Basics Of LARP Fighting!!!
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- čas přidán 8. 02. 2016
- What's up LARPers Ragnar here and welcome to a video on the basics of fighting at a LARP. This covers the most common types of fighting and safe ways of fighting in these styles.
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You guys are the first Australian larpers I have found on CZcams / online and I'm so excited, it is something I have always wanted to do and this is the next best thing!!
There are a few others floating around but welcome to my channel :) I hope you enjoy
Mohawk sounds like JackFrags and the other guy sounds like one of the dudes from Fudgemuppet.
Great introduction to LARPing. Good work guys.
Awesome video this is something that I have been searching for for a long time
+Alex Noden I am glad you finally found the one you have been looking for! Thanks for watching!!
I have never LARPed before, these seem to be some great rules and techniques to get me started.
Hope we helped! :)
this video is really helpful. hope to larp some day and this was really informative. cheers guys. well presented too
You should learn an ancient battle type to be professional. Hahaha of course only if you want to be a pro
Lim Jiawei not all people want to learn HEMA or do proper historically accurate fighting, some people like the roleplay more and put the fighting on the back burner. You need to respect that.
+Fraxured Larps iknowthat not that i don't respect them lol, I just tell him lol
I didn't really mean only the Hema only too lol
Thanks guys. Very informative as I'm a new player in Mildura.
Wow that's cool! Lot of help thanks
You are most welcome :)
there are no larp groups near me that do actual roleplaying and live fighting so this is extremely helpful for the group we are trying to start.
Great job, thank you for this tutorial.
nice video :) very educational, good job man ^^
+Benny de bock Thanks :D
Who thinks Ragnar the Red from Skyrim?
Very good, very informative.
Great to see that you in Australia fight way serious than in the US - the "tapping" they use, is ridiculous. Well done.
legit AF bruh nice video very informative :)
Hi there, apprentice of HEMA longsword as well as rapier here. I can understand why you'd do the "breaking wrist" or flicking of the wrist to slow down the strike for safety concerns, however this action is not healthy for your joints. It's much safer for your wrist long term to follow through cleanly! If your boffers are stinging too much, and it's too hot for extra layers to prevent that, perhaps some thought could be put into limitations of the speed of combat?
We do this in HEMA during training, though I see a potential issue of limited speed in a competitive situation, because even when you are not competing, the instinct to suddenly speed up and defend yourself can be hard to shake at first.
Just my thoughts on the matter anyway, thank you for posting this video and explaining some aspects of LARP combat, which I'm going to be seeing firsthand next weekend. :D
you can pull a blow by disrupting your body mechanics rather then the foolish notion of thinking you can stop the blow at the end.
You loose some speed but not so much as you thing. The flicking makes me cringe because f they are moving forward with their body they might accidently generate a fairly powerful blow by accelerating the sword at impact.
I know I'm late but thanks for making this video, it was super helpful! I'm hoping to get into larping soon and I definitely need some practice with... any kind of combat lol
so wish there was a larp group near where I live. looks like so much fun.
This was very helpful thanks I'm a newbie at LARP and I'm not the best at sword fighting but I want to get better so thanks xx
+rachel winrow Just keep one practicing and you will get there! :) All of the techniques in this video can easily be expanded upon and never be afraid to ask for lessons from those in your local LARP community! :)
dude this is awesome. the people that do this seem so diverse ots cool to know other kids my age and style? i guess (im going off the a7x shirt) do this stuff. u guys seem really cool. dope mohawk. subbed
but u need to put up more videos
Good stuff, gentlemen!
Thanks!
Liking, sharing, and whole heartedly endorsing
+Butterheadzombie Thanks!!! :D
You guys are great teachers, really impressive stuff. Keep it up!
