Richard Marsden: Polish Saber - Showcasing HEMA

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  • čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
  • Host Nicole Smith and special guest Richard Marsden from the Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship go over some of ins and outs, processes, and techniques involved in recreating the Polish system of saber fighting.
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Komentáře • 302

  • @hungarianhillbilly4144
    @hungarianhillbilly4144 Před 5 lety +480

    I'm a simple Hungarian I see Poland I hit like. Great story.

    • @darksoongaming9508
      @darksoongaming9508 Před 4 lety +19

      I do szabli i do szklanki!

    • @krzysztof_wu
      @krzysztof_wu Před 4 lety +27

      im a simple polish, i see a Hungarian hitting like i hit like :)

    • @janekpax5471
      @janekpax5471 Před 3 lety

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    • @MonkeyDRuffy-kp5sk
      @MonkeyDRuffy-kp5sk Před 3 lety +4

      long live hungary

    • @wanttosayadrem2551
      @wanttosayadrem2551 Před 3 lety +6

      The same from Poland :)

  • @mgmmaze
    @mgmmaze Před 7 lety +82

    I am first generation American always thought my Polish history has been pretty cool. I will definitely be picking up this book

  • @TheSparda81
    @TheSparda81 Před 7 lety +85

    I would love to see more of polish history. It's a very untouched sector of history in the west.

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 7 lety +27

      My book covers it, and if you want to go real deep, Norman Davies God's playground Volume I.

    • @MrZabao
      @MrZabao Před 3 lety

      Richard Marsden yeah, this is an epic book!

    • @ottoll9940
      @ottoll9940 Před 2 lety +4

      The most powerfull country in europe that time. Even captured Moscow for a while. And then wars against kozaks of Bogdan Chmielnicki. Really interesting. Like it much more than history of moscow in 1600's or western europe history

    • @piotrmalewski8178
      @piotrmalewski8178 Před rokem +2

      @@ottoll9940 Especially given we didn't even try. Most wars were either in self-defence or against the will of nobility. The Commonwealth could field over 200 thousand soldiers + army servants, but most of time just didn't want to give king such power. A king would have just a few thousand in his dispostion, do a war with that, and in the meantime have home-war against him. Zebrzydowski rebellion for example.

  • @BloodandIronHEMA
    @BloodandIronHEMA  Před 8 lety +296

    You may recognize Richard as the skull codpiece wearing man in Skallagrim's popular video "Expert saber sparring".

    • @Skallagrim
      @Skallagrim Před 8 lety +120

      With his signature "come at me bro" taunt. :)

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety +36

      Come at me bro!

    • @valkaek
      @valkaek Před 8 lety +3

      Praise the SUN! Swing like it's Dark Souls.

    • @andyreasoner5289
      @andyreasoner5289 Před 8 lety +1

      Great knowledge! I watch and I feel readiness to practice this Polish sabre :)

    • @user-js8jh6qq4l
      @user-js8jh6qq4l Před 7 lety +1

      Valkaek you blew it! Shame on you.

  • @valkaek
    @valkaek Před 8 lety +45

    His instruction was perfect, he was quick and to the point but was able to explain what he was going to achieve before he threw the cut very professionally. He seemed very in tune with his weapon.

  • @ChrOnos-tk8tv
    @ChrOnos-tk8tv Před 3 lety +7

    Great respect to our brave Brothers from Hungary!!! Our friendship is timeless.

    • @kerad4432
      @kerad4432 Před 3 lety +2

      Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki, i do szabli, i do szklanki.....
      Lengyel, Magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát.

  • @maciej5866
    @maciej5866 Před 8 lety +339

    I don't believe in this story. How a Frenchman can beat a Polish Nobel in drinking?!

    • @HowtoPolish
      @HowtoPolish Před 8 lety +114

      The Frenchman probably surrendered as soon as alcohol went through Belgium.

    • @akatsukami9578
      @akatsukami9578 Před 8 lety +14

      Probably depends on whether they were drinking vodka or cognac.

    • @lothar13PL
      @lothar13PL Před 8 lety +15

      Actually french people drink a lot more than polish people.
      For example: do poles drink alcohol while eating breakfast? Very rarely.
      And french people on the other side drink wine while eating breakfast (well they drink it to almost every meal) so naturally they can drink more.

    • @maciej5866
      @maciej5866 Před 8 lety +31

      +lothar13PL But drinking one glass wine to breakfast is different thing than drinking to unconsciousness. You can day by day run 100 meters, but that not prepare you to marathon.
      And pepole in France may drink more wine nowdays, but in renesans period, I think rich polish nobel drinking a lot on their nobel party, few times in week.
      And we should check conumption of alcohol on one person in this countries. Both are in UE so that kind of statistic should be somewhere.

    • @lothar13PL
      @lothar13PL Před 8 lety +3

      Maciej D Maybe you're right.

  • @MarkS806
    @MarkS806 Před 8 lety +40

    He seems like he would be an excellent teacher to learn from.

