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Hi,

I really enjoyed this sparring video, good job everyone!

To second Axel, I must say that it would be interesting to know the rules if they are currently available.

Regards,
Alexander

Randall

I think the shinaï was invented in the XVIIth century, quite some time before the change from martial arts to sports then. I am no specialist ofJapanese martial arts...anyway its origins are irrelevent to our choice as HEMA practitioners to use a modified version (clearer visibility of ...

Randall,

As the article that started this discussion and the people taking part to it, I wasn't talking about ARMA groups...not even about myself . My comment was aiming to say that the sparring tool "shinaï" isn't the only tool used to get a feeling of how a sword reacts in one's hands in the ...

Hi all,

Just a short comment on shinaï use in some WMA groups of which I know members: they use it as (non exclusive) sparring tool only.

Regards,
Alexander

ps: told you it was going to be a short comment

Americans pretty much that way about all lawyers. Even the lawyers.

With half of my family in the states, I should have known that...

As for the rest I should have used a different word; by "system" I meant an association or society, eg ARMA, Schola Gladiatoria, Ochs, etc. Sorry about the ...

Alexander, I'm a lawyer. So that entitles me to the title of master? BTW, in the US a lawyer is a JD, juris doctor. This entitles me to be called Dr. as well? Either title is presumptuous and arrogant. You may call such people "masters" in your country, but we don't call them that here. We call ...

Aaron,

I do not know the maestros in person, so I cannot judge their abilities from my own point of view...

I agree at 142% on the issue of clarity of promotion to master status, though I do not on the use of this term (which causes problems to some people).

As for the self proclamed ...

Hi folks,

You might have noticed it, but for the ones who don't take a regular look at the HEMA youtube group, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hBPv8GdS_Y

"Like steel waster" poduced by AEEA (Spain), they look quite good to me...more info in a week apparently.

Regards,
Alexander

For what it's worth, I second Mr. Nankivell.

There is no need for harsh talk, explanations have been provided concerning the use of the Master/Maestro title in the given context.

Regards,
Alexander Pierre

Alex, there is no excuse, period, for using the title "master."

Jay,

In France ...

For what it's worth, I second Mr. Nankivell.

There is no need for harsh talk, explanations have been provided concerning the use of the Master/Maestro title in the given context.

Regards,
Alexander Pierre

Cooper,

You also have 6 plays in Lovino's book (I do not know its current availability in English, however there is an Italian/French version available here: http://ardamhe.free.fr/biblio/Lovino.pdf).

Regards,
Alexander

ps: first post here