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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2014, 07:22:26 pm »
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Okay, now THIS is a medieval fighting sport!

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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2014, 09:00:44 pm »
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Well, it's pretty nice and all, but as a sport -- very far from real sword fighting. Loses its spirit with blunted swords and protective gear; I don't like the sparring aspect of it very much, and it tends to be put on a pedestal too much. The other stuff is cool, though.
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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2014, 12:17:05 am »
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Something like this might be a bit closer to 'reality', or well, historical practices of 15-16 centuries. Back then they didnt have goggles ofcourse, but the mask and good hand protection are large game-changers

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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2014, 03:14:47 pm »
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did they have those ridiculous clothes tho?
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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2014, 03:34:32 pm »
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What? No, they had style back then
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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2014, 03:52:22 pm »
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is that a bad version of baphomet?
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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2014, 04:27:11 pm »
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Trying to find out if ppl are doing this near me and some fucking dutch supermarket called HEMA just arrived in the UK and is hogging the search results.
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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2014, 04:43:21 pm »
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Faces on picture Logen posted are so Russian. Wonder which one of them is Logen?

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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2014, 04:53:18 pm »
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Lol, those are swedes.

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Re: Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Longsword fighting.
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2014, 06:32:41 pm »
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Lol, those are swedes.

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