SCA Sword Technique: Two Intermediate-Advanced Combos
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2015
- Sir Dietrich teaches a video lesson at practice for a long-distance student.
Combo 1: Reverse-hip offside, to backedge rotique, to offside pendulum
Combo 2: Moulinet to under-the-shield crosscut - Sport
As a lefty I really like that you have one at your Demonstration too so I can see the fix and what I can use or modify according to those combo.
+AzraelVM Absolutely. Most of my techniques can work very effectively regardless of which hand you hold your sword in. It just might take some modifications, but an open target is an open target.
Love that you have made a habit through all of these videos to drill combat terminology.
Yep! While combat terminology is far from universal, even within kingdoms, I at least try to be consistent with the terminology that I use for my students.
Speaking of which I am only going to be a couple hours away, so you and your lady are invited to come train with me anytime.
Just a quick note to say thank you for putting these together. I am a new fighter in Trimaris but I find these to be very helpful.
+Jason Young I'm glad you are benefiting from these videos! Trimaris is full of many great fighters and teachers for you to work with. Best of luck to you in your training!
Thanks man for your videos, they are very instructive, and I am learning a lot with them.
Awesome, keep at it and train hard! Good luck!
Sir, I love your videos. I also love going back to them, when I get to plateau on pell training. Also like to add, I've had much success with your moulinet into a rising flatsnap. It's been highly successful and the shock on your opponents face is priceless.
Awesome! Glad this is helping with your training...keep it up!
I am very much enjoying your videos. Thanks for posting.
+Pocono Gym You are very welcome! I am glad to hear you are enjoying these.
Ill be practicing both of those
I managed to pull off that three hit combo on my left handed friend just the other night. Funny thing is he showed me this video. Even cought it on camera.
Haha nicely done!
Love that first combo. Going to start using it right away!
That's one awesome thing about the internet. A lesson taught at a local practice can help a fighter from another kingdom!
DietrichvonStroheim or another country... Greetings from Japan!
I really appreciate your uploads. I practice with rattan but fight with steel. Your theory, body mechanics and most combos transfer to steel well. Thank you some much for your videos and keep 'em comin'!
seanfrancishenry Greetings! I am glad to hear my videos have been helping you. I fight rattan and steel interchangeably too.
If you don't already know him, look up my friend Jay Noyes at Castle Tintagel in Japan for some great fights, either steel or rattan.
DietrichvonStroheim Awesome!! Please do some steel related videos, I need all the help I can get. Your techniques are always practical and your explanations are always clear and supported with plenty of examples. As for Jay, I'm psyched that you know him! He is my teacher and the captain of our Japan national team. We just got back from the IMCF championships in Poland. I'm still a newbie but I did what I could in Sword n Shield, 5 on 5s and the 10 on 10s. It was a major eye opener!
Going to a regional fighter practice in alabama in 3 hours, I'll be sure to try these techniques!
+jopojopo1 Very cool, good luck!
awesome
Thank you for sharing this.
Shaun Brown You are very welcome! Feel free to share or make requests for future training videos.
DietrichvonStroheim I have watched this video a bunch and I like how the final shot as 3 different area to land.
Shaun Brown Yep, it is good to have options, and be able to adjust your targetting depending on what your opponent does!
that is my teacher Mr woods!!!!!!
I've had some success by replacing the Pendulum shot at the end of your 3 shot combo with a Thumb Lead coming in on the offside at a high angle.
+cedryc44 Rock on! I'm glad you've added this to your repertoire and modified it for what works for you!
I will be working both these combos next Tuesday at my shire's fight practice. Quick question though, would stick length have any bearing on any of these combos?
+The Bear Of Mongolia Good question. A longer or shorter sword will change the range that you should begin the combo from, and will change how quickly the sword turns over, and how much tip momentum will be generated. But this combo can be utilized with most any sword length
I pulled it off with a shorter sword than his in the video. Granted, my opponent had a shorter sword as well.
Yesssssss
I was just at GNE over the weekend for my first event, it was awesome but one problem I had was leg shots. I was getting hit a decent amount on the upper part of my left thigh (my lead leg) any tips on proper leg defense? Or maybe can you make a video showcasing some all around defense tips? Thanks a lot.
These videos are awesome. You gunna be at Pennsic this year?
Kaptain Ballsack I sure will! You can find me at the Atlantian pavilion or on the pickup field.
are you still about - there is a severe lack of sword and sheild stuff on youtube - and i think its one of the best ways of fighting
I'm still around, and still fighting every week, but just haven't had a chance to do new training videos in a while.
Random question DietrichvonStrohiem . did you make your coat of plates or buy it from somewhere? just curious cause I love the look of it.
+Devon Tibbetts Thank you, this was a custom spring steel brigandine made for me by the smith Andrey Galevskiy. He has a shop on Facebook.
+DietrichvonStroheim ok thanks
Justin Silva, I can't seem to reply directly to your comment, so hopefully you see this post.