    • @ryanneu9379
      @ryanneu9379 Před 4 lety

      Ragnar Lothbrok he is, he’s my history teacher 😂

  • @Celibatnik
    @Celibatnik Před 4 lety +7

    I'm Polish and I grew up watching movies like "The Deluge." Thanks for this video.

  • @crewalpha
    @crewalpha Před 5 lety +16

    Very interesting. It's nice to see the interest in this swordfighting form and interest in Polish military history in general. Just a couple of points about the historical aspects that might also interest your viewers. W.r.t. serfs, Poland did not begin as a country of serfs like the W. European countries, so it isn't quite accurate to say that Poland "still" had serfs later in history. A kind of serfdom arose with the steadily growing power of the szlachta. So in a way, you have the reverse development of serfdom. In part, this was supported by increased agricultural exports to W. Europe when the szlachta (and likely the burghers since e.g. the grain trade was largely responsible for not only the wealth of the szlachta but also the wealth of the cities), wishing to increase profits, exercised increasing pressure on the peasants living on their lands. This was also partly enforced by the fact that the szlachta were forbidden from engaging in most forms of commerce, agriculture being one of those exceptions. W.r.t. the power of the szlachta, I would distinguish between the szlachta and the magnates who themselves were members of the szlachta. A szlachcic could, of course, even become impoverished and remain a noble since the title was hereditary, in which case he might employ himself in the service of a more wealthy and powerful magnate family or even be forced to till his own land. Thus, whereas some of the magnates could rival even the wealth and military power (via private armies, often used during levées en masses) of the Polish Crown itself, the vast majority of the szlachta (some 10% of the population, which is quite large compared to the rest of Europe) were probably well off, though naturally not magnates. This division is important because it was reflected in the Commonwealth's institutions, specifically in the two chambers of parliament, or sejm, where the magnates and bishops dominated in the senat, or upper house, while the szlachta dominated in the sejm proper, or lower house. This grew out of tensions between the szlachta in general, the Crown, and the magnates which resulted in alternating cooperation between two of the three against the third in a kind of balance of power.

  • @brabhamfreaman166
    @brabhamfreaman166 Před 8 lety +112

    Richard must be recognisable from miles for those red socks.

  • @stan3951
    @stan3951 Před 7 lety +32

    it is very beautiful that the Englishman is interested in Polish martial art. Please see the movies of the family Sieniawski, it may be interesting for you.

  • @OldMadHatter
    @OldMadHatter Před 4 lety +1

    My copy of the book just came today after over a month on back order. I am loving it!

  • @JustGrowingUp84
    @JustGrowingUp84 Před 8 lety +38

    It's so cool that you guys managed to get Mr. Marsden for such a (relatively) long video!

    • @JustGrowingUp84
      @JustGrowingUp84 Před 8 lety +3

      P.S. I had no problem with the audio at the end.

    • @Gatsu1995
      @Gatsu1995 Před 8 lety +5

      He taught a couple of lengthy seminars over the weekend as well. really cool stuff

    • @JustGrowingUp84
      @JustGrowingUp84 Před 8 lety +5

      Reese Pollock
      Sure, brag about it, just rub it in my face!
      Not everybody gets such opportunities, check you fencing privilege!
      ;D

  • @harris2548
    @harris2548 Před rokem

    Just picked up first Szabla, and two practice sabers. Plan on picking your book up very soon, thank you for keeping my people's culture and history alive.

  • @robertpendergast2620
    @robertpendergast2620 Před 8 lety +5

    I bought a copy of your book. Very informative and excellent photography. It is really a keeper.

  • @KristoffDoe
    @KristoffDoe Před 8 lety +14

    This reverse cut with false edge - I remember something I heard that there's a variant of that cut, aimed at groin area, called "Eunuch's cut" (i.e. one that makes the opponent into one). O_o

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety +7

      The Hellish Polish 4th is a low line cut, but likely true edge. Hits the lower belly or groin area.

  • @secutorprimus
    @secutorprimus Před 8 lety +33

    Saber seems to be the lost, unwanted sibling in the European Historical Fencing family, and the Polish saber seems to be of the same low popularity.
    I've been trying to get into HEMA, but wanted to find a weapon that suited me beforehand, because I didn't want to drop a lot of money into a weapon I ended up disliking (I know synthetics are about $70-90, but still), and that fit into a time period I liked (which started as Ancient Roman, then Medieval, then Rennassaise). I spent a lot of time researching, my tastes going from gladii to high medieval arming swords to more and more specialized blades, which is the logical flow of action, I guess: going from well-rounded designs to more specialized designs, depending on what you want to accentuate (reach, power, speed, versatility, thrusting, cutting, etc.). Then, I came upon the Polish saber, and this is the second longest I've ever stuck with liking a certain weapon, a close second only to the medieval arming sword (third is is a tie between Broadsword and Backsword, and forth is Sidesword, but the time gap between them and the Polish saber is huge).

    • @Gabdube
      @Gabdube Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah. I went through a similar process before landing on the gaulish kledios.