Thank you!! :D
Being someone slightly interested in history and HEMA (historical European martial arts) could I say a couple of things and correct a couple of things? First, I'm somewhat impressed by the fact that a lot of the principles of swordplay are actually talked about. The stance you used for sword and shield looks like a forward longsword stance. However, what you said about techniques isn't necessarily true: Learning arming sword (a kind of one handed medieval sword), from what I've been told, WILL help with all kinds of melee fighting (polearms, etc). The techniques themselves, not necessarily (but often they are similar) but things like distance, timing, footwork, and direction are skills and abilities that are improved in general. Also, you said something about leather armor "historically", but leather armor was fairly rare, from what I've seen. Not unheard of, but mostly with only a few smaller pieces of armor. I understand that this isn't intended to be historically accurate combat (where you're constantly trying to be dangerous), but I think information is good to have in general. I could be wrong, too, as I didn't cite my sources (so you shouldn't always trust me, even if I think I'm right), so feel free to do some research yourself :)I really like Schola gladitoria's videos
+Owlblocks David That comment was very informative! Thank you! Will keep all that in mind for my next video! :D
I may have another constructive critic (I hope). You guys seem to put the accent on safety (which is great) but in my opinion, you should be more careful with edge alignement. Flat hits can hurt a LOT as there is next to no foam between your friend and the stick in the sword. Hitting with the edge would make the fights both safer and more realistic.
Owlblocks David You sound like you'd be fun at parties. :)
@@vonsaponatheim3736 not necessarily since, typically the edge is a smaller surface area so it's more force on a smaller area, which can hurt like a bitch. Especially of the person doesn't know what they're doing or if the foam is harder as it is with many latex weapons
Good start homie
+Gorak Larpa Thanks heaps! :D
Im all for different ways of playing larp. i personally avoid health systems and use basically "lightsaber rules" which means hits are severes and cripples but after watching this i believe im gonna stop counting finger taps and toe grazes as legitemate RP injuries. Anybody interested in larping, even just casually like i do, should look into home made weapons. pvc piping and foam raps are effective in making all sorts of spears, glaves, hammers, axes and of course swords. We even have youth bows at 15lb draws which we fire boffer arrows from. just swing by your local home supply chain and grab the components. It shouldnt cost too much(like 20 bucks for 6 weapons) to get started and there are a lot of opportunity's for creativity. Just remember to make every weapon safe. Also experimenting with game modes is very fun. We have one very similar to TTT where everybody draws cards and RPs. Definitely worth doing and there are many tutorials online to get you started if you need help.
We use scout/junior bows. They are about 15lb draw and can usually be found in the sporting section of walmart or a similar store. pretty cheap around 20 bucks. I have made arrows before but for safety and time/resource saving i now buy all my arrows from Calimacil. The round tips work very well, dont hurt, and fly much much better than home made ones. they are a bit pricey over all though, around 12 bucks an arrow. Very worth it in my opinion. Hope this helped, feel free to message me with any other questions! :D
This was very helpful, but I watched a huge larp battle and they had medics. I wish you had discussed what exactly medics can do for you and also I'm curious if axes act the same as swords damage wise and you didn't really discuss archers too. These are all things I would still like to know about.
Hey guys I'm from swordcraft Brisbane love your tips
It was a really good video, very informative clear audio and picture i liked it alot and i think it's going to help the newer players a great deal, BUT i do think it became a bit much for one video at about the 12 min mark , have one video about general safety, then do a video all about bow's or bandguns or two handers ect
+brett marris Thank you! I hope it does help out the community and make it easier to understand the rules :) I agree it does drag on a bit, will keep that in mind for future videos! :) Thank you for the input! :D
Nice video, I'm not personally involved in larp/don't at this time have a great interest in it but did enjoy the video. I did cringe a tad when you discussed the realistic/historical aspect of it as a fan of this. For starters from a martial arts perspective...bringing the sword up to your head each and every time is not ideal...nor required. Remember that a sword is a sharp implement and not a club...swords don't really cut, at least not well by "bashing" the target..The blade naturally draws across the surface , the blade doesn't need to travel far in order to cut through something. The sword can begin just out in front of your right shoulder, go to the target and cut deeply into it (when I suggest target I mean heavier targets like wood (which you should avoid testing on.), meat or cloth.)
