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Russ seems to have a bias on Hutton. also, a lot of people ignore Huttons method for saber cut which is arm straight and squeezing the lover finger of the sword hand

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I totally agree in general. But in your demonstration at 3:36, you both hit to the weapon instead of the head. This changes the distance, angle and force ratios and and thus weakens the statement a little bit.

Amother really good resource is robert rutherfords book on rappier. Goldmine

I'd like to see Wechsel to Ochs from the other side. I'm struggling a little from the current angle. Great video all the same.

Great review! thank you Dan

I like. I'd love have more conversations on this.

Great format for a book review--pleasant and useful. Thanks a lot for putting this together!

Definitely agree, as someone who started out with the Forgeng translations I've found this new translation by Garber is much more approachable

Absolutely love the translation, I hate that I memorized the forging one so no I get super confused looking up techniques in Rebeca’s…at first I was ugh why did she change the names, but then further research I found out she just changed them back!!!! But then they added Chris vandick head to this, he is a hack..and a scam artist..and that list continues

I personally still prefer the Forgeng translation, but I love the form factor(s) and more extensive footnotes of the Garber. It's also nice being able to cross reference between the two.

“Hey look a new translation” “Ahh the words are different!” I love the footnotes about translation decisions, but going from “winding” to “twisting” is jarring.

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I have this book and I hate It! Who even uses Swords Nowadays... How did this get published?!

cool thanks mate! was looking at getting myself these for crimbo :)

Great video about the European take on maai (間合い), amongst other things!

Excellent techicals, love your videos. Now how to actually apply the knowledge LOLS!

I agree, this shows the mistake of literal interpretation of images, rather than genuine trial and test of the hypothesis by multiple fencers, Russia is good but not the be all and end all of fencing 😊

I don't undrstand why start in the lower guard? It's super hard to block the incoming strike from Wechsel

Best one i found. Thx

@Daniel Pope - do you prefer Hutton or Waite for your primary sabre source?

thank you very much. How do you beat feints?

These are really well made, and the narration is very well done!

this is so dope <3

Finally a proper explanation! I was wondering why do that at all. This is the best example of how and why you should train in. Thank you for the provided context!

High Octave is simply a necessity. A fencer doesn't always have the luxury to choose the ideal defence for a given situation. Following a failed strike, the opponent may beat down our sword, at which point the only quick defence to his immediate reposte is a hanging parry (High Octave). It's undoubtedly a very weak position, with poor offensive utility, nonetheless it must be practiced, and employed, when the situation requires it. It's not a position one would opt to fight from, but that's why Hutton called it an "auxiliary" parry. It is simply sometimes the only option available.

Please please please do more of theses this is so woundwrfully useful for visualisation the text!

Greetings from Poland. Hutton's saber fan.

Fantastic explanations, looking forward to part three!

I want to start this off with saying that I have no previous real knowledge about martial arts fencing, only tidbits and basic techniques. But, I've always been put off when I see movies or tv series visualizing a sword going straight through a protective breastplate or the big, heavy movements of a massive sword or just in general big, easily read choreography in sword fighting. I'm writing a fantasy medieval novel, and I've begun to dig deep into the martial arts side of things, starting with Italian and Destreza rapier fencing, and longswords, etc. So, watching all these techniques are incredibly fun to learn about to write a believable novel that involves a lot of fencing and all out war, and coming across your videos has given me a lot of insight. Keep doing what you do and good work! ♥

These are really well made ❤

Brilliant! This feels so much more natural and efficient than the big rounded pflug/ochs position switch. Really well explained, subbed!

That’s very interesting. I would have loved if anybody gived a slightest insight on how to parry without hilt (i am using a hiltless weapon). Although it appears to me that some techniques here can be used without a hilt i still hve a feelng that you can „catch” the weapon with your guard, or you can make it „bounce off” from the tip of your blde and it is two fundamentally different aproaches to the parrying

Good video!

Many thing to say to the way Russ teach sabre to a little girl. Most important he is already to close to hit correctly, making him also to close to have the correct arm position for parries. Than he use the hammer grip. The sabre twists in his hand on contact with the other blade. Hutton teach the classic sabre grip with the thumb on the handle …

"who is probably French".... LOL

you really notice how germans dislike the thrust

It being a simple play that someone can follow just by imitating it is what I love about this.

I'll try to add these concepts to my rapier. I got it today from the mail.

great diagram of ober zorn kron glutz etc, is there an image of that online? it'll be cool to have

These graphics are excellent

The sidesword you are using looks like a Kvetun Armoury Sidesword 5 (probably one of the custom swords it was based on, but with a S1 narrow blade; most likely, I will order a standard S5 soon). With this assumption in mind, did you order it because you were looking for a Bolognese style piece? Or did you intend to have this for Meyer from the start? I'm asking this since I see you are making a lot of Meyer content, and there is a more iconic "rapier" for his tradition that one could potentially choose. Just a bit curious on what makes people select one trainer over another, nothing else. I also want to echo everyone else here: you are indeed making great videos. The 1st person perspective makes things so much clearer that this should be the default presentation style for HEMA videos (with a side view in a window in the corner). Using the original illustration as opponents is just the cherry on the cake... it elevates the end result, it manages to fool my brain for a split second into thinking that you are actually fighting the illustration, and I love it! 👍

Fantastic breakdown, especially at 19:10 with the rapid examples of transitions to maintain attack

1:00 It is really interesting how religious symbolism plays a role behind these.

are there any other styles of swordsmanship? this is really awesome!

I just discovered your channel. I love how your videos use visuals, text, and voiceovers, all while being short. So helpful.

I found the bigger absetzen a very good set up for oben abnehmen. When the Zwerch is struck from a bind it often forces the opponent to overcomit to a parry propelling the oben abnehmen and opening up the other side. Choosing one over the other is more of a distance thing for me. When I'm further away the tight absetzen is really all there is, as the cut would often be to short. But when in Krieg already they cut is a really good option, as a thrust would never land. To safely strike to another opening, I somehow need to build up pressure and the cut from the bind is perfect for that. In the end it just narrows down to the 3 wunder.

Excellent. Common sense, well researched and tested.

Great. Waiting impatently for Part 3

Do you have a link to a Swordsman pdf? I wasn't able to find one publicly available