you heretic wash your padding? o.O i hope that is a joke, padding gear in buhurt or hema is only potentially life saving without all the aging done to it.
@superiorhema2 күн бұрын
Lol that's wild if you've never washed a HEMA jacket. You can read the FIE guidelines for washing the pierce resistant jackets. Machine washing on delicate or cold is always fine. Oh you're talking about the padding only? It's been fine, and swords aren't maces, I fence with people with lighter jackets. These jackets are mostly unpadded anyway.
@Murray_UnderTheStars3 күн бұрын
And remember: a hunter must hunt after all
@BjarneKort3 күн бұрын
2:25 Did you ever get to make that video? Would love more videos on the drills and games you use
@superiorhema3 күн бұрын
Yes! There were multiple, some were in series episodes but here is two. Offline footwork workshop kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHyyd519l7GJmtU Full Distance drill list kzbin.info/www/bejne/raKvYnWtnpmaa68&t=
@BjarneKort3 күн бұрын
@@superiorhema Thank you! Missed the offline footwork workshop
@Sl1ckR1ck8585 күн бұрын
Awesome video! Making me want to get into this! Where are you out of?
@superiorhema5 күн бұрын
@@Sl1ckR1ck858 that’s great! We’re in Thunder Bay Ontario
@AlexTheSwordGuy11 күн бұрын
What feder are you using in the video?
@superiorhema11 күн бұрын
@@AlexTheSwordGuy that’s the kvetun liechtenauer
@frenchgalloglass14 күн бұрын
Very nice fencing
@napoleonbonaparte877820 күн бұрын
Hey, what trousers and jacket are you fencing in?
@superiorhema20 күн бұрын
The Swordshop ultra light jacket. And just standard fencing pants, absolute fencing.
@napoleonbonaparte877820 күн бұрын
@@superiorhema thank you
@Ishpeck20 күн бұрын
The first pairing (from @0:05 to about 0:40) has a few plays that demonstrate how zwerc breaks the roof. Several good examples of why Ringeck says the veir legern are the ones really worth holding -- with other guards being momentary. As always with SuperiorHEMA videos, we see a lot of great absetzen.
@superiorhema20 күн бұрын
Lol great thanks! Yes, neither are German fencers so the zwer usually gets them. Takes deliberate drilling to break zwers well.
@MhUser23 күн бұрын
its probably he-man mma ?
@superiorhema22 күн бұрын
@@MhUser that’s what it says on the tin ;)
@petritzky23 күн бұрын
That is wild😂. Love it
@davidthor4405Ай бұрын
That ending reminded me why I love HEMA so much. Sure, it’s nice to swing swords and feel cool, but the best feeling in the world will always be to do the coolest shit on someone, and then be CONGRATULATED by the person you did it on. That camaraderie and sportsmanship… it’s just invaluable to me!
@jasonjames9836Ай бұрын
I would agree with you on the fact that you have to truly commit to the break to get it. If you wait for submission, everything can go wrong. Fiore's wrestling is not best used for friendly wrestling competition. Lots of good stuff in the German fechtbuchen for that and everything Fiore uses too. I think Fiore just distills wrestling down and provides an easier to digest format (pretty much across the board, until you get further in the German tradition - J. Meyer for instance).
@Druid_IgnacyАй бұрын
Nice zwer pricht zwer stucke!
@Bounty_Hunter0000Ай бұрын
you've transitioned to fiore's or what?
@superiorhemaАй бұрын
AND NEVER LOOKING BACK. No this video series is multiple years old, when it comes to wrestling and dagger, it's all just medieval. There's no difference. Every single play can be found in German sources. BUT the german sources are completely random. Fiore has put these techniques into families and one book.
@indeswma4904Ай бұрын
Which manual is that? Oh wait…. : (
@Druid_IgnacyАй бұрын
Dude you have zwer pricht zwer stucke in this video, in competition, and you do sad eyes just because there is some funny legs situation xD WHYYYYYYYYYYYY xD
@petritzky23 күн бұрын
@@Druid_Ignacymaybe his knees got stolen now he feels offended? :(
@connorjensen9699Ай бұрын
Some thoughts on fiore's reverse key lock: I think shooting both hands up from the crossed arms guard (specifically with left arm on top) works really nicely there - it positions both hands almost exactly where they need to be to perform the lock/break. As opposed to blocking, and then waiting for the right hand to go all the way from neutral/down to position. I also believe the illustration is showing a trip with the leg to the attacker's front foot/leg. Great video!
@superiorhemaАй бұрын
Yes you're right, it appears in the second master plays (crossed), but it's all one system, can be done with different left hand covers. With one handed covers you have the freedom to go under with the right hand as you cover. So you can also get the fast position. The demonstrations are slow so there visible and safe. Cause yes blocking in general doesn't work with dagger, the person has already moved to a new attack. So once it's sparring it's running on to that arm as one motion, regardless of technique. Yes I'd assume its the gambarola, which I used with both.
@FuzziraАй бұрын
I fucking burst out laughing at at 0:25 when the short girl came running with the staff. The comedic timing as the fighters run out of frame and she just charges in got me good. xDDD
@AstrovancerАй бұрын
Great sparing, love the use of grappling and historical techniques.
