#fechtschule

[historicalfightingguide]

For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the following links:

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Some advice on how to start studying the sources generally can be found in these older posts

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Remember to check out  A Guide to Starting a Liberation Martial Arts Gym as it may help with your own club/gym/dojo/school culture and approach.Check out their curriculum too.

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Fear is the Mind Killer: How to Build a Training Culture that Fosters Strength and Resilience by   Kajetan Sadowski   may be relevant as well.

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“How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills”  by Rob Gray  as well as this post that goes over the basics of his constraints lead, ecological approach.

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Another useful book to check out is  The Theory and Practice of Historical European Martial Arts (while about HEMA, a lot of it is applicable to other historical martial arts clubs dealing with research and recreation of old fighting systems).

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Trauma informed coaching and why it matters

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Look at the previous posts in relation to running and cardio to learn how that relates to historical fencing.

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Why having a systematic approach to training can be beneficial

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Why we may not want one attack 10 000 times, nor 10 000 attacks done once, but a third option.

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How consent and opting in function and why it matters.

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More on tactics in fencing

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Types of fencers

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Open vs closed skills

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The three primary factors to safety within historical fencing

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Worth checking out are this blogs tags on pedagogy and teaching for other related useful posts.

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And if you train any weapon based form of historical fencing check out the ‘HEMA game archive’ where you can find a plethora of different drills, focused sparring and game options to use for effective, useful and fun training.

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Check out the cool hemabookshelf facsimile project.

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For more on how to use youtube content for learning historical fencing I suggest checking out these older posts on the concept of video study of sparring and tournament footage.

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The provoker-taker-hitter tactical concept and its uses

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Approaches to goals and methodology in historical fencing

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A short article on why learning about other sports and activities can benefit folks in combat sports

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Consider getting some patches of this sort or these cool rashguards to show support for good causes or a t-shirt like to send a good message while at training.

[meinesichtderwelt]

Spruch zum Wochenende: Fechten gehen

Eine gar nicht mal so gebräuchliche Redensart hat mich zum Nachdenken gebracht, denn dieses Wochenende wiederholen Nichte 2.0 und ich den Ausflug, den ich 2017 schon mit ihrer großen, damals gleichaltrigen, Schwester unternommen habe (und an den sie sich kaum mehr erinnert, leider …): wir besuchen die Fechtschule auf der Schwedenwiese an der Burg Trausnitz, eine der Veranstaltungen im Rahmen der…

[gasparodasalo]

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (ca. 1623-80) - Balletto "Die Fechtschule" a quattro for 2 Violins, Viola and Continuo in G-Major, V. Fechtschule. Performed by Meret Lüthi/Les Passiones de l'Ame on period instruments.

[nightbringer24]

YouTube Shorts might be a horribly blatant ripoff of TikTok in so many regards, and it sucks that YouTube does seem to be trying to favour that over the regular longform videos, but I do feel that, regardless of how they're done, both videos do a good job at showing and illustrating both form and function of certain Medieval weaponry better.

There's a couple of good ones I can recommend for long form and short form.

Virtual Fechtschule. He does a lot of stuff revolving around the German Landsknechtes, talking and showing the techniques of using the famed zweihander sword, and how it was a weapon that could be used in ways that really put to shame any claims that it was just a heavy and cumbersome sword used in a mechanical hacking and slashing way. Uses a lot of commentary from contemporary Medieval sources.

Robinswords. He's done a lot more short form videos than long, but he always gives a clear and concise commentary on what the weapon is and how it can be used, especially with demonstrations for certain weapons too. Does a good amount of commentary about certain video game mechanics around swords and such, which I feel is a not a bad thing to talk about since it is becoming, if not the way, then at least a major way that people from the younger years view Medieval European martial arts.

I do like Skallagrim's videos, along with Schola Gladiatoria, but the two above are the ones I'll give focus on about short form videos.