I think perhaps you can apply this principle of *drawing the blade across* as a different way of reducing the impact of hits, with more emphasis on drawing the blade once it makes contact that momentum will carry forth into this secondary motion instead of into the target as long as enough emphasis is put on the draw itself. While a bit exaggerated it could be a nice way to retain edge alignment and reduce chances of injury where as with the wrist turn shown in the video you're somewhat losing control of your weapon.
Another point is that a strike generally ends in a *Guard* ...a strike from the right shoulder down into next to the waist...allowing another strike from this position, this allows for a fluidity that isn't possible when bringing the blade back to your head or shoulder each and every strike.
As for Dual wielding, it looked sort of like you were drawing from sword and buckler fencing...I think you might get something out of the "M.S 133" (sites like Wiktenauer have interpretations available to better explain what you're looking at.) You'll see some basic guards/stances, some striking and of course some binds.
Again when you were explaining single sword and you gave an example of several guards (that actually remotely resemble historical guards.)...what is generally done is one strike leads to a different guard...rather than moving back to the same guard.
When the two of you were "touching tips" (hahaha.) you could have actually moved into what is known as "the bind"...from here you could in fact strike while keeping the blades in contact with each other...those not familiar with the bind generally aren't prepared to defend against this sort of contact.
The reason I made this comment is because both of you seem interested in the "fighting" aspect of it and are here discussing what you found efficient or practical...that's why it was so interesting to see just how close you guys got to historical fencing.
Regardless, cool video.
There is no latex in the Calimacil line anymore, not in the striking surfaces anyway. Where did you score that band gun? That is freaking awesome.
+SpaceRanger42 Ahh ok, we weren't quite sure as this video was mostly winged haha :) The band gun was made by a local band gun maker :)
nice video.. did u use music of monster hunter? :D
Some of the moves you do here are banned in my game (where you have the sword traveling behind your head to ready the next swing) because if someone is behind you you can hit them in the head.
In my game the hands feet groin, head and knees are legal locations, although you are supposed to avoid hitting the groin area or head for safety reasons, if you do get hit there you still take the hit.
Finally an Aussie Larping channel!! :D AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE! OI! OI! OI! 😀😀😀😀😀😃😃😃😃😀😀😃😀😀😃😃😃
3:46 It often comes down to inexperience, the thrill (or being a dane)
I Learned to hit with a soft wrist, but without the flick.
This really helped! Also, Regnar(?) is really cute 😏 😏 😏
I'm glad it helped! :)
Just Passing Time Official I can't believe that grown adults admit doing this shit. My friends and stopped doing shit like this at eleven years old.
Question- are the health and damage rules universal or do they vary by event and community?
Hey if you have time would you ever consider making a video about how you "got into" larping or how you can? I live in England and It seems so hard to find any nearby guilds or larping groups, especially as I'm a noob and people see it as a "stage" and "you'll grow out of it don't worry". I've searched the internet and dredged through facebook (as you have to every now and then) but to no avail :'(
I will make a video very soon too help you!
TIGERCLAWGIRL I know this is an old comment but in the U.K. we have a larp called Fools and Heroes with branches all over the place that play regularly. There are facebook groups for local branches, just join the group and ask to come along to the next game. If you have no kit don’t worry as you will be able to borrow stuff. Just wear dark clothes as a base layer and make sure you don’t wear jeans or anything with a logo. Oh and wear comfortable shoes.
What is the sigil on your shield it looks AWESOME!
*?!*
It is called a peryton :) it is the sigil for my Warband, the emerald legion :)
in my larp group the groin counts and is very much legal... thank Odin I'm a shield maiden so it doesn't hurt as bad
Alex Anguish you're very lucky haha
I got axed in the ass yesterday.... try saying that 5 times fast
Alex Anguish the games i played crotch shots didnt count but I still always catch an arrow in the marble sack. I need to work on my kite shield techniques.
So... do you not need to hit with the edges of the sword prop? Some of those hits were clearly with the flat.
I get that this is larp, but you did mention that it should still look realistic. And it should look that way where Im coming from, even though the rules are very different.
