse's movement in mid-gallop, but this one is more than easy. Or do you think that e.g. Hans Talhoffer wouldn't have been...
... First of all, even though the actual errors will often differ, there still will be disparities between what even a knowledgeable watcher visualizes what...
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... Peter, the German material is a body of work, consisting of perhaps more than 50 manuscripts and an equal number of books. This was in many ways an...
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... Ther are perhaps as many as almost 10 different versions. They are all somewhat different. Professor Hils in his book has a concordence among most of the...
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... more than 50 manuscripts and an equal number of books. This was in many ways an academic tradition (well sort of) in that we have originals and commentary...
... Perhaps I simply fail to comprehend. The murder strike is being delivered with force, is it not ? It's not gently placed in the position shown, but swung...