    • @600_letni
      @600_letni Před 6 měsíci

      czcams.com/users/clipUgkxZjTvQ5vtg6zMfjQoCLJVq4YKlAlPFuNz?si=ln92u-ZkYbpXpw11

  • @missnomer5800
    @missnomer5800 Před 4 lety +5

    I hope the story of the Polish nobleman Pan Twardowski from the period of the golden freedoms :-) He made a pact with the devil, and outsmarted the devil.

  • @ThiLI0n
    @ThiLI0n Před 8 lety +17

    I love Richard Marsden so much

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety +2

      www.amazon.co.uk/Polish-Saber-Richard-Marsden/dp/0984771654/ref
      That's about as cheap as I can get it. Hardback, full-color, and highest color quality. Where are you at?

    • @ThiLI0n
      @ThiLI0n Před 8 lety +1

      Richard Marsden that's cool.
      holy roman empire

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety +2

      Oh yeah, they're way overcharging. Would ordering from GB be worth it?

    • @ThiLI0n
      @ThiLI0n Před 8 lety +2

      Richard Marsden nah, I'll just put it on my list

    • @ThiLI0n
      @ThiLI0n Před 8 lety +2

      Richard Marsden and buy it when my purse is better filled ;-D

  • @vidensodoacer
    @vidensodoacer Před 8 lety +2

    I appreciate the longer video. I loved every second, and I appreciate the subtle humor.

  • @viehoo59
    @viehoo59 Před 4 lety +4

    from Poland with love !!

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 4 lety

      w temacie broni HUSARII i wielkiej historii szabli polskiej . .szablotłuk polski

  • @JariB.
    @JariB. Před 8 lety +5

    Reminds me a líttlebit of the blades used by the (Crimean) Tartars, though those were often even more curved.
    However, a nice weapon indeed.

    • @KristoffDoe
      @KristoffDoe Před 8 lety +7

      Not surprisingly, considering Ukraine was a part of Poland back then, there were some Tatars who were Polish subjects etc. There was also Hungarian influence on Polish sabre.

  • @casspar1217
    @casspar1217 Před 3 lety +4

    Well... In crossfighting (Polish saber) you do not use much of static parry. Its mostly used strategically or when walking into an opponent.

    • @600_letni
      @600_letni Před 6 měsíci

      czcams.com/users/clipUgkxZjTvQ5vtg6zMfjQoCLJVq4YKlAlPFuNz?si=ln92u-ZkYbpXpw11

  • @mateuszwesoowski9583
    @mateuszwesoowski9583 Před 2 lety +3

    You should look into Polish cross cutting technique and the devils quart.
    There is a great movie called "Born For The Saber" with actual polish fencers.

    • @mateuszwesoowski9583
      @mateuszwesoowski9583 Před 2 lety

      That along with the "Deluge" duel scene are probably the best examples of Polish saber fencing.

  • @Mszaanisko
    @Mszaanisko Před 2 lety +1

    Check also the movie Born to the Saber made by History Channel, very good and acurate

  • @robertweidner2480
    @robertweidner2480 Před 7 lety +7

    Got the book for Christmas!
    It is awesome! If you wanna get into Saber-fighting with HEMA, it's pretty much the best book out there!

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 7 lety +6

      Why thank you so much!

    • @KamenRider1
      @KamenRider1 Před 5 lety

      @@TravelingTyrant
      Hello Sir, I'm an Arnis / Filipino Martial Arts practitioner.
      I've recently taken an interest in Polish sabers and would very much like to invest in a (hard copy) of your book.
      Sadly, I'm from the Philippines and it doesn't seem that they've shipped any copies to our local retailers here. Would very much appreciate it though if I could get my hands on it someday.
      Mabuhay and God bless!

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 5 lety

      @@KamenRider1 Try bookdepository.com they can ship worlwide!

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 5 lety

      @@KamenRider1 Not sure if my reply made it. The book is available at Book Depository and they ship worldwide!

  • @vladtheimpaler9770
    @vladtheimpaler9770 Před 5 lety +24

    Zero comments on the Mount and Blade: Warband, background music

  • @piotrhobbysta5614
    @piotrhobbysta5614 Před 8 lety +4

    Very intelligent, competent and interesting presentation IMO. This man knows what tells about! Some experiments prooved that Japanease katana would be useful and broken, having all the great respect to the samurais.

    • @Tycini1
      @Tycini1 Před 6 lety +2

      Could you repeat what you said about Japanese swords?

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety

      The oldest instructions about the Polish saber fight from the beginning of the 19th century are here:
      czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

    • @piotrhobbysta5614
      @piotrhobbysta5614 Před 3 lety

      Jestes antypolskim idiotą?

  • @SwordFighterPKN
    @SwordFighterPKN Před 8 lety +5

    I have that same blade from Poland!