[dogesterone]

Hello! I have a passing in hema and would like to get into it one day (local place is expensive…)

I’m interested cuz I’ve been watching skall for a very long time. I know shad’s not a good source, but I am curious why skall might not not be either. Thank you!

I might be wrong about this, but as far as I'm aware, Skallagrim doesn't have any particularly toxic traits. At worst, I think he might have some old videos about libertarianism, but that's all I'm aware of. The actual quality of his content leans a little more towards the realm of "pop history," and his channel isn't as reliable for HEMA as Scholagladiatoria, Virtual Fechtschule, Schildwache Potsdam, etc.

[junck-ritter]

I reviewed my new swod, it’s cool and you might want one!

Follow my group on facebook already

[fab-bladesmith]

Lucienne.

A Sword for Armoured Fighting. Germany, late XVth century.

Commission work after sword 126.006 of the Wiener Bürgerliches Zeughaus.

Spring Steel blade. The cross and pommel are old iron. Grip is Silk over Velvet on a wooden core.

This is a well known model with the distinctive feature of having a blunt section about one third down the blade (actually an hexagonal cross-section) that allows the placement of the left hand, as required in many techniques of German Harnischfechten of the XVth century and later. The rest of the blade shows a rhomboid cross-section. The flats of the blade bear the ruining wolf of Passau inlaid in brass, as well as another mark.

Close-up observation of the original sword revealed that underneath the surface wrapping of the grip there was a sort of fabric ; the thread itself, often described as leather, was in fact a yarn of fibrous material. I therefore went for crimson velvet and silk, dyed using historical methods. The yarn is wrapped and knotted over the fabric, 4 knots per turn, and each knot naturally pulls and tightens the previous ones.

Dimensions undisclosed, but we're very close to the original sword. Point of balance is near the wolf of Passau.

Many thanks to Martin E., Wyte Phantom, l'Atelier de Micky, Florian Fortner and Julian Schrattenecker from Fechtschule Klingenspiel, Dr Daniel Jaquet, Florine Michelin and of course Thomas Schmuziger.

You'll find a study of the original sword with full dimensions - and more swords ! - at rapier.at, the Klingenspiel website.

[becadroit]

More tools of Tuesday #swords #sosweaty #summer #fechtschule #longsword #melbourne

[willowthewispmetalwork]

I had a wonderful weekend teaching#blacksmithing at the Fechtschule Frisby HEMA Conference in Tamworth, NH! Nothing better than smithing next to a horseback sword fighting class! I’m already planning next year’s classes!#blacksmith #trysomethingnew #bladesmithing #axe #teacher #teachersofinstagram #maker#make #badass #bladesmith #hema #historicaleuropeanmartialarts

[historicalfightingguide]

Technically not historical fencing but obviously related.

Hope you enjoy, and check out the general channel, lots of historical fencing content.

For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the following links:

.

.

.

.

Some advice on how to start studying the sources generally can be found in these older posts

.

.

.

.

Remember to check out  A Guide to Starting a Liberation Martial Arts Gym as it may help with your own club/gym/dojo/school culture and approach.Check out their curriculum too.

.

.

.

.

Fear is the Mind Killer: How to Build a Training Culture that Fosters Strength and Resilience by   Kajetan Sadowski   may be relevant as well.

.

.

.

.

“How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills”  by Rob Gray  as well as this post that goes over the basics of his constraints lead, ecological approach.

.

.

.

.

Another useful book to check out is  The Theory and Practice of Historical European Martial Arts (while about HEMA, a lot of it is applicable to other historical martial arts clubs dealing with research and recreation of old fighting systems).

.

.

.

.

Trauma informed coaching and why it matters

.

.

.

.

Look at the previous posts in relation to running and cardio to learn how that relates to historical fencing.

.

.

.

.

Why having a systematic approach to training can be beneficial

.

.

.

.

Why we may not want one attack 10 000 times, nor 10 000 attacks done once, but a third option.

.

.

.

.

How consent and opting in function and why it matters.

