I've discovered the Bolognese system through your work and fell in love with it, because I found it to be one of the most complete and adaptable authentic European fencing styles that exist today. Thank you, Ilkka!
I second this. We are studying Godinho in our group - specifically his first book for sword alone. Now I've also become interested in the Bolognese system because of your work. You really have a gift and fantastic form. Your hard work is evident.
+Master Tracker You're welcome! Just keep in mind, when reading the sources, sometimes a tramazzone can also mean a wheeling cut done to the outside, like a mulinello. It can sometimes be a bit hard to make sure, which one is used. You have to experiment and cross-reference to find out the most likely option for each situation.
I definitely need to brush up on Bolognese side-sword terms...been many years lol I've been focused on Fiore recently & when you mentioned the first 2 guards I was thinking of them being low as Fiore describes lol Threw me off a bit. Shows what a few hundred years between manuals & 15 years of me forgetting can do 🤣
Your description of the ribbon cut has really saved my working interpretation of Dall'Agocchie's first "assalto" (though he doesn't name it as such) Rather than practice it as falso/cut, i had simlly been practicing them as a series of cuts. Your description really gave me a much better impression of what i should be doing, and it's much more consistent with the fundamentals lain down in the manual so far. Thank you very much!!
I love the bolognese system! Having filipino martial arts background, i can relate to it so well! Very similar to single stick/blade movements, just different terminology. Thanks for teaching this. It helps me in learning dall'agocchie materials.
+Sinan Alfachicken You're welcome. This is probably the best way to learn the terminology as well, being able to read it, hear it and then see it performed. Some very basic Italian grammar would also help with understanding the singular and plural forms of the words and so on.
I know french so I thought it'd help a bit. It really doesn't :D Seeing you do these after the names does though. I decided to look into sidesword a lot in 2016 now. A lot of my decision progress was thanks to your lovely videos and book recommendations. Loving the footwork and the body movement of this type of fencing. Many thanks again, and merry Christmas :)
+André Torres ah fair enough :) I don't think there's any hard drive in my brain left for more languages though. All data must be sword related! :D I'll rely on Ilkka for a while
You make it look so easy! I've only just begun to study Marozzo and although the Bolognese forms are gorgeous, they take so much time to really get. It'll definitely be worth it if I can get my form as nice as that one day!
the hip movement is on point. to the video. lighting and the mimalistic style are impressive. I like the shadow in the background so much. Well done! Ochs Munich approves!
This video is amazing. I´m studing this techniques with my roman gladius and let me tell you, it rocks!. Really good for my training, I love it. I´m using to, the video ¨Basics bolognese swordmanship¨, and it´s very usefull to. When will you make videos about ancient swords?... I Know you love it to. :D Thank you very much for all this videos.
Do you find the Danelli's a bit on the heavy side? I got to play with his Meyer and Mair sideswords last year and I was rather unimpressed. They looked nice, but they were quite on the beefy side. The general consensus from many at that event was that they felt like tanks compared to every other sidesword on the market. I see he has a lighter blade offered but Ive never had a chance to play with that one. Is that the one you use here?
what lenght of sidesword do you recommend for such a slashing oriented style? would you still go for lenght or have something a bit shorter but more agile?
What's the name of the guard you use to throw the reverso sgualombratto? It looks like Guardia Di in'trare, but with a collapsed elbow. Is it still Guardia Di In'trare? We use it in class sometimes and I can't recall the name.
In my opinion yes, it is. The anonimo specifies the hand being drawn a little, but of course Guardia d'entrare is one of the guards that is somewhat elusive.
@@ilkkaouto thank you very much. From what I have seen, it seems to have the collapsed elbow for attacking, but can be used with a more straight elbow for parrying, similar to Guardia Di Faccia, but more to the left instead of in front of the face.
Ilkka Hartikainen thanks, as I thought also. The school I’m learning through primarily trains rapier and gauche, and teaches mostly thrust techniques, but also a surprising amount of cutting. I find cutting difficult to execute, so these exercises should be a great help 👍🏻
Ilkka Hartikainen I cant get any steel, synthetic or even wooden swords here in my country could I use rattan single sticks but I replace the leather guard with wooden side sword grip? Thx for the reply :) 👍
I've discovered the Bolognese system through your work and fell in love with it, because I found it to be one of the most complete and adaptable authentic European fencing styles that exist today. Thank you, Ilkka!
Great!
I second this. We are studying Godinho in our group - specifically his first book for sword alone. Now I've also become interested in the Bolognese system because of your work. You really have a gift and fantastic form. Your hard work is evident.
Yes love the fluidity of this style of fencing.
We who are about to die, salute you! Love this!
The tramazzonne and mulinetto - Shown slow and succinctly . Very much appreciated and Thank you very much .
+Master Tracker You're welcome! Just keep in mind, when reading the sources, sometimes a tramazzone can also mean a wheeling cut done to the outside, like a mulinello. It can sometimes be a bit hard to make sure, which one is used. You have to experiment and cross-reference to find out the most likely option for each situation.
The way these patterns are economic in preserving the kinetic energy of the blade is astonishing.
I definitely need to brush up on Bolognese side-sword terms...been many years lol
I've been focused on Fiore recently & when you mentioned the first 2 guards I was thinking of them being low as Fiore describes lol
Threw me off a bit.
