Longsword Sparring in the Park (11 March 2018)
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This is the weirdest game of tennis I've ever seen.
But just like tennis it's most entertaining when it keeps going back and forth within one round.
you should see what happens when the hounds are released
You should see YTP Tennis
This is just how they resolved challenges in Renaissance Europe
They should play Tennis with a pommel
"So what are you doing with your buddies this weekend?"
"SWORDFIGHTING IN A TENNIS COURT"
Imagine coming to the park to play tennis and you see two people sword fighting
man that would be so much better than playing tennis
I would imidiatly ask if I could join in and have a go at it. It would be a great introduction to the sport.
+Regulus Black I would think the same
I'd run in an be like, I Call Next Game
That's why I always carry in my tennis bag: 1x dagger, 1x brigandine, 1x helmet, 9,999x pommels
You should have a series where you bring a guest and call it skall and pall.
That's pretty clever.
New anime
"Thou mother art gay!" "Nah thee"
Simon Van Gelder Your maternal figure prefers the company of women
- Nay, I hereby refute your claim, for indeed it is upon you that such ignominy falls
IT'S "THINE" YE UNCULTURED LOUT, LEARN THY PRONOUNS BEFORE THOU MAY ATTEMPT MEMERY, CEASE THY FOUL WAYS OR BE SIMTED BY THE LORD
I like Skittles
Your armor was crafted by a feeble-fingered peasant.
I fart in your general direction!
This is the most violent game of tennis I've ever seen
When two players have a dispute, the swords come out
I've seem a catfight in a tennis court and people doing same thing with tennis rackets
Brilliant I love how there are people driving in the background.
Lol
Try that in any part of the USA.
Canada is America lol
...... do you know what USA stands for?
@Gralof Gaming, as you can see the comment i replied to was later edited. When i commented on it, it said America and not USA.
Finally a tennis court used for something worthwhile.
? As tennis player I think tennis is the best sport there is.
Dark Voice
Good for you.
Dark Voice Tennis is a hobby/skill oriented activity.
Kamron Thurmond It's a sport.
Aya Mafeik amen. And the fact is that tennis is most definitely a sport lmao
Skall with the epic "oh shit" face when he sees the strike coming at 4:15 but can do nothing to stop it!
Sparring in the PARK (GONE WRONG) -GUN PULLED (COPS CALLED, GONE SEXUAL) ALMOST DIED
Unfortunately Rob
(NOT CLICKBAIT)
completely false, its a music channel self promotion
You are missing the "100% real no fake".
#Thuglyf
GETTING TAKEN OFF UA-cam
Watch that POV makes me appreciate the real techniques instead of movie scripted ones. It also shows you don’t need excessive flashy moves to make it look cool. The flow of the movement of swords is so beautiful and I can appreciate it much more knowing that every move has proper intention and not just random thrusts. It’s aesthetic and practical. Thanks Skall👌
Longsword sparring looks either epic or stupid at any given time.
either way, one mistake and you are theoretically deceased
Sovereign Sentience Most certainly.
While rapier sparring always looks stupid and polish sabre sparring always looks epic.
the problem is that rapier sparring is all about judging distance while waiting for a opening. so its boring most of the time. but I kinda like rapier against other weapon, because you see the rapier guy on the defensive actually using the hand guard as a shield, and its really cool
Ignore rapiers, sideswords is where it's at. The stabby stabby of a rapier and the slashy slashy of a saber.
Couple of wild bee keepers
judofry wild bee keepers, that are fighting, with swords, in a tennis court, in a park, in public
Nah, they are just squashing bees for each other.
Some pretty good back and forth. Pretty good form. I've been teaching HEMA and martial arts weapons for 24 years and you guys are doing pretty well. Here is a tip, on an aggressive to over aggressive opponent, extend your arms to full, lower your body by bending ur knees about half way and having your weapon in a full thrust. This is an excellent impaling maneuver that will give you a solid thrusted attack. Make sure your feet are planted well and you keep balance in case your opponent is cattish and pulls away. If he does, then counter this with a horizontal swing to the legs about knee height. Try this and see for yourself. Keep up the good work, the education, the practice, and the love. Well done.
In the UK, the Park "Police" will come, take your details, and tell you to get out... Not even joking lol. Great video!
Curtiss Wu I believe it. They just banned some journalists from entering because they criticized Islam.
I believe it . the UK is a fricking police state run by a partly inbred family dynasty . now the USA ... hmmm
Master Kenobi here is Philip Defranco’s video: ua-cam.com/video/48hVnPw4gjo/v-deo.html
Master Kenobi Lauren Southern was banned for doing a social experiment saying “Allah is gay”. It was in response to a Vice article saying Jesus was gay. Pettibone was banned for trying to interview Tommy Robinson. Sellner was banned for attempting to give a speech at Speakers’ Corner.
Either you've never been to the UK or you really have no idea what a police state is. And the Royal Family have no real power whatsoever.
you really have gotten a lot better!
I like the fact that you are sparring at a slower (like 75%) speed. This is very precious and helps develop a good technique in combat if both fencers are disciplined and stick to the slower speed.