  • @paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522

    The cross guard isnt touching bottom of the hilt becouse it does allows to unscrew the pommel

  • @panciopinczera7488
    @panciopinczera7488 Před 3 lety +1

    I really appreciate that you are making polish sabre more popular, that is a great piece of history:)
    As for the fencing...well... The most characteristic thing about polish sabre was a finger ring, that enabled cuts typical for polish fencing. That sabre you have there was not even close to polish sabre:) Also those cuts you present are more like french or italian, it looks nothing like polish cross-cut fencing style.
    There are few people re-discovering polish sabre system, search for cross cut polish sabre. All the best:)

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety +1

      The oldest instructions about the Polish saber fight from the beginning of the 19th century are here:
      czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

  • @tomaszsemik9591
    @tomaszsemik9591 Před 8 lety +18

    Hey, nice footage, greetings from Poland, land od people still and still proud of their sabre and cavalry. :)
    PS: sabre type, cavalry type and quality, clothes (like żupan) - are different when You compare any other countries around. The answer is the roots with Persians - DNA haplogroup with them biggest % in Europe - Poland. Also some Sarmats clans came to Poland (Lechia/Lechistan) ages ago and mix with Poles/Lechs living in territory few thousands yrs already. Chronicles and DNA say a lot. ;) CHEEEEERSSSSS SWORDSMEN! :)

    • @mateuszwayne4829
      @mateuszwayne4829 Před 7 lety +5

      Tomasz Semik This theory about sarmats was a thing in 16/17 century. I don't think it's true

    • @tomaszsemik9591
      @tomaszsemik9591 Před 7 lety +4

      Yhm, it was theory in 16/17, now it is concret pure science after DNA tests.

    • @mateuszwayne4829
      @mateuszwayne4829 Před 7 lety +1

      I would be thankful if you gave me a info source

    • @tomaszsemik9591
      @tomaszsemik9591 Před 7 lety +1

      Nobody ever gave me any source! I was looking for truth and knowledge on my own, it is not complicated. So go for it, don't be lazy, man.
      PS: For DNA test results try google ''profesor Grzybowski DNA test''.

    • @old_spice8054
      @old_spice8054 Před 7 lety +4

      Mateusz Wayne en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_R1a

  • @HowtoPolish
    @HowtoPolish Před 8 lety

    A duel scene from an old Polish movie with these sabers if anyone's interested: czcams.com/video/r-mnfJvSDkU/video.html

  • @nosuker
    @nosuker Před 8 lety +16

    One intresting fact: the "polish saber" is originally a hungarian (Hun/Türk) weapon. There is no nation invented sabre as a sword style. The whole East used to wear curvy swords like saber, but the hungarians (magyars) brought to Europe at the 8th century.

    • @paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522
      @paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522 Před 7 lety +3

      Ancient slavic tribes used sabers before 5 centry.
      And correct form is
      polish-hungarian szabla/shablya
      Lengyel, Magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát.

    • @mateuszwayne4829
      @mateuszwayne4829 Před 7 lety +5

      Paweł Andonis Gawralidis Dobrzański herbu Leliwa Information source pls

    • @ejdermengov
      @ejdermengov Před 6 lety +4

      Paweł Andonis Gawralidis Dobrzański herbu Leliwa. ancient slavic tribes usually used straight swords not curved sabres. even Sabre-Szabla word came from Turkic khipçak origin.

    • @PiotrHo4
      @PiotrHo4 Před 4 lety +1

      Hungarians, Serbs and Poles fought the same enemy. The Cossacks also used similar weapons. It's more about a martial arts school than about a saber itself. In Poland, a certain type of saber is called "batorowka" after the name of Stefan Batory.

  • @luciococciaglia4343
    @luciococciaglia4343 Před 4 lety +3

    it is a cavalry sword isn't it? our army in early 19 th century used a short version of that weapon

  • @Tycini1
    @Tycini1 Před 6 lety +13

    4:38 I know some similar weapons appear in Battlefield, but where exactly in Mortal Kombat do they use the Polish sabre?

    • @iamk4474
      @iamk4474 Před 4 lety +4

      They mean in mortal combat. In a situation where your life depends on during war ON THE BATTLE FIELD. ON THE WAR FIELD NOT THE GAMES

    • @charleybrett1663
      @charleybrett1663 Před 4 lety +3

      @@iamk4474 You should probably relax about this a little. Decent odds that it's a joke, and if not what's the big deal?

    • @shootinsquid10xamf76
      @shootinsquid10xamf76 Před 2 lety

      🤣😂

  • @user-js8jh6qq4l
    @user-js8jh6qq4l Před 7 lety

    Oh, man! Feat.'s! This channel is actually taking off!

  • @OneForChrist177
    @OneForChrist177 Před 6 měsíci

    I used to be a hammer wearing norse pagan. So grateful that the The Lord saved me from such a wretched fate. Love the saber vid though.

  • @Teskar30
    @Teskar30 Před 7 lety +1

    Whant an amazing video !