@crispincolemanАй бұрын
I had one of these almost ten years ago and it was a beast. I did all kinds of abusive thi gs to it and it just took it in stride. Guard never loosened up on me and mine came very sharp. I miss it.
@percivalconcord9209Ай бұрын
I swear this is the disarm that triggered the neurons that told my teenage mind, I gotta get into HEMA. And Arto Fama.
@authenticnaabi8974Ай бұрын
Cheers, that looked like mighty fun.
@Bounty_Hunter0000Ай бұрын
0:46 ok you hit your enemy but are kneeling before him... He can stil do smth. But point scored lets goo!
@superiorhemaАй бұрын
@@Bounty_Hunter0000 for most people that is true, but in this case he can actually keep parrying and riposting on his knees and get back up without breaking a beat lol. We have lots of it recorded, there’s exceptional people out there. He only stopped because it’s a tournament.
@zaboobebop2 ай бұрын
I just looked on your website and I saw you’re from Tbay!!!! I grew up in Fort Frances and after a couple moves around the country, we’re settled in AB, but I just found it nuts that you guys are so close to home. Awesome videos!
@superiorhema2 ай бұрын
Oh that’s great lol. Ya we had someone from the the Forge WMA Calgary come last year.
@Titi_B2 ай бұрын
That was some good fencing! Congratulations
@Druid_Ignacy2 ай бұрын
Good stuff! I really love the fact that hema fencers are getting better and better, and that number of final matches that look good is increasing, and that we can show this stuff to people and it really looks cool, fun, understandable etc.
@superiorhema2 ай бұрын
Ya I've honestly found that teaching modern right of way has helped people so much with safe fencing. Now they understand Vor and Nach a lot more. And it shows in the fencing and prioritizing different reactions
@frenchgalloglass2 ай бұрын
Great absetzen at 2min12
@Ishpeck2 ай бұрын
Love the nachreissen @1:02
@georgeemery32952 ай бұрын
Definitely not buying this one, thank you
@petritzky2 ай бұрын
Really good video. I'm still amazed about the Zwerch Fleches. Tried to make it work, but I'm still stuck in the valley of tears rn
@superiorhema2 ай бұрын
Oh really, are they not landing before the parry, or just not controlling leading to double or afterblow?
@petritzky2 ай бұрын
@@superiorhema the later. I double most of the time. I find it very hard to see the right time and place for it. My partners sword should be high. I figured that one out.
@superiorhema2 ай бұрын
@@petritzky Right there was one or two in this video as well. Ah ok, ya if you're not catching them mid sword motion to get the delayed reaction. 0:48 Then sometimes compound motion, you know you pull the thwart behind the head then make the actual cut (0:57 sort of) Or crossed arm thwart over the head. Leading Zwers in general have a low success rate depending on the partner. Cause you find people who are shorter and just cut low to the ribs. In which case fleche with a low thwart to cover, then now you've closed you can cut around or grapple.
@armingarcia21892 ай бұрын
My instructor is a Regenyei authorized retailer and he actually recommends we buy the medium. The Strong is pretty much banned for tournaments here and I've heard some people online say that you can just use the Strong with chest protectors but I don't agree with that. Even with the Medium we always use plastrons, they're required gear at all tournaments. I have the Standard w/medium flex and it's worked great for the past year. It's only now begun to bend slightly after repeated flexing but nowhere near enough to be unsafe.
@thehollowlingwin3 ай бұрын
I love how quick and to the point these videos are, which is perfect for me without a lot of time and wanting to try to learn Saber again just for casual foam/padded sword fights I find myself in😅
@alexhunt78103 ай бұрын
Certainly shows why we don't see it in the manuals, given the number of doubles you eat.
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
@@alexhunt7810 this tournament was just first to hit. Not my favourite but I personally like them better than weighted after blows. So I wasn’t incentivized to cover and hit, but many still are covered hits. But most exchanges that had two hits I’d call hit and afterblow. Which in reality the first hit is more important as a follow up strike may not have happened. But the flèche or loaded passing step is in manuals for hundreds of years. And stuff like the Schietelhaw and schiessen from medieval sources fit with it. We’re told to “springen” which means jump.
@StuartMcDermid3 ай бұрын
This is excellent! You folks spend a lot of time strong foot forward though. Honestly, I've seen it creeping into my own fencing too.
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
Generally it’s when the point is forward I have right foot ahead. Sword retracted I have left foot leading. As fencing gets more competitive and fencers are faster, then you often need that sword in front of you to reduce reaction time. In the zettel long point is called “the noblest and best guard” For my personal fencing it’s probably 60% - 40%
@CafeUlg3 ай бұрын
Have you any experience with the spatulated tips for the regenyei's? They seem to becoming more of thing, but I've never seen anyone talk about their experience with them over the standard rolled tips with Regi's (he says as someone thinking about getting another Regi as there's been a push recently to phase out the use of the strong blade)
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
No I haven't used spatulated tips from regenyei specifically. Personally I prefer rolled tips if you don't want to put leather or rubber on the tip. Rolled tips give a larger surface area with less added weight. Spatulated/thickened tips are thinner and can slide into gaps easier. Or they can be a similar thickness but then it's WAY more steel added to the tip. Which doesn't feel great. There's some people out there against rolled tips, like B&I etc. But I don't really know of any rolled tips breaking. I'm sure it happens but it's not a major thing, otherwise there'd be a bigger shift. Lots of the big names in HEMA don't have anything against rolled tips. But yes a thickened/spatulated tip can be cleaned so it could have a theoretical longer life.