Your sparring videos with commentary are my favourite ones on UA-cam. Nice and clear.
I'm glad you are putting more hema footage on the channel again
Honestly I love the HEMA community. Everyone is wholesome as hell.
Always good to see you back on your feet.
Attack and parry style fencing, while not optimal, is the most fun!
Good stuff, bro.
Yeah, currently working on using the Master Cuts to displace and counter cuts in one action but the old counter-parry habits still dominate the sparring. It'll get better eventually.
Skallagrim it wasn't a criticism. I really enjoyed it. I enjoy fencing that way also, even though it's not technically what I'm supposed to be doing.
No worries, I didn't take it as criticism anyway. I agree that attack-parry style is not optimal, it's not actually what Meyer teaches.
Looks like spring drove the park ninjas out of their holes to do some sunny training
Rodrigo Seoane bloodily Park ninjas get everywhere
Your footwork is just so satisfying to watch
There you had an advantage because of the cam nobody wants to hit you to the head.
And you are a very passiv fighter taking mostly retreating steps where your female counterpart is very streight forward. Very nice to see such differences in personal fighting styles!
Nah, I made sure to let everyone know before the sparring that I take 100% responsibility for my recording gear and pointed out that the camera is in an impact resistant housing, so nobody had to worry about that.
And yeah, I naturally tend toward a very cautious, defensive style. Stewart has the same tendency, so the two of us usually don't get long exchanges but more a sort of hit 'n run approach. Working on my offense though. Just need more practice, always more practice. :)
Seelenschmiede Thank you for pointing that out and Skall for giving an answer !
Your English is excellent and I do not intend to be pedantic, but it is "straight".
Not your fault English is inconsistent
hknuddv ok, thanks mate, no prob. This is the way to learn and to get better 😆
More of these please, never gets old watching you parry, feint thrust etc. Maybe do a tournament.
Nice to see your knee is getting to the point where you can spar like this again. In past videos you'd mention your knee twinging at one point or another. Or your shoulder. Happy your healing Skall
You're getting much better at this man, compared to the old videos in that squash court.
Liked this a lot, the two different views give us a good view of your technique and the commentary with highlighted hits are easier to track. Wouldn't mind seeing more of this kind of thing, although with your current living situation I understand that it's hard to organize as much sparring as you would like.
That was a good bit of distance management at 3:39, nice work. Compared to some of your earlier sparring videos you've improved quite a bit. We're all always trying to learn and improve, keep at it Skall.
We need more like this IT WAS AWESOME
Would love to see more of your sparring! Great stuff eh!
When i watch stuff like this i want to cry. I live in a small town in Bulgaria and we have only 2 HEMA clubs in the country so me and my friends are trying to make ourselves an improvised club. But we use wooden swords and heavy but well made shields and we have almost no protection (especially for the hands, ski gloves dot work. The gear is rely expensive ).And not to mention that one gay is using anime " techniques" while I'm trying to do the real thing, so yea he is the monster on the battlefield. And yes as im writing this useless comment ( that skall probably won't see ) i realise that WE ARE JUST FUCKED AND DOOMED never to manage to do what we love! Stay safe!
Here are some things I recommend as someone who was in a similar stance. 1 I haven't tried ski gloves, but hockey gloves for me work well. 2. Get some synthetic blades first, if their tip is to narrow make sure to tape it up so it's a bit more stumpy (Not enough to wreck the weight), I got my longsword from purple heart. The reason why I recommend synthetic is cause wood can break3. If you guys have your synthetic blades and hockey gloves, try to get some full-faced helms, like dirt bike gear, or motorcycle helms, 4 Spar at a medium pace, follow through and hit lightly, and about your friend, when you start sparring, you can show him how your techniques work and maybe convince him to practice historical fighting. Sorry if this wasn't helpful or you didn't need help. You just reminded me of myself and I wanted to help lmao.
King Keif thank you a lot man i knew some of the things but i havent thought of hockey equipment maybe i can find some. And yes yesterday i repeated a sword for a second time so maybe we should just say fuck it and give some money for some good sword. But if you can tell me how to get a book or something like a guide for the techniques it would be great because we dont have anyone to show us how it is done properly. Thank you for the help.
Go look for discarded microwave ovens. They have a strong perforated grating inside that comes out as a fair sized sheet. Get a piece of 5mm EVA foam, some velcro, canvas thread and needle, and rubber cement from an arts and crafts store. All you need is scissors and about an hour to make a decent fencing/paintball mask for a couple dollars. You can also do arm, hand, and chin guards out of the same stuff.
martin vasilevki have you checked out scholagaldatoria on UA-cam? He has some tutorial videos on getting started in HEMA. He also mentions the names of historical fencing manuals in many of his videos.
Joseph Allen thank you i will check him!
You can really see a skill difference from your last combat video, well done skally
Just had a surgery and I can't wait to get into sparring shape. Looks like a really fun day at the park!
I just love these videos. You really see how fights would go instead of that flurishy shiny knight stuff.
Also:
+56 exp swordplay.
4:10 +1 exp unarmed combat.
Nice footage man!
And I gotta say, when I compare Kingdom Come Deliverance to this... it looks like especially the stances and way you hold the swords is pretty well made in the game.