  • @joytekb
    @joytekb Před 4 lety +2

    Dzięki Waszmości

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety

      The oldest instructions about the Polish saber fight from the beginning of the 19th century are here:
      czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

  • @andyreasoner5289
    @andyreasoner5289 Před 8 lety +1

    P.S. Is there a book on the Polish sabre to buy? Where? I found info that Polish Winged Hussars used this sabres, also e.g. during Battle of Vienna! czcams.com/video/NEqo9Rip_ZE/video.html and here czcams.com/video/dnR4KN4uxKU/video.html So the practice of victories shows the effectiveness of this sabre, I think. During Golden Age of Poland/Lechia (before Baptism Poland was called Lechia/Lehia - up to now in old civilizations they are called : Persia/Iran-Lahestan, Turkey - Lehistan, in Russia and currently Ukraine they still use Lach/Lah/Lachs on Poles - being very old over 2500-6000 BC country) XIV-XV it was the largest, richest and the strongest country of Europe, which several times e.g. 1683 at Vienna Battle saved whole Europe. So more respect after Hitler and traitor Churchill, Roosevelt.
    P.S. During this time (14-17 centuries) Poland was so large, rich and full of freedom (1st Constitution in Europe) that French were like brabarians, not knowing languages and many eastern countries wanted to join Poland without battle - to be safe, free and rich simply, even when Poland as the only country won Moscow - russian boyars wanted Polish king. Many ppl from the countries on west of Poland emigrated to Poland (Scots, French, Hispanic, Italians, Germans, generally Brits, etc.). It was the reason - the prosperity and power, that later 4 countries at the same time in XVIII attacked and divided, almost destroyed after 6000 years Poland - Lechia! BTW: In those times they ten in Poland as everywhere drank wine - no vodka! They wouldn't be such power in other case...

  • @skinfoxeprime2711
    @skinfoxeprime2711 Před 2 lety

    Frenchman and syphilis. True story. They did get it in France all the time :D

  • @JohnoPete
    @JohnoPete Před 8 lety +3

    The book is $60 on Amazon. I'm sure it is well worth it for the practitioner, but it is a bit pricey for the amateur like myself. Any chance of a less expensive option?

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 7 lety +4

      Sorry! The book is hardback, glossy, large size, high quality color. That's why the book is pricey. It's a luxury item- I admit!

  • @ktoth29
    @ktoth29 Před 8 lety +23

    Marsden makes it sound like we got the idea for the second amendment from the commonwealth.

    • @MrOdrzut
      @MrOdrzut Před 8 lety +24

      Don't know about that, but Poland was quite progressive at the time - in late 16th century they introduced law forbidding to persecute people becouse of religion, and every king elected since had to sign this law before coronation.

    • @ktoth29
      @ktoth29 Před 8 lety +8

      I know the poles were very influential in the political thinking of the timeand you had cavalry commanders like Pulaski and Kovats (hungarian) acting military advisors during the revolution... but I also think they were somewhat ahead of their time; progressive laws and the inability of the monarchy to reign in the nobles made it difficult for the hungarians to fend of the turks in the 16th century and for the poles to fight off the russians and swedes in the 17th century. So you did have a very libertarian idea of freedom there where people had to fend for themselves in the absence of a strong central government.

    • @swietoslaw
      @swietoslaw Před 7 lety +1

      Not libertarian ;), because only nobleman was free, peasant wasn't free and was oppressed.
      And electing king meant that they were weak, and big problems were any reforms or just tax collection ;)

    • @citationneeded5809
      @citationneeded5809 Před 7 lety +11

      A peasant in Poland was less oppressed than in other countries at the time.
      No, saying that szlachta's freedom destroyed the country is an oversimplification.

    • @allozaur2
      @allozaur2 Před 6 lety +7

      Not so much szlachta's freedom, but their greed and personal vainglory. State policy was being decided by people who put their personal good above the good of the state, and the partitioning of the commonwealth was the result.

  • @ARR0WMANC3R
    @ARR0WMANC3R Před 8 lety +55

    Poland also totally wrecks in Civ V

    • @kamilszadkowski8864
      @kamilszadkowski8864 Před 8 lety +10

      and in EU IV

    • @laszu7137
      @laszu7137 Před 8 lety +5

      In EU IV Poland is insenaly OP and unstable. When I played as Czech they would have nice relations with me. Then suddenly declare war and send tens of thousands of men to conquer me. And then they like: No fuck this i'M out. And go back north, ending war without any territorial changes at all. Encountered this all the time playing new and new campaings. They must have had some reason to program polish AI that way.

    • @ktoth29
      @ktoth29 Před 8 lety +6

      I'm currently playing as Genoa and the poles have helped me conquer crimea by keeping the russians and ottomans off my back.

    • @laszu7137
      @laszu7137 Před 8 lety +1

      Karl Toth Cool.

    • @kamilszadkowski8864
      @kamilszadkowski8864 Před 8 lety +2

      laszu When Poland attack you Austria didn't intertwined? Most of the time when I play Poland I don't attack HRE at all because of the emperor.

  • @Hyymiee
    @Hyymiee Před 5 lety +5

    Do szabli trzeba mieć też ducha ludzie polskiego ducha

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety +1

      The oldest instructions about the Polish saber fight from the beginning of the 19th century are here: czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

  • @tgillies101
    @tgillies101 Před 3 lety

    The szabla/sabre was to the Polish like the Katana to the Japanese, yet ironically not much known in Western society.