@Druid_Ignacy3 ай бұрын
Good stuff!
@Druid_Ignacy3 ай бұрын
Fun fact - if you look closely, early KDF sources somewhat cover preparational movements. Notice that every time they write that fencer A comes zufechten, this is the very moment when fencer B decides to attack or vice versa. It is of course only a theory that they had this thing in mind, but if you look at zufechten as prep step - and then attack on prep / attack when opponent does not regulate distance - then description of these techniques suddenly becomes much more detailed.
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
Ya I know what you mean. It is really just an in distance - out of distance thing, it doesn't really explain any beginner to advanced way to start using it. You have to already know it to see it. 3227a gives a bit of advice, but it's not until the renaissance where stuff starts getting documented for how to play with your footwork. You can see a bunch of old videos of Nachreissen interpretations. The person just stands there and the opponent cuts out of range then he hits after. There's lots of ways to make that happen, standing there isn't one of them. At least not if you want to MAKE IT happen. So it took a long time for footwork skills to embed in HEMA.
@TheLinred3 ай бұрын
In RDL/Ms3227a, the wrath hew is not an attack but a parry/riposte or a counter-attack
@Druid_Ignacy3 ай бұрын
And then in Hs3227a it's vorschlag - an attack
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
You could also argue that essentially the wrath hew doesn't appear at all. Only the wrath hew's point. So no hew with a descending diagonal cut. But it's that often stuff gets written as a counter move. "They do this" so "I do that". "They punch me with the haymaker" so "I block then grab etc" It doesn't change the concept that the Zornhaw teaches which is about center line. Also in all those sources the other guy is just making a wrath hew at you. "and he tries to hew at the left side of your head." We're just being the guy winning with the first hew. Using the principles found in the Zornhaw text. All the sources talk a lot about taking the before, and then give us all these examples in the after or simultaneous lol. Later sources have offensive Zornhaws talked about from more contexts. But there still in the early sources.
@agogecoach87903 ай бұрын
Well done! Thanks for sharing
@jasonjames98363 ай бұрын
Video is really well done! Commentary and screen graphics with full and slowed speed really get your points across well.
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
Thanks lol, ya I committed, hadn't done one in a while
@andrewp.48523 ай бұрын
excellence !
@clopmeister16803 ай бұрын
Great video! Hopefully it'll improve my not-dying...
@calebowens6933 ай бұрын
Just started reading a book on HEMA. It has great stuff about the weapons themselves and some history, but these videos really help too. Some things are just harder to visualize when described on a pate, but seeing them done in a video helps it make sense.
@connormccluskey91033 ай бұрын
I think I would've categorized the sword grab as more of the stretto right cover play but awesome exchange here
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
Ya it's sort of a grey zone. He reached for it in Largo, similar to that play. But I just didn't try to hit him so he walked forward and grabbed deep. But he had no cover most of the time, so it didn't seem to fit well with the stretto images.
@connormccluskey91033 ай бұрын
@@superiorhema Ya definitely! I think I would say the play that black attempted to pull off was the largo version, but ended up getting stopped by the cover and lost the tempo for the attack. So maybe would've been better trying a push out while winding up the thrust which would be more of the stretto version? I think black would gain a bit since white would have to change momentum to rush the blade? Fun stuff! I love watching this, I wish I could get my friends to go spar more than once a week.
@connormccluskey91033 ай бұрын
God damn I've gotten this disarm a couple times myself but this was CLEAN
@flashingsword3 ай бұрын
Nice job keeping up the pressure until you had the opportunity.
@HeartlessInTheLight3 ай бұрын
If I knew fencing could be this, when I was a lad, wow. So cool.
@jonathanspray23623 ай бұрын
I’m in SoCal, how do I get into this???
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
HEMA Club Finder www.hemaalliance.com/club-finders
@halbirdfencing3 ай бұрын
check out socal swords!
@martymartinez53493 ай бұрын
Yeah nah, this valid as hell 🔥
@djalexander9683 ай бұрын
that was so perfect, love that
@superiorhema3 ай бұрын
In summary I think Regneyei's own website does a good job explaining the pros and cons of each. regenyei.com/about/flexibility/ - Strong: Ok for in club sparring at moderate intensity. Will survive all of your training, not get bent up etc. But not safe for the level of thrusting skill and intensity that people have developed now. - Medium: Good for people who are cutting and bind focused, good for competitive use. Can fence full intensity. Will slowly get bends overtime, but not excessive. Feels almost identical to the strong. - Light: For people who want to thrust as fast as possible, and have light impact, easy to stop. Good for smaller fencers. Limited life, blades will get sets and S curves eventually.