.

.

.

.

More on tactics in fencing

.

.

.

.

Types of fencers

.

.

.

.

Open vs closed skills

.

.

.

.

The three primary factors to safety within historical fencing

.

.

.

.

Worth checking out are this blogs tags on pedagogy and teaching for other related useful posts.

.

.

.

.

And if you train any weapon based form of historical fencing check out the ‘HEMA game archive’ where you can find a plethora of different drills, focused sparring and game options to use for effective, useful and fun training.

.

.

.

.

Check out the cool hemabookshelf facsimile project.

.

.

.

.

For more on how to use youtube content for learning historical fencing I suggest checking out these older posts on the concept of video study of sparring and tournament footage.

.

.

.

.

The provoker-taker-hitter tactical concept and its uses

.

.

.

.

.

Approaches to goals and methodology in historical fencing

.

.

.

.

.

A short article on why learning about other sports and activities can benefit folks in combat sports

.

.

.

.

.

Consider getting some patches of this sort or these cool rashguards to show support for good causes or a t-shirt like to send a good message while at training.

[meinesichtderwelt]

Sonntagsfreude: Ein paar dankbare Gedanken

Sonntagsfreude: Ein paar dankbare Gedanken

Heute war eine lange Nacht für meinen kleinen Bruder. Das wenige, was er auf dem elterlichen Bauernhof bewirtschaftet, bedeutet für ihn verdammt viel Arbeit. Neben der 40-Stundenwoche. Hilfe bekommt er, klar, aber wenn etwas reif ist muss auch alles passen. Vor allem muss der Mähdrescher kommen. Und das Wetter halten. Und wie schon als Kind hab ich gestern wieder zweifelnd in den Himmel geschaut,…

[iamafencer]

This is one of my favourite fencing images,  a display of a Fechtschule event between Marxbruder and Freifecther. Join me as we go through some of the many amazing details of this image, and relate them to our own times. Courtesy of signore Roberto Gotti and, Gairthenix and MAM.

https://www.facebook.com/axelpetterssonhistoricalfencing/

[schwerterundstickerei]

Mid-lecture, during my class on Fühlen at Fechtschule Frisbee. 📷 @snazzytoaster . . #HEMA #HistoricalEuropeanMartialArts #FechtschuleFrisbee2017 #longsword (at Tamworth, New Hampshire)

[we-are-knight]

Hey I recently found a HEMA group near me and was excitedly reading their page until I read that they focus "on military culture, not the city-oriented culture in which many of the treatises were likely produced for. Therefore, we emphasize full body power generation, and encourage our students to wear armour, both as a courtesy to others (that they might "finish" their blows), and also to help frame the chivalric--as opposed to modern sporting--atmosphere." Does this seem worrisome to you too?

-squints-

Sounds like, at best, they emphasize power attacking constantly in the belief that this is better? I’m always skeptical of any group that claims “We practise military, chivalric fencing, not that awful SPORT stuff!” as they seem to either (1) want to pretend to be ‘warriors’ in an age of desk-jobs or (2) forget that the Fechtschule environment of the Holy Roman Empire/Imperial Germany was itself sporting as much as it was martial?

It might be worth watching one of their training sessions and see what they are like, but I’d be pretty skeptical. Power attacking constantly ends in injuries (I should know; it’s something I have to stop doing), and there aren’t really any manuscripts that emphasise battlefield fencing which seems to be what they are implying (”We don’t do that awful CITY fencing!”).

So in short: yeah, I’m pretty wigged out by reading that. Of course, they may just be sounding overly macho, or may not do what I’m thinking of here, so...maybe take a look at their training then make a choice?

[junck-ritter]

Dan from Fechtschule Victoria (the group to which I belong) made a video about the strange thing called brechfenster in later longsword sources.

I personally think the brechfenster thing is a strange artefact of later interpreters in the tradition, but that shouldn’t stop it from being studied if you are into that aspect of the lineage.