Shows what a few hundred years between manuals & 15 years of me forgetting can do 🤣
Your description of the ribbon cut has really saved my working interpretation of Dall'Agocchie's first "assalto" (though he doesn't name it as such)
Rather than practice it as falso/cut, i had simlly been practicing them as a series of cuts. Your description really gave me a much better impression of what i should be doing, and it's much more consistent with the fundamentals lain down in the manual so far. Thank you very much!!
Your fluid moves are mismerizing you are truely a master swordsman.
I love the bolognese system! Having filipino martial arts background, i can relate to it so well! Very similar to single stick/blade movements, just different terminology. Thanks for teaching this. It helps me in learning dall'agocchie materials.
@jeffrey nunez what FMA do you do? I do Pekiti Tirsia Kali and ive been searching through HEMA for largo techniques
Thanks for the video, very clear to understand and the names written down helps a lot with the terminology.
+Sinan Alfachicken You're welcome. This is probably the best way to learn the terminology as well, being able to read it, hear it and then see it performed. Some very basic Italian grammar would also help with understanding the singular and plural forms of the words and so on.
I know french so I thought it'd help a bit. It really doesn't :D Seeing you do these after the names does though.
I decided to look into sidesword a lot in 2016 now. A lot of my decision progress was thanks to your lovely videos and book recommendations. Loving the footwork and the body movement of this type of fencing.
Many thanks again, and merry Christmas :)
+Sinan Alfachicken actually Portuguese, Spanish or Catalan would help you much more in understanding the Italian terminology. :-)
+André Torres ah fair enough :) I don't think there's any hard drive in my brain left for more languages though. All data must be sword related! :D I'll rely on Ilkka for a while
This is the most beautiful swordsmanship i have ever seen. Now I know what I want to learn.
You make it look so easy! I've only just begun to study Marozzo and although the Bolognese forms are gorgeous, they take so much time to really get. It'll definitely be worth it if I can get my form as nice as that one day!
the hip movement is on point.
to the video. lighting and the mimalistic style are impressive. I like the shadow in the background so much.
Well done!
Ochs Munich approves!
We need an ASMR channel with sword drills
Thank you is this very very useful
Those are some really elegant moves You did, Sir.
beautiful. thank you for making these
+blackraver5 Thanks, glad you like it!
Fantastic drills, cant wait to practice.
Very cool.
Thank you
Thank you! These are really helpful.
alwaysmhelpful mr Ilkka, thank you!
Awesome, inspiring and relaxing at the same time. My compliments from a newbie
Thank you for posting this, your work is amazing as always.
+Timothy Hayes You're welcome. I'm happy you find it useful!
good work my friend. I love your work
Well done , thank you
Thank you！
Wonderful!
You are the man, keep up the great work. I also make videos but you are way more ahead. Good luck for the future and I will sub.
What kind of glove are you using that allows you to grip the ricasso while still having good padding on the glove?
This video is amazing. I´m studing this techniques with my roman gladius and let me tell you, it rocks!. Really good for my training, I love it. I´m using to, the video ¨Basics bolognese swordmanship¨, and it´s very usefull to.
When will you make videos about ancient swords?... I Know you love it to.
:D
Thank you very much for all this videos.
Do you find the Danelli's a bit on the heavy side? I got to play with his Meyer and Mair sideswords last year and I was rather unimpressed. They looked nice, but they were quite on the beefy side. The general consensus from many at that event was that they felt like tanks compared to every other sidesword on the market. I see he has a lighter blade offered but Ive never had a chance to play with that one. Is that the one you use here?
Poetry in Motion.
Bonjour, merci
what lenght of sidesword do you recommend for such a slashing oriented style? would you still go for lenght or have something a bit shorter but more agile?
Amazing
Thanks 😊
Superbe en effet...😁
WHICH GLOVES ARE YOU USING?
What's the name of the guard you use to throw the reverso sgualombratto? It looks like Guardia Di in'trare, but with a collapsed elbow. Is it still Guardia Di In'trare? We use it in class sometimes and I can't recall the name.
In my opinion yes, it is. The anonimo specifies the hand being drawn a little, but of course Guardia d'entrare is one of the guards that is somewhat elusive.
@@ilkkaouto thank you very much. From what I have seen, it seems to have the collapsed elbow for attacking, but can be used with a more straight elbow for parrying, similar to Guardia Di Faccia, but more to the left instead of in front of the face.
The ancient Mayans would've agreed, you are decidedly an attack helicopter. The city is yours.
How different is sidesword to a rapier?
Unreal. Thank you for the great content. Do you think these techniques translate well to rapier?
Sure, though generally rapier would be more thrust oriented.
Ilkka Hartikainen thanks, as I thought also. The school I’m learning through primarily trains rapier and gauche, and teaches mostly thrust techniques, but also a surprising amount of cutting. I find cutting difficult to execute, so these exercises should be a great help 👍🏻
could these techniques be used with side sword that has a knuckle guard?
Yes. It makes no difference really.
Ilkka Hartikainen I cant get any steel, synthetic or even wooden swords here in my country could I use rattan single sticks but I replace the leather guard with wooden side sword grip? Thx for the reply :) 👍
+Timothy Edward Yes, for sure. Bolognese does not depend so much on the type of sword used.
thx for the reply, and could you tell me which sidesword model are you using from danelli? i like the design :)
www.danelliarmouries.com/index.php/basic-swords/137-bolognese-sidesword-light
the full riverso and mandritto looks like polish cross cutting, coincidence or not?
B
bologna sword
This is all Italian to me.
hey bro, are these movement should be fast in actual fight?
3:40 looks like Geralt style
this looks like farfalla di ferro
This isn’t pasta
👏👏👏👏👍👌