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Hello Phillipe,
Your response was very helpful to me, but the EMA reference - In any case for those author we keep the sword in hand and do aiki-otoshi+ koshi nague or a koshi nague haed under alone (the other uberlaufen even though it is not as clear as in Ringeck ) - went over my head. If this ...

I'm trying to conceptualize, at the end of the "Durchlawfen" segment of Döbringer ['D'] (35 Verso), the application of a "...Vorkere if he grabs the pommel". The only other mention I found of this term by 'D' is "Vorkerer" on 27 Recto. First, is he talking about your pommel being grasped prior to ...

Hello Jeff,
My take on the 8 winden - and I may be totally wrong or guilty of oversimplifying - is that they are what one would call a 'yielding parry' in modern terms. 2 in each blossen because they can 'yield' in either direction depending upon the opponent's defense.

For example if you make a ...

Hello Jon,
I proposed that Ch.5, note 4, of Silver's BIofPod is ALL about distance & footwork, specifically that 'double' and 'false' can be references to footwork, simply because it's possible to interpret them as such. That's the nature of Silver's work, account his broad application of ...

Hello Benjamin,
In reply to the Silver's Brief Instructions Ch. 5, note 4, you cited:
4. If you meet with one that cannot strike from his ward, upon such a one you may both double & false (feint)& so deceive him, but if he is skillful you must not do so, because he will be still so ...

Hello Matt,
If you read: http://www.thearma.org/essays/mastercuts.html
you'll see that your Zornhau application (ending in a thrust opportunity) matches the current general consensus.

As far as body mechanics of the strike goes, I'm personally in the same camp as all of the above guys in ...

Hello Katherine,
I have no MA training or experience of mention - which is why my 'profile' is blank on this matter - so please forgive any ?'s that would have obvious answers. I just hit the heavy bag for about 1/2 hour once a week (2 minutes 'at it', 1 minute pauses between with my hands up to ...

Hello Derek,
In the introduction to the Zabinski & Walczak translation of the Codex Wallerstein, page 3, they make mention of your observation of the grip depiction of those messers in plates 57-64. I didn't see them specifically referred to as 'grosse messers' though. Clements sums up the ...

Sounds like a great event. One of these days I will have to make it to Cheesehead country!


-------------------->>>>>>>>>>>gene

Gene - You may very well need one of those foam 'cheeseheads' for protection on your next visit account the Armateer skills have grown exponentially in this area ...

New dagger question:
Has anyone yet tried, with padded daggers and full intent, the specific Fiore and Vadi counter-thrust technique (I've only seen it exhibited by them) of grabbing the dagger blade with the offhand closer to the hilt (as opposed to grabbing it closer to the tip as one would do ...

Hello Jeff,
In reply to:
[/quote]In chapter 14 where this is located he is discussing "Reason (principles) of sword Half Time" which seem's to indicate to me what you should do when you bind(ie twitch, wind).

Would those not be half time action's(take half as much time to do)?

Does ...

Hello Allen,
The (2001) Porzio & Mele translation of Vadi's Chapter XIV utilizes the word ' wrist ' where you've quoted the word ' knot * '. The 'volaricha' would therefore be a mezzo tempo strike as mentioned above. Vadi's 'stramazzone' (Chapter X) would therefore be an example of a 'volaricha ...

I was able to see Aaron & Brad's demonstration that Monday, and they executed their presentation with notable professionalism. They held the entire audience's attention throughout their demonstration. My wife for instance - who's not a historical fencer - was very pleased with their explanatory ...

In the book "Companion to Medieval Arms and Armor" Edited by David Nicolle. There is some really great and tantalizing information concerning the manufacture of the second shield link...the "adarga".

Hello Jared,
I remember that when you brought out those rawhide bucklers I was a bit ...

In my opinion, this reflects the historical fact that during this period, most men used the dagger in the reverse grip. Peterson reports that he reviewed vast numbers of historical artworks and could find few instances when daggers are depicted as being used in the forward grip. He concluded from ...