The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts

There are so many problems with the arguments of your internet foes, it seems they get their facts from the heated debates mostly found in the back room of a comic book store. To be brief, there are two videos right here at the ARMA website that help slightly. One is JC performing a flourish with a ...

They aren't with the ARMA but this link may be helpful:

http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Wiktenauer:Copyright_Policy

Good luck!

Years ago I posted a similar topic. Search technique on the battlefield or just my name as author. I also had a thread on how one enters into battle (walking vs running). Some of the replies may be of value to this discussion. Be well.

Peter,

I'm in Staten Island. I met with some of the guys in north New Jersey. Good first impressions all around. I would definitely recommend contacting Eric White since you're in Nyack. They would be about an hour away from you. Maybe I'll see you there one day. Good luck and be well.

I have never handled their products personally so I cannot give an accurate review. I can see they advertise "safeflex" blades, which leads me to believe their swords might have that whippy-noodle effect we try to avoid, but that is only an assumption. Other forums may have accurate reviews but ...

And of course check out the tab on top that says Where to Start. Very helpful with lots of in-site links. Good luck!

This does happen a lot in fight actually. Even a lot of people who are not trained in any combat can cause the face to cave in if you punch someone full force in the face. Doctors often treat cases like this all the time where someone comes in badly beaten and had to do reconstructive surgery. It's ...

Even in the most brutal striking art, like Muay Thai, they do have a lot of wrestling, like breaking someone's back and arms in half. I guess a good MA make use of both. A lot of people don't realize that if you strike someone right, you can easily crush someone's face and kill him. It's been known ...

Greg,

Some good things to be taken from that video. Thanks for posting.
My observation is I noticed that techniques that had an immediate follow-up (or combination of movements) seemed to be more successful. In contrast, there were a few times where one of you attempted a strike and virtually ...

Based on all the physics and physiology we know, if your sword moves through a position similar to LVT in the process of bobbing and weaving like a boxer, that's one thing because it's dynamic, transitory and unpredictable, and you can get away with it as part of a larger pattern of movement. If ...

I am now going to refute myself.
The rest of that quote reads "When he has grasped his dagger so that the disc is at his thumb and thrusts you from above" which obviously means the ice pick grip and the opponent is striking downwward. So, the disc at his thumb (as opposed to "little finger" as we ...

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The above article is an interesting read.

In regard to your specific question, I can't comment on Lignitzer. Instead, I took a glance at my copy of Talhoffer (Medieval Combat-- Mark Rector). The dagger plates possibly indicate the thumb toward the pommel in the "ice pick grip" only twice in ...

My concern from that video is when he says the newer model of Hanwei has the "...same level of flex, but only within the last several inches of the blade, just as it's done in MODERN FENCING SWORDS" [emphasis mine]. This should not be considered a quality unless it matches historical accuracy.
How ...

I was wondering if anyone has come up with a way to incorporate High Intensity Interval Training for RMA. I was thinking along the lines of tiprogressions alternating with a florysh (with intent of course) for a few sets. This could also work with a partner or study group; press drills alternating ...

I know this doesn't answer your question, but it may be of some interest to you. Also, there are a few threads posted that refer to the axe. Browse through Search results and good luck.
http://www.thearma.org/spotlight/NotesLEJEUDELAHACHE.htm
BTW, Stacy, very funny use of the ...