Palcaty (Polish Stick Fighting) With Richard Marsden

[@BloodandIronHEMA]

August is sparring month! We have tons of tournament footage to unload, and figured we would make an event for it. We decided to kick it off with a game of Palcaty with Richard Marsden, hope you enjoy!

[@TravelingTyrant]

Hello viewers! Thanks for the support and remember to pick up my books, Polish Saber and HEMA in its Historical Context. Easy to find on Amazon, Book Depository, and so on. So, I see some questions. Pronouncing things - I still don't speak enough Polish to get it right. I defer to Polish people on all that. Richard is OP - Richard has done this for a long time and also soon as I became king, because I ignore afterblows and doubles it gets really really really hard to beat me. However, they do figure it out eventually. The video just shows snippets. Wear less gear - No. Even though historically they used no gear and bigger sticks, I just don't have it in me to do that and am not afraid to say so! Julian is awesome - This is true! He films, edits and does a lot of the behind the scenes to make these videos happen. Marsden Fans - Thanks! My goal is to bring HEMA to anyone who will listen! Glad you like it.

[@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522]

Richard youre like an end game boss

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

I'm a simple man. I see Reichard on your channel, I click the like button.

[@horrorhouse16]

do more video's With Richard Marsden!! i love the way how he explains stuff

[@jthewelshwarlord6331]

Bless Julian, king of editing!

[@Chaosism]

Yes - very amusing in editing and annotations. :)

[@Scott-qq9jd]

Richard's use of the hanging guard was fascinating. The way he almost parried his opponents' blades without their blades ever touching was quite interesting.

[@ARR0WMANC3R]

Marsden ftw!

[@piotrkaczmarz9657]

Fajne, tylko szkoda, że nie mieliśmy jakiejś walki wręcz.

[@yowza234]

Richard Marsden OP

[@esomethingoranother3718]

The girl Ksenia was really good, good form and all

[@alexuh55]

this video doesn't STICK out does it?

[@screaminggoblin36]

Do you guys ever spar without he protective gear? If you get a lighter sticks perhaps, this could be the perfect opportunity to get some educational bruises. After all, I seriously doubt that the Poles used any gear in the past.

[@BloodandIronHEMA]

For light weapons for the most part we only use masks, gloves, and joint protection. A couple of the guys here were in full kit but that's because they were just sparring Longsword and were planning on getting back to it after the game.

[@pawemarciniak4929]

Here you have a link to the chapter off the book "about the circle of fighting with sticks" "Description of customs during the reign of August III" author Jędrzej Kitowicz 1841 literat.ug.edu.pl/kitowic/k0040.htm "fight clubs" gathered at state courts or local courts, of course, that they fought unprotected, as the author writes "for fun or training" young boys fought thin, adults for thick sticks, they were often broken lips or bumps. The clubs had their hierarchy and structure, clear rules. In addition to fighting volunteers, random passers-by were often caught (never forced to fight again) - if they took up the challenge and lost, he was treated with great respect, accepted into the "brotherhood", apologized, justified that "even the bravest may be the loser "etc. Everyone who did not want to fight was humiliated. In my opinion, it was invented, or spontaneously formed a system of training, selection of the best, additionally there were elements of social engineering: promotion of courage, persecution of cowardice in society.

[@kv9022]

Interesting background music - medieval and joyful :) Can somebody share the name of the song?

[@janjankowski3408]

Dzięki za filmik.cheers for film about palcaty fighting

[@rednaxcode]

good video Mr. Marsden if only u can teach this as a class

[@jrk1666]

Mad man with red socks again

[@GulfsideMinistries]

All hail King Richard! :))

[@zethron1173]

This looks like alot of fun!

[@ohmnamashivaya3566]

Hail King Richard!

[@Tycini1]

Palsatéê

[@mareczek00713]

Constructive criticism time: I think that since "Palcaty" likely stems from "Palce" (Polish for "fingers") it's correct pronounciation would be not "Pal-sat-tea" but something more like "Pal-sa-th" where "th" is like the start from "thousand", maybe slightly longer to pronounce polish "y" a bit stronger ;) Yeah, I'm polish ;)

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

Sorry but name "Palcaty" comes from word