While most of the content is more or less fine, the way you handle edge alignment and how you stop your attacks is just wrong and unnecessary. I hope that you are aware of the fact that you are hitting almost all the time with the flat, not the edge. Also, you are comletely taking the energy out of the blows making them utterly unrealistic when you at the end of an attack turn your wrist around. That causes the sword to hit not only with flat but also in a competely wrong angle. You can see the correct angle if you imagine that you are actually trying to cut with the edge. Intead of twisting your wrist and essentially turning the whole blade around to slow down the attack, you should just bend the wrist, keep it in the same angle but shorten the attack, while slicing back from the maximum extension. This helps reduce the hitting power without changing the attacks to completely unrealistic ones that would be hillariously ineffective in real life. but even if you just very lightly tap somebody on the shoulder, you are using the same technique that could bruise them if you wanted - therefore it is very realistic. And it doesnt slow you down in any way...
You guys should totally upload more
I will be making some more content soon! :D
Idc what anyone says
This is so cool
Haha thank you :)
You've got a new nerd sub. When are new video's coming out?
Thanks! Very soon!
@@TheAussieLarper i hated the new video.
Could you post more I want to learn pls
Very soon! :)
+Fraxured Larps thank you
What's the dogs role?
Make some more content. I will subscribe when u have more than two videos.
What about thrusting? I'm really not big on swinging my sword that way. I much prefer the Roman style using a large shield to block my opponent's attack while simultaneously thrusting. Very efficient. I do realize it's a safety issue, though, and that it could take a lot of fun out of the game. :(
Dominique Hipolito I thirst with my sword occasionally when I get a good opening but due to safety and people not being properly trained there can be serious injuries. I prefer slashing as it allows you to hit more zones, faster and efficiently. That's my opinion though :)
The Aussie Larper ah, I see. Thank you.
The "little tap" you do appears to be hyper extending your wrist and if someone had a heavier weapon could cause serious damage. For the duel wielding you should have the defence and attack in a single tempo or movement at the same time. The "fencers stance" is called a high ward properly. The proper term for you "high guard" is called a hanging perry which is invaluable in hema. All in all great video tho!
Camdon Durfee I can't believe that grown adults admit that they do this shit. My friends including my wife stopped doing shit like this at eleven years old. We got jobs, started doing things more adult like fishing and hunting horseback riding, raising and disturbing live bait to fisherman and area sporting goods stores. Some of us even make hunting and fishing knives. Yes we are even able to make swords and battle axes. But we don't waste of time and good steel.
Shawn Darling wow horse back riding and getting the proper equipment to make weapons sounds expensive so does purchasing guns and bullets. I commend you and your for getting jobs at 11 years old but I feel you traded in your childhood in too soon. While I have personally never LARPed I can see why others would do so. Be it to feel accepted or to feel like they can be apart of something bigger, to be able to escape from this crushing world we live in and instead live in one they can help shape and create or just for fun, the reasons for LARPing can be as numerous as the people doing so. If LARPing doesnt interest you then how have you made your way to this video? Personally it was for juxtaposition of fighting techniques between LARPing combat (which has crazy limitations like no thrusts or headshots, rendering roughly 50% of kendo training worthless, over 50% fencing training worthless and about 20%-30% of some studies of HEMA worthless)
Camdon Durfee Well my late grandfather had a sporting goods store now I own it now we decided to make sinkers and jig heads and distribute them to area sporting goods stores including the one that has been in the family for almost one hundred years. Now my thirteen year old son and his friends and girlfriend make the sinkers and jig heads plus they also raise and distribute live bait. They are doing pretty well for themselves. Their business is in one of the old barns at our home same one where my friends and at the time my girlfriend who is my wife did pretty much the same thing. My oldest son who is a vegan doesn't have any ambition to do anything. Living in the country sure has its perks. See after my grandparents retired from the store and passed it down to me my wife and I decided to buy their property because we had so much fun there and figured it would be a great place to raise our family. We got trails for horseback riding there is a old flooded rock query on our property so we can go swimming and have cookouts. A trout stream and a small river behind the house to go fishing and duck hunting.
Shawn Darling that is a lot of information to give a stranger, you must be very proud of your lineage.