@Skallagrim I don't know if you talked about this already but would you like to have a look at KC:D's "master strikes" and "combos" and say how realistic they are? Because they even have historical names like Zornhau and such. (I hope you are not too annoyed yet by endless KC:D requests :P)
Love your sparring videos, you’re one of the inspirations I had to get into longsword fighting
Damn, I could watch like an hour of just Longsword Sparring while you explain it! Great Video
Love longsword sparring videos! Especially from someone who actually can perform decent with a longsword. Good job dude!
In the episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, "Sokka's Master", how realistic would you call the sword fighting in the episode?
That was really cool! I loved the longer exchange in the middle of the video. You seem to have improved a lot since I first started watching your channel!
So, is this how two tennis players settle a dispute? Either way, it's always great to see another video like this
I love these sparring videos.
That looks like a lot of fun. It sure is fun to watch.
I just realized that this sort of video is really entertaining,
I would love to get into hema but there is no club near me would anyone recommend good video tutorials
+Sean Riddell Matt Easton recommends sport fencing if you can't get into HEMA, as it teaches some of the same fundamentals, like footwork and timing.
Радован Кубурић cheers
InSanic cheers
bokudensuduharagmail thanks very much
Sean Riddell bruh just watch anime
that is the best use of a tennis court I've seen in many a year . great to see you sparring . whoever that was with the steel duelling sword is pretty good .
good to see your hema peeps out sparring with you . I hope outside sparring catches on .
These new Kingdom Come mods are getting weird......
koffinkat666 yeah, those armor sets look too modern
Kingdom come tennis court mod
The new Kingdom Come update looks epic guys. Canadian Park DLC pack coming as well
would love more of these, great vid and analysis.
I really liked this video. I'd love to see more of these.
Really enjoy this type of videos, great job as always Skall!
Excellent vid! I would love to see more sparring vids.
I like your sparring videos, they are always interesting.
Love these videos, looks so fun.
My favorite video of yours. Great sparring
Practice makes perfect my friend; that was an awesome match.
You're getting more and more aware of what you do. Heart warming... damn man, I need to train ! .__.
This is waaaay cooler than every movie sword-fight ever!
I’d like to see video analyzing the combat system in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. It’s obvious that the devs put a lot of effort into making it realistic and it would be cool to see if they actually succeeded in making the game accurate.
I can't believe no one in those passing cars stopped, got out their phone, and filmed you, while going "OMG there are two dudes sword fighting on the tennis court!"
Should do more videos of sparring! They're so fun to watch 😃
Love this kind of videos skall
You're really alot more skilled today than ya used to be, Skall.
Very nice sparring Skall!
This looks super fun!
skal...forget about the faints and the stir it caused...you make great video's!
Nice! That was a lot of fun to watch.
Looks like you're really improving. Recovery from the injuries seems to be going well
More schools for this need to spread everywhere.
Together with Zombie go boom, these are definitely your best types of videos.
Very entertained and educated! thanks mate!
I love these kinds of videos
Excellent footage!
Love this format)
Really nice video, I'm a newbie so I was really just trying to look at you guys' footwork. But I am sure the rest of it was nice as well.
R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1....
Annnnnnd a parry...
Zm_ranger Estoc is bestoc
jab jab jab jab jab *stamina depleted*
Awesome video skall
Nicely done you guys! I’d love to see more videos of this. Do you guys do sidesword and rotella at all? I’d love to see it!
I love longswords...I really need to get one
Loved it! Great work!
This was really fun to watch. Doesnt that get, like, really warm though, considering you're out in the sun, moving around a lot in black gear?
You really did make a lot of progress.
Really nice video!
It would by nice to see you try to simulate the power of the hits you do while sparing in one of your cutting tests.
Usually you go full power in those,it would give a better perspective to the damage those hits do in sparring
watching European Styles keep reminding me that i need to practice my Sword on Sword Counters.
there is so much of that in Euro Arts.
those 'clang' sounds were right out of "Berserk" hahah. great vid as always, very informative.
I just now understood one advantage of the steel blunts : if they don't ring it is a hit.
Quality video with pretty nice sparring.
Sorry if it's already been recommended, but I'd try a chest mount for the go pro. I used it for fishing and you get a good view of everything and the camera stays straight better
Hi Skall, can u do sparring lesson vids, for beginners?
I would love to watch a sparring match in a room full of cameras. So a completely dark room with the spotlight in the middle, and cameras in several angles so we can get a really cool sparring vid :D
Short, but really, really nice vid. Good job!
This looks so cool
HEY WAIT, a 1994 Ford Taurus sedan just drive by back there? my mom had one of those!!!
AWESOME VIDEO!!.
seriously though guys, that are far better place if you could have done this.
Are those white cherry blossoms in the background?
I want all information possible on those trees.
2:08
I really enjoyed this video
I love these videos!
Seeing historically accurate european swordsmanship is awesome
Here you got to show some of the stuff you talked about before. And did some of the things that were in the comments.
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I still wanna see you using a spear vs the teachers using swords, sparring.
Man, I need to get into HEMA.