    • @krystofcisar469
      @krystofcisar469 Před 2 měsíci

      what do you mean by that? Like 90% of europe did eventually fought with sabres and knew well about them from very early medieval :D

  • @wojciechosowski2349
    @wojciechosowski2349 Před rokem

    I'd like to ask a question how to defend against such reverse thrusting of curved blade like at 4:50? Is somewhere some materials or presentation obtainable?

  • @antekb1979
    @antekb1979 Před 3 lety

    Look for: POTOP. Analiza sceny pojedynku (duel starts @ 4:12). ;)

  • @dudusp2
    @dudusp2 Před 4 lety +2

    best weapen in word !!!

  • @lukepowaluke1933
    @lukepowaluke1933 Před 3 lety

    Please watch this movie on youtube "Sztuka Krzyżowa seminarium 2014"

  • @marossowski
    @marossowski Před 7 lety +7

    oh caman, you schould read about polish husaria.

    • @edwardtaka5010
      @edwardtaka5010 Před 4 lety +1

      You should read what you wrote before posting sth. And Hussars are small part of Polish history. Polish cross-cutting has longer story then Hussars Unit.

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety +1

      The oldest instructions about the Polish saber fight from the beginning of the 19th century are here:
      czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

  • @szybkilewyprostyf231
    @szybkilewyprostyf231 Před 3 lety

    Exelent!

  • @Strategiusz
    @Strategiusz Před 8 lety +8

    I want my Golden Freedoms back!

    • @kamechas
      @kamechas Před 8 lety +11

      Miałbyś wtedy dużą szansę na odpierdalanie pańszczyzny na pańskim polu

    • @krukblood-axe3649
      @krukblood-axe3649 Před 8 lety

      Hehe.

    • @myphonehammer1714
      @myphonehammer1714 Před 6 lety +5

      ...no i odpierdzielilby swoja dziesiecine, czyli 10 % przychodu...a nie jak w Szwecji cale 70...podatek panstwowy ok. 30%, podatek komunalny tez ok. 30%, no i oplaty socjalne 10%....a jeszcze arbetsgivareavgifter....a wszystko na tych muzulmanskich darmozjadow i pasozytow....to juz lepiej panszczyzne...przy 10% bedzie mial swoja "Golden Freedom"...

  • @ashminkasaju5908
    @ashminkasaju5908 Před 4 lety +2

    I can totally imagine this guy as a descendant of Fiore De'i Liberi, weirdly enough......or is that just me?

  • @AstralS7orm
    @AstralS7orm Před 7 lety +1

    The "non-historical" guard is very similar to early 20th century ones except full.

  • @brunonkowalski
    @brunonkowalski Před 5 lety +7

    You don't pronounce Jan like french Jean. It's more like Yan.

  • @mastermedic83
    @mastermedic83 Před 7 lety

    I can't place the song that is playing during the final interview portion of the video and it's driving me crazy. Can anyone tell me where it's from?

  • @acemic2050
    @acemic2050 Před 7 lety

    from which century is that of copy sabre ? I saw some similar technics, in one older english documentary movie, about turkisch vs christians , I think it was about Great Siege of Malta

  • @alaskankare
    @alaskankare Před 8 lety

    I've been looking for a poly type replica helmet for sparring and have realized, there are plenty of poly type training swords, but no helmets? Has no one really thought to make a poly type replica helmets with a martial arts sparring pad helmet inside? Is there anything like this on the market? Thanks. Love the videos by the way!

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety

      The Absolute Force fencing helmets have been modded and work well enough. Some people do make custom helmets with plastic and other bits, but they are expensive and have many parts, and so take forever to build.

  • @zxcvbnm6669
    @zxcvbnm6669 Před 7 lety

    awesome video do you have a video on sabre parries

  • @sylwia1410
    @sylwia1410 Před 3 lety

    Daughters came with land and land could come with serfs. Nobles couldn't give serfs away, because serfs couldn't be moved from one place to another. However, that noble couldn't have been rich if his daughter's land came with only with 100 serfs. That's not even one village.

  • @116PANZERLIED
    @116PANZERLIED Před 4 lety

    Where can you get the steel sparing swords for Polish sabre?

  • @GonzoTehGreat
    @GonzoTehGreat Před 6 lety

    6:30 If this maneuver allows you to pass your opponents sword but also places you on the outside of their guard then why aim your strike at their wrist when their head and upper body are exposed?
    Is it because the "reverse molinet(?)" leaves your sword in a low guard, making strikes to the head/body difficult?

    • @sebastianpidek2943
      @sebastianpidek2943 Před 5 lety +1

      Polish saber on foot was mostly used for dueling between the nobles. You weren't supposed to kill your opponent (that would create a big problem with law and his family). You were supposed to wound the opponent so that he yields and accepts your superiority. If you killed your enemy in a duel - it means you are incompetent.
      Same reasons thrusts weren't very popular.
      Cavalry sabers (much heavier and a little longer) were the weapons of war, and nobles were generally fighting their wars on horses. Infantry sabers were for duels, personal protection, and to show off.