Camdon Durfee Damn right I am proud of hard work family and friends and your dreams pay off
Are forward sword thrusts allowed in Larp or are they potentially too dangerous?
They are allowed in the main larp i participate in but it all comes down to what brand of weapon you are using and that particular larps rules.
The Aussie Larper Why I stumbled on this I don't know. You people who larp should try at starting small businesses, getting girlfriends and moving out of your parent's basement.
Shawn Darling you’ve probably done neither of those 3 things
What if im one handing a really REALLY big sword like a buster sword still one damage
well I am telling you one thing, if you one hand a buster sword you A cant lift it if it the realistic weight or B look like an idiot if its a light version because you are holding basically a huge metal block in one hand
never lean on your sword with the tip on the floor it damages the weapon same for leaning it against something or storage
Don't worry it about wasn't on the floor :) the camera cuts it off well haha he was taking good care of his sword.
Where did you get your weapons from?
HarveyHD Dove local LARP stores in Melbourne :)
I'm down in Ballarat sword craft near Melbourne
I have probably fought you before then haha
+The Aussie Larper I'm part of the knights of the octagonal table
Holy shit its carl grimes
I can understand every other word
Mike Henerson didn't think the Aussie accents were that bad haha
Was your sword Hadhafang?
+gerben ferwerda Nope, similar, it is the Tarksis from the Calimacil range of LARP weapons.
for someone who never did larp. how do I know what I class to be. been look at gear. like to be Elf with how an daggers. but don't know if that's what I what when playing?
Willy 2.0 sorry what did you ask?
Willy 2.0 can u explain it again pls?
When someone swings at your leg, you can just stab them in the face or chest really easy. Only bad swordsmen go for the legs
+starwarscafe ....no, there are certainly times in which a strike for the leg is warranted.
Swings for the leg can help in many situations plus at most LARPs you cannot stab people in the face!
Caaaawwrroolll
If someone gets too close when you have a bow, why not just do like Arrow? Also, I wanna do a HAMMER, not a sword. Differences?
In the larp we play in you can't use your arrow for a melee attack for safety reasons also I wouldn't recommend it due to the arrow most likely snapping.
Hammers are similar to swords in regards to blocking but you have a smaller contact area that actually does damage so you will need to be a bit more precise with you strikes but besides that go for it!! :D
+The Aussie Larper No, I meant attack LIKE the Arrow. You know... The Green Arrow? He uses his bow as a sort of staff or stick weapon.
I grew up playing swords on my street with the other kids and I'm pretty skilled I'm 14 now do you think there's any larps for me
Daniel Blacksmith I am 37 years old now and when I was your age I had a girlfriend who is now my wife and I also had a job it was in the family business but I was getting paid well for a fourteen year old kid. I was also getting laid I still do.
Shawn Darling Your uncle doesn’t count as getting laid and go work on your “small business” that isn’t yours and stop trashing people hobbies
I find it amusing that someone named Ragnar is concerned about tripping someone over or hurting someone's hand (facepalm) . Also that someone named Ragnar is facing off against a mayor of a city. But hey, have fun ;)
Most larp fights turn into a game of speed tag.
So. Sword play is cool, but not neccasary.
Anyone ever seen a LARP pike wall in action?
if you wear 10 tshirts ,that will protect you allright,,,,,but good video basic is good toutorial we dont have to many basic toutorials,,,,,
daylight living thanks :)
daylight living 10 T-shirts? oh hahahaha ya jokeing
What are your weapons made from
Foam and latex. They are calimacil weapons.
I surely can't be the only one here in 20/20
I'm currently so sad that I didn't go to swordcraft while I had the chance 😢
Anathema Device Hey there, hopefully once the lockdown ends and things return to normal you’ll be able to give Swordcraft a crack! :) I’m hoping to start making content on this channel again soon! In the meantime I have started streaming on twitch
www.twitch.tv/Fraxured_Plays
I incorporate LARP into my streams :)
@@TheAussieLarper thanks for the reply! Do you have any recommendations for bigginers weapons and where in Australia is best to buy from? Hope you're staying safe!