Getting hit in the shield-side leg is a fairly common problem, that usually comes from your shield being out of position. What size and shape shield are you using?
I have two shields that I have been messing around with, one is a center grip kite shield and the other is a heater with a traditional grip (strap and handle) they're both 2x3 give or take a few inches. Do you have a preference to shape, size and grip? Thanks for the reply.
I've used both styles of shield that you describe. Personally, I find the strapped 2x3 heater offers enough passive defense that you can focus more on your offense.
The smaller center grip is ridiculously fun, but requires a much more active defense, often with more sword parrying. I enjoy both, but overall am more competitive at the high level with the strapped heater.
DietrichvonStroheim I saw in an earlier comment that you're going to pennsic this year, would you mind if I stopped by and maybe you could show me a couple things really quick? I'd really appreciate it sir.
I would be honored. I've had several requests for one on one instruction this year, and I'm fine with turning it into a small class.
Look me up under the Atlantian pavilion, or find me out on the field, and I'll spend some time working with you.
DietrichvonStroheim Awesome, thank you so much sir. I'm only going to war week so I'll get some directions and look you up after I settle in. I look foward to meeting/training with you.
I'm really short, so the it's really hard to drop a standard moullinet in over the top edge of people's shields without shooting my sword arm strait up in the air (where it frequently gets "hacked off") Love to hear about variations on this, given it's tough to lead with a shot your opponent doesn't have to respect.
Brynn, if you can reach your hand higher than their head, you can land a good powerful moulinet that strikes like lightning! If your arms is getting hit as you are throwing it, consider a quick pump-fake first, to freeze them.
Also, consider throwing your moulinet and then immediately going into a sword parry, with a planned riposte. This will prevent your arm from being ripped up.
Are Shield punches/pushes not allowed in SCA? because in your first combo you set yourself up for being pushed with his shield. And can you get enough force out of your strikes with the "reverse punch"? The leftie part at about 6.30 min is quite good.
I really like oyur videos and i think you are a great teacher. I come from a buhurt background, so i can't use/try every thing you teach. Your steps + guard position video is very good btw.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy my videos. I've competed in Battle of the Nations duels so I'm familiar with the world you come from. To answer your question, in SCA fighting you can 'place the shield against the opponent to restrict his ability to attack or defend' but not actually strike with it. So shield manipulations? You bet. Crashing into someone and knocking them ass over tea kettle in a melee? Happens all the time. But Shield punches to the opponent's body/head/limbs Not allowed.
I get a surprising amount of force on the reverse-punch sword strikes, because of the body mechanics I put into it. Although, it's totally ok if the shot hits and isn't hard enough, because it sets up some nice followup shots :-)
What type of shield is the knight using conducting the lesson?
That one was based on one of the Talhoffer judicial dueling shields, just less ginormous and without the spikes. My normal shield is a strapped heater, but I believe it was 'in the shop' that week, so I grabbed this one from my shield library to teach the lesson with.
why is your shield almost always tilted back? yes it gives you some extra vision, but it acts as a ramp to your face. so any thrust or slash will deflect directly to your head.
It creates the illusion of openings in my defense :-)
There are some similarities with HEMA techniques but I'm not sure all of these are martially sound.
I've always preached that while rulesets may be different, fighting is fighting. Tempo, measure, angulation, footwork, reflex...it is all pretty universal. My sword techniques seemed to have served me well enough in the HEMA world as well :-) www.scatoday.net/node/22579
That's a pretty fair reply. Take what works, leave what doesn't. Thumbs up from me :)
All of this looks very similar to lichtenauer lineage Messer techniques - which I am starting to think grew out of sword and shield work. very nice .
I would love to mirror some of your videos to my channel I try to teach alot of your techniques to my fighters if you would be willing I would be very appreciative
Also I dont know how to do that so if u say it's cool I could use some tutoring on how
You are quite welcome to do so! Glad the videos are helpful for you and yours
what is your kingdom??
i practice hema and to me ur techniques are begging to chop ur hands are arms off. maybe there's a rule set i dont know, that protects u in these situations, but u should realy try to protect ur swortarm more, for example by keeping ur opponents weapon under control before u strike.
There isn't a rule set short of don't target joints, wrist and elbow that sorta thing. However the forearm and upper arm are legal targets. It's not always easy to strike these targets, not saying it can't be done but several factors keep it from happening. We tend to strike with a good deal of power behind the shot (I've done some HEMA, the SCA strike tends to be significantly harder), this has a big effect on your opponent to focus on the block and they tend to forget to throw a counter with it. The arm is not usually a target that's aimed for. Head, torso, leg, and the buttocks (for those rap shots) tend to be the desired target areas. Again you could and it does happen, but usually against a very experienced opponent who is deft at throwing counter attacks while being struck. Hope this kinda helps.
Also the strike has to have some force when it makes contact. It can't lightly strike the arm and count. This probably accounts for most people not calling the hit. You get a lot more legal limb strikes when you use two handed weapons.