    • @thrownswordpommel7393
      @thrownswordpommel7393 Před 2 lety

      Maybe you want to "hand snipe", basically hit the hand from as far away as possible to stay safe

  • @klavakkhazga3996
    @klavakkhazga3996 Před 8 lety +2

    Richard are you in contact with the other reconstructing teams in Poland such as silkfencingteam? Is it a different system altogether, do you disagree in some points? Thank you all for the vid

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety +12

      Jerzy (Silkfencing) is actually IN my book. He has a different view of Polish Saber, but the general points are close enough. All of us have the same issue in that we have limited sources and with that, have to interpret. Jerzy should have a book soon and you guys can determine how close and different we are from one another.
      Also, my 'job' is to bring Polish saber to the English speaking world. Poles can take care of themselves and will do so.

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety +6

      Oh and I'm aware of other groups as well including Sienawski, but I don't bother them.

    • @wanadeena
      @wanadeena Před 8 lety +1

      Richard, would you ever consider going into other saber-type training like scimitars, tulwars and kilijs? Because to my ignorant mind, they all look the same and I can't tell the difference.

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety +1

      Hello!
      I would have to have far more sources to work with. While Polish is lacking, it is not devoid. Some of the other saber systems that are older have much less to work with.

    • @CzornyLisek
      @CzornyLisek Před 8 lety

      Richard Marsden
      Sieniawcy or You simple had no time, or You disagree with they fighting style?

  • @gerlwpl4264
    @gerlwpl4264 Před 4 lety +1

    Curiosity:
    Long time ago, in polish law nobles can't sharpen their saber. Thanks for that, their enemies can get help with lessier wounds.

  • @GregorMar
    @GregorMar Před 8 lety +11

    That is not the only thing that is interesting in 17th century Poland it was one of the biggest countries at that time, it had true Democracy and has fought and won with all the biggest powers of that times Moscow, Ottoman Empire, Sweden!!! And Won in what awesom way with Polish cavalry - the best cavalry that later American cavalry was based on!!! This is video showing how Polish heavy cavalry - Hussars - Husaria looked like czcams.com/video/1JKKjWvS-jo/video.html

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety

      The oldest instructions about the Polish saber fight from the beginning of the 19th century are here:
      czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

  • @lazerblade2
    @lazerblade2 Před 2 měsíci

    When it's singular, it's just "treatise." He keeps saying "treatisee," presumably getting the long e from "treatises," which is plural. But for singular, it's just treatise, two syllables, rhymes with Thetis.
    Not trying to be pedantic, just informative. Great saber video.

  • @aceofr3ap3r21
    @aceofr3ap3r21 Před 3 lety

    is there a link to this story? I want to read it actually xD

  • @Polano11
    @Polano11 Před 5 lety +1

    This saber was typical military. Civilians used predominantly turkish type sabers for duelling. The one with chain was either hungarian or yeomen's type.

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 4 lety

      If anyone would like to hear about the history polish saber morre .. .. szablotłuk polski

  • @thrownswordpommel7393
    @thrownswordpommel7393 Před 2 lety

    In Sterzawski's 1830 book on Polish sabre, he says you should put your index finger, not your thumb, in the ring/loop, but that would require the ring/loop to be on the right side, wouldn't it ?

  • @JulianKlimczyk
    @JulianKlimczyk Před 7 lety +1

    What about the 1930s Ulhan sabers?

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety +1

      The oldest instructions about the Polish saber fight from the beginning of the 19th century are here:
      czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

  • @MrPanos2000
    @MrPanos2000 Před 8 lety

    You mentioned the cold steel saber, would you recomment it though? I live in greece so i cant import swords (they are regulated more strictly than firearms), but I found a shop selling some cold steel stuff, should i go for it?

    • @krukblood-axe3649
      @krukblood-axe3649 Před 8 lety

      I don't know about that specific weapon, but in my experience Cold Steel weapons are usually sub-par. I really wouldn't recommend buying a sword from them, maybe a knife. I'd check out Albion if I were you.

    • @eirha
      @eirha Před 8 lety

      Albion doesn't have polish sabers and while they are among the best they are also very expensive. sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/47809/cold-steel-polish-cent-szabla I recently bought this saber myself so it will be interesting to see how it is. Kult of Athena has them at a pretty good price.

    • @krukblood-axe3649
      @krukblood-axe3649 Před 8 lety

      Blodøks Ah, I didn't know that Albion didn't have Polish sabres... I'm Polish and I got my friend who's a blacksmith to forge it for me. But yeah, Kult of Athena is also an excellent site, definitely worth checking out, though I still think Albion is the best... Even though it is undeniably expensive, I think that the quality of theur products is worth the price.