Anathema Device No worries :) The best place to buy from in Aus would have to be of science and swords. If you live in vic you can even visit their showroom! In regards to what weapon brand to buy it depends on how much you are willing to spend. I was a calimacil fanboy for a very long time so I will always recommenced them, however the Epic Armoury Hybrid range is fantastic and super durable!! Cheap as well! I hope this helps :)
Staying as safe as I can being a childcare worker haha. I hope you are well!!
@@TheAussieLarper Ahh yep. That makes sense! I used to go to their store in the city! Thanks for the tips!
Oh man! Yeah, kids are renowned for being germ bags! Thanks for your important work though. It mustn't be super fun out there right now :(
@@MissAnathemaDevice No worries! More than happy to help! :D
Very true but it is a super rewarding job :) It is super stressful right now though...
what isthe song called?
Peaceful moments from the Witcher soundtrack.
Bringing the sword back too far makes it unrealistic as well, video games make the mistake a lot where they bring the sword back as far as they can making a very exaggerated swing and a very long opening in your gaurd allowing for the opponent to hit you anywhere they want (course foam or latex weapons might be different as they are very different in weight and shape).
I use the highlander III sword in my larp, what should i do for that?
Creed Entertainment I make Japanese katana sword I only made one it was for a Japanese family friend to bless their new home. Otherwise I stick to more useful things like hunting and fishing knives and fishing tackle.
Shawn Darling Your hobby seems to be trashing the hobbies of others if anything and sitting in a body of water for several hours isn’t exactly interesting or “useful” considering if you have a connection to The Internet, you definitely don’t need to hunt for food to survive
I don't want to say, you guys are bad but there is one thing. I would improve i would say. If you do a cross stike line the edge out. I have seen in this movie, you guys hit with the flat. Why i say it is because it is saver. I did reenactment, we fight with iron and steel sword. The edge is harder but the point of your sword will not stick out then. Try it out, if you cut with the edge, the point aim high close or if you hit with the back edge the point will point downwards. You guys are telling good things we also did like not using strength and so but that one point. I would do it for more safety also you learn to us your wrist more.
Alexie? like Alexie of the Romanovs?
What is LARP?
Looks cool though
+random person LARP is live action role play! I will be making a video soon explain what LARP is :D
how would I tell my parents that I want to LARP? it wouldn't go over smoothly....
This is great but the rules you begin with are only for your larp
It's really annoying how they keep claiming: " ... it keeps it more realistic," IT'S NOT.
this is awesome. i have a LARP video on my channel too.
Swampforlife no you dont you just rant about girl gamers
Advise to people starting larp, if you really wan't to use sword you better find a place to TRAIN your sword skills first, other wise you are going to get destroyed (in like humiliated) by more experienced people. Hema clubs are perfect for that. Otherwise use a staff or any other pole weapon, they give you a real adventage against sword players.
Azraël hahahaha i did not need to do that the first time i larped
Well, actually you don´t need to, but as someone who can use a longsword, i really love it to destroy people who believe that because they have some "Awesome" sword and can hide behind their shield are unbeatable warriors. :D
TheExplodingChipmunk Haha me 2 m8 i rekted the asses out of them with only a one handed sword
TheExplodingChipmunk but i have bought a Great sword and my two handed 123cm sword is soon here
Shields are for cowards :p if you want to protect yourself use a short sword or a knife :p
I don't... i don't kill them?
I think I may have larped with you before, not 100% positive but I think I may have 0.0
I do indeed, I LARP in both Melb and Qld :)
Ebony-Sky Eden Have you ever been to Swordcraft quest down here in Melbourne? :) Do you run with the yaks? If so then most likely have larped together :)
I did for a short while lovely, however I now live in Queensland so I no longer larp in Melb ( often at least ). However I do travel there twice a year for larping events.
could you explan czcams.com/video/aW7BFMiwfeo/video.html fight they keep hiting each other and seems no point system or do you know what theirs is
Now kith
what happened to the channel? no more content?
There will be more content soon! Life has just got in the way haha.
