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@@CrayonLover69 sometimes if they hit a bit with less armour or get between the padding. Most of the time you don't feel anything

A hit should always be painfull, otherwise you don't have a proper incentive to get better at defending. It shouldn't hurt you, you shouldn't break anything but there should be some pain. If you are feeling nothing you have to much protection.

@@miroslavm2503 I get what you mean, nice to have that kind of instinct, but no need to get injured if you don't need to, especially for the sake of getting good at swordfighting in 2024 🤣

@@vote4wes no real injuries, no bones breaking, just bruises. Bruises are not injuries, even bigger ones, it's bragging writes more than anything. I recently experienced a first real injuries in 10 years doing HEMA when my rib on the left side was slightly cracked after a "Light" Saber stab. And that only happened because I am now using my left hand for "heavier" single hand weapons instead of my right since my right hand broke in a unrelated accident to fencing in mid March this year.

​@@miroslavm2503ouch on the rib!! Yeah we've only seen a couple of broken fingers and thumbs in our club so far in recent years, other than that we've remained fairly intact 😂 Do still end up with plenty of bruises come to think of it!

Cheers mate :D

Nice!! I'll need to look some more I to that! We have a few chaps specialising in dual wielding, maybe there will be something for them 👍👍. I learned of the above concept doing some Kali classes 👍 but like anything useful, many different people from different places figure it out 😁😁

I've never heard of applique, at least not specifically called that, there's a few bits of bindwork that sound similar, but definitely not something we train to a high level yet 😁 Definitely another one for me to read up on!! Thanks so much for letting me know 👍

Thank you very much 😀

I can sit down in mine, SupFen are usually very good with their measurements. I don't currently know anyone who has had the plastic break, mine has taken many strong blows 👍👍 and I don't think there is an easy way to remove the inserts. The inserts are the same material a lot of the other HEMA plastic armour is made from. The forearms aren't padded much, but you do get hard plastic armour for the shoulders, down to your wrists which are pretty much indestructible. Happy to do a more in depth review 👍

Currently, I'm unaware of any sources at all that deal with axes specifically. However Rob from @axeandboard is doing a lot of good stuff with these. Hopefully I can get him to upload a video soon :D In the meantime, make sure to follow him on instagram (links in description) He has recently done some interesting test cutting with the axes which was pretty eye opening!

I wouldn't put it in a washing machine, but yeah on a day-to-day/after sparring I spray it with Febreze or Isopropyl alcohol spray. Every few weeks I'll Steam it. I gave it a bath once too, warm soapy water, but took forever to dry out.

Thanks 😁 I'm for sure no expert, and yeah the texts can be pretty confusing. Even some of the stuff we see online only seems to work in best-case scenarios, so thought I'd add my two-cents. Probably due an updated version of this video tbh

Thanks mate!! Glad you found it useful. Looking back at this now with your question about the third in mind, I probably wouldn't go that far back myself, you kind of always want your sword in front of you, purely to save those milliseconds in getting to the block/parry or attack. And yes with modern sparring equipment there's all sorts of material or velcro bits you can get your quillons snagged on. But, I'm also a firm believer in "anything can work if you can make it work" so is worth trying out 👍👍 All of the custodia coming from the right-side/shield-side can be clumsier, simply because now I have to clear my own shield 🛡️. I ve even been sparring more with heater shields which are smaller profile and the same is true, first custodia especially is an easy one to get tangled in lol Usually the best thing to do is move the shield out of the way. Although practice makes perfect on this one, as those things only get heavier and heavier throughout the bout 😅

He was just striking out against me coming forward, I think ultimately I caught him off-guard and closed distance before he could really react effectively. Punching the buckler into his hands prevents him using the sword on me for that split second at least :D

@@vote4wes ohh okay that explains amazing move I see I still have a lot to learn thank you

@@budgingcampthedingus1458 No problem mate, have fun practicing! 😁

Mines the axe-head from Faits-d'armes: faitsdarmes.com/en/axe/297-rubber-axe-head.html The other one was bought via the Order of the Blade club. I've asked who the supplier was :) Will reply with the info once I have it

The other axe is this one: www.blackarmoury.com/en/synthetic-wasters/627-axe-1-handed-arcem-by-audeo.html

@@vote4wes thanks for the quick reply

Haha glad I could be of service. Tbh, I'm long overdue a follow up on this one 👍

Thank you :)

Hello Mr Hybrid 😘

I wish I knew, I think it's supposed to do it automatically?? But I still haven't figured it out actually 😅

@@vote4wes i found out, you need to hold X when walking off an edge high off the ground

Haha this is the fun part for me though, seeing how well the written stuff actually works against the unexpected 😁 obviously most sabre stuff is based at recruits anyway, so you can't really expect it to hold up for long against any thug 😁 especially an effective one!

Cheers pal 😁

Tried that, didn't suit me 😘

Thanks mate! I have always wanted to be a pirate 😆😆

The forearms are flexible, the rest are mostly solid pieces but you can kind of stack them. They don't take up too much space altogether thankfully. I carry most of my kit inside the bag and the jacket itself just on top of the bag between the handles if that helps at all It is a squeeze getting the whole jacket in

seriously

When you move in to attack and close the range, you need to step in, it's easy to over commit your feet or stick around too long. My sparring partner noticed I was leaving my legs open a lot. He made me pay for it

Cheers mate!

They did tend to train a little harder 😅

Cheers dude! Hoping to keep this kind of level going forward

Cheers mate 👍 sound advice

Cheers mate 👍

I33 techniques... But with a scone?

@@vote4wes throwing scones.

Cheers mate :D

Yeah pretty much 😅

It's his favourite 🤣

🤣 haha yes, gone very wrong

Haha congrats

Haha yeah definitely seen it in the Witcher come to think of it!! Good shout 😁

I wouldn't call that effective. It's hard to tell, but I'm pretty sure he missed. Besides, spinning leaves you open, and gives your opponent plenty of time to respond. Trust me, I know! 😂

Thank you mate, I wish I could do more!

I hit him with the shield after. Just a tap though. Those round shield can hit pretty hard

It's just for fun pal. I agree though, you definitely need to attack again after 🤟

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