Quote: (10-06-2017 06:01 AM)YoungBlade Wrote:
Quote: (10-06-2017 03:34 AM)Dalaran1991 Wrote:
On techniques: How do your coach teach you? The usual "look at the old manuals, reconstruct the techniques, then spar"?
Yes, unfortunately, because we are associated with a university, you cannot spar until a semester of training.
For those of us who've done this before though, we have set up sessions outside of club meetings to spar to try out what works and what doesn't. Occasionally with steel, but we don't have all the necessary gear.
I love your master's approach though. As my club grows, I will look into setting up something like this.
While I do love it I do think this make it a higher entry barrier for noobs. It's not a problem at our club because people are advised to take general swordmanship before doing longsword.
The reason is simple: no fucking way you can do it this way without full protection. So that means 1600N fencing mask, outer mask cover, padded coif. And that's only for the head. For body it's padded fencing vest, arm and elbow protection, plastic cuirass, gorget, etc.
I empty half my month's pay for the equipment, but boy am I glad I have it. Metal sparring is a fucking beast.
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Good on you for being aggressive, but temper it a bit or those colossi you fear will simply beat you down after you tire.
Frankly this kind of Battle-of-nations assault is kinda unrealistic. Individual combat lasts anywhere between 1-3 min with most of the time spent waiting and watching the other guy. Agression is the key to win, unless you are a noob then that just got you skewered.
It's much more so with the bigger guys because if you are defensive then they will simply use superior reach and force to destroy you. Mobility and dictating the flow of combat is the key.
Sometimes I'm glad Im a small guy, that forces me to have better techniques.
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