Okay maybe it should be less stating that yall are trying to make it more realistic but more into the direction of making it an overall enjoyable game for everyone.
by the way nice australian accent
daylight living ummm.....thanks. I am Australian after all haha
In our group we don´t count damage points.
We just play the way it feels right and "die" or get "injured" when it seems right.
This whole damage system destroys the real fun...in my opinion.
+ this rapidly swinging with the weapon wouldn´t generate damage in real life, so why would i count that silly wobblin hits as damage? ^^
The LARP we participate in is played in this way due to having a lot of players on field at once. We usually get about 400 people on field each week and this is the best way that the organisers have found to make the game safe. Sometimes when you are in a shield wall that crumbles then you get attacked by about 8 enemies it is hard to count your hits so it doesn't matter how you are hit. Some people go only to fight where as some like me go for the roleplay and will roleplay hits when in one on one combat, other than that i stick to the rules of the game i play and count my hits based on the hit zones and my HP.
This is definitely the Basics.. COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THESE GUYS SAY "BASICALLY"
Steve Bano I can't believe that grown adults admit that they do shit like this. My friends including my wife stopped doing shit like this at eleven years old and we are in our late thirties now.
Shawn Darling And? Let people have hobbies and enjoy them. Just because you don’t like the look of it doesn’t mean that everyone else ever can’t enjoy it
Hi I'm buying a larp sword called the Elren'dar II could you check it out and tell me if it's okay because I don't want to waste all my money
Monica Kane Larp is a waste of time and money.
There's a bunch of inaccuracies
3 HP for a torso hit? very strange...
schattenseele66 it is to demonstrate how that area is a "critical zone" a lot of the community don't like this rule but we all just have to listen to the organisers haha :P
shouldn't a gambeson be two points? and leather be nothing, because historically leather armor would suck.
Historically leather was very useful and did not suck. Proper hardened leather is extremely strong and cannot be bent.
CutLarp Games that is actually not true. There are actually no historical accounts of leather armor. The main types of armor that would be considered "leather" would be gambeson (which was also supper efficient) also the use of dual welding is actually very inefficient. It would be far more efficient to use a dagger and sword rather than two swords. Two sword make things far more cumbersome. And as for your terms "realistic" it's far from that. You use many fighting techniques that leave yourself way to open. And as for the "rules of combat" for "safety" completly negate all realistic and historical and effective combat.
You dont hit the back of the knee because it can trip people? But you stab people who could be running unto your reletively sharp carbonfiber rod that's inside your weapons? A bit odd, innit?
Coming from a HEMA perspective, this video is less than fantastic. the footwork seems alright, but most of the rest of it could really use some genuine martial consideration. I get that with safety and all that, there are different considerations, but 2 things; 1) ever heard of helmets? that solves your head protection issue and 2) by extension there's no reason to not just improve protective gear on the banned target areas.
I agree, wouldn't just following more SCA like rules help a lot? I'm not saying adopt that completely because it comes with it's own host of problems, but if people honestly just wore some helmets I think it'd help a lot.
I've not actually done SCA, so I don't know the rules for it, but my point is just that some protective gear plus the soft weapons should really allow almost anything not designed to get around it.
Angus Freeman SCA requires, in general: a strong steel helm normally of 14 gauge steel, neck protection, knee protection, crotch protection, and hand protection. The exact requirements vary per Kingdom -A group area- though, all of these are usually required to be rigid. The only places that you cannot aim for in SCA is the knees and below and the hands. Not a perfect system but it's one way of handling it.
Thanks for the information. shame the hands are off, given they're such a good target.
Angus Freeman It is really a shame, I suppose some groups could allow it if they mandate full hand protection, as many fighters only wear demi gauntlets.
lol a real hit you come back and...you ve lost me there, ever heard of hema
How to solve all the problems... wear a helmet
NERDS!!!!!!!!
Jk. Do your thing.
Eh, Hema is still way better ; )
No offence but it's more like lamecraft then swordcraft if you can't fight like a real sword fight. Maybe fun but completely unrealistic...
ZatoichiBattousai every LARP is different, they are all fun though :)