    • @MrPanos2000
      @MrPanos2000 Před 8 lety

      I will definetely get an Albion when I move abroad. Its just too hard to import it in greece. For the price I need to give to get it through customs, plus the base price of an albion I could get 4 baikal semi auto shotguns

  • @bohunbohun6679
    @bohunbohun6679 Před 4 lety +1

    1610 yers Kluszyno 2700 Polisch husars vs 35000 Rusian and Sweden Victory Poland. 1605 yers Kircholm 3000 Polisch and Lituanian husars vs 13000 Sweden Victory Poland. Polisch saber (szabla) the best in the worlds!

  • @MSchmitz77
    @MSchmitz77 Před 5 lety

    Who is this Gunderath he speaks of? Where can I find his treatise?

  • @grimgrimly
    @grimgrimly Před 8 lety

    God! where is the nearest place you can learn historic sabre to Kitchener Ontario?

    • @TravelingTyrant
      @TravelingTyrant Před 8 lety

      www.hemaalliance.com/club-finders/

    • @grimgrimly
      @grimgrimly Před 8 lety

      Yeah I saw they have one in Guelph. I checked their site but I can't see if they teach sabre. I'll contact them eventually.

  • @niewinnny
    @niewinnny Před 7 lety

    Sabre we have in hard greetings from Polska

  • @tigerland831
    @tigerland831 Před 6 lety +1

    Potop (The Deluge) - Wołodyjowski duels Kmicic [ENG subs]
    czcams.com/video/ljExTEPNFnM/video.html
    I do not know the art of wielding a sword, what mistakes did the actors make and how would they improve the battle scenes?

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 4 lety

      If anyone would like to hear about the history polish saber morre. .. .szablotłuk polski

  • @maugustyniak
    @maugustyniak Před 5 lety

    Good, good.

  • @dudusp2
    @dudusp2 Před 4 lety

    i dt read u book ....sorry .... but ist there any thing about that only Polish Army gets Moscow ( for 2 yrs) ????( nt Napoleon nt Hitler ) just Poland ???? ( maybe off this sabre ) ...

  • @szablotukpolski5201
    @szablotukpolski5201 Před 3 lety +1

    Dobry filmik, a najstarszy traktat o fechtunku/szermierce szablą znajdziecie tu : czcams.com/video/S8SauT2DfuY/video.html

  • @bernardputersznit64
    @bernardputersznit64 Před 6 lety +1

    the wrist cut technique looks too contrived and all to likely resulting in a decapitation with a simple cut across while the blades are disengaged

  • @hmshussar2997
    @hmshussar2997 Před rokem

    Polska gurom !!!!!

  •  Před 4 lety

    I am Polish. I was born with sabers instead of arms.

  • @Xbuschwacker
    @Xbuschwacker Před 8 lety +2

    Our Tyrant has spoken.

  • @tomaszwojcieszak9543
    @tomaszwojcieszak9543 Před 4 lety +2

    Sztuka Krzyżowa
    Polish real battle style of sarbe fencing
    czcams.com/video/BRgKzmOK0T4/video.html
    czcams.com/video/OiQIFdDC-4o/video.html

    • @szablotukpolski5201
      @szablotukpolski5201 Před 4 lety

      . . .w temacie wielkiej historii szabli polskiej . . .. . szablotłuk polski

  • @zenekucho6117
    @zenekucho6117 Před 2 lety

    Lachy My - Sława Sławianom

  • @Warek200
    @Warek200 Před 6 lety

    why is there an austrian flag on the polish saber book ? :D

    • @Tycini1
      @Tycini1 Před 6 lety +7

      I'd say it's a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth flag without the coat of arms.

  • @ireneuszfleszar9534
    @ireneuszfleszar9534 Před 4 lety

    In the manekin, working.

  • @pokesisme4072
    @pokesisme4072 Před 4 lety

    What the hell's a one point five pound?

  • @PaperbackWriter102
    @PaperbackWriter102 Před 5 lety

    Historically very interesting and great video so thank you. But please get rid of that ridiculous x files music in the background. Very distracting.

  • @owlblocksdavid4955
    @owlblocksdavid4955 Před 8 lety +5

    I saw Richard's name and got excited. Then saw he wasn't teaching Fiore's longsword and was disappointed :|

  • @bemekp809
    @bemekp809 Před 5 lety +2

    Poles szlachta = Sarmatians

    • @gratius1394
      @gratius1394 Před 5 lety +1

      Anyone's still believing in this bullshit myth? Of course, some Polish moron...

  • @anomalyp8584
    @anomalyp8584 Před 3 lety

    But why the socks?

  • @ranickhaan
    @ranickhaan Před 5 lety

    "...at your HEAD!" Lol.

  • @lenny_1369
    @lenny_1369 Před 4 lety

    Plot twist: the polish guys daughter was his sword.

  • @georgebowman8820
    @georgebowman8820 Před 3 lety

    I looked at the SGT Polish sabres and what a disappointment! There’s no curve whatsoever, bent in the middle… no curve. The most flattering word I can think of is “garbage”.

  • @joecoonan3931
    @joecoonan3931 Před 3 lety

    Next time I get in a spot of bother, I will simply resort to the trusty saber, and finish the upstart...