Spin Around

I'm going to puke...

Ever Neat! Makes me want to know what that session would have looked like from the sidelines.

Is that a bastard sword?

Lol, could of at least got someone who can use a sword... these guys are hardly Shaolin monks... barely even the count of monte cristo.

Wow, your right, none of these guys even know how to use a sword. they just like to spin it around a few times. I mean come on, I would of liked to see someone who knows what they are doing.

GazK and SPDCRZ,

Apparently you guys know nothing about historical western martial arts; what they are doing is straight out of historical sword combat manuals from the middle ages.

The camera is facing the wrong way. It should be looking at the opponent, not the wielder. Otherwise, cool. :)

@ James B.

Nom we don't. I'm guessing it's not a common subject, but I thankyou for bringing my attention to it.

It doesn't change the fact that it's boring as hell, and any 10 year old with a sword (or stick) does those spins.

Someone with some flashy sword proficiency could make this video exciting and worth watching. Or, if they would rather stick to medieval western martial arts, then an explanation of the moves would make them more interesting too.

Case and point... these guys still suck, even if they don't.
lol.

@ GaryK

I have been fighting for two years now, and I have nowhere near the smoothness of these guys.

That you see it and can say that it is boring any ten year old can do it shows your complete ignorance of what is being done. To me it's fascinating, watching the footwork, the movement of the hands and forearms and the transitions between guards.

I only wish that there was a video taken with a static camera off to the side so I could compare the two.

The fact that the camera is facing the hands and they are using a two handed grip means that the camera will be facing the wielder most of the time. I wish they would have used a few more off hand spins or wrist break moves but they may have been concerned about the camera staying in place. Otherwise they are quite a bit more than just swinging the camera around and are perfectly consistent with several medieval sword cadences and moves.

Hi all,

This is Historical European Martial Art (HEMA) and this video is from an event my club is hosting every year in Sweden Gothenburg.

As stated before we are doing moves directly from the manuals from 1300.

i Practice German Longsword and we are just free-styling some swings, didn't had any expectations of this video to get that many views :)

you are welcome to see more real spar sessions and competition on my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ryrlen where we have a lot of great fights (and some not that great)

Best Regards
Mattias R

GaryK I guess you are one of those folks who think they know everything about everything and cannot man up an admit they have no clue what they are looking at.

Hello. After watching the video from the camera on a sword that has been circulating a lot, we decided to do a new version with 2 swords fighting and well dressed asmedieval.
This was the result:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlzV7o7LHgo
We hope you enjoy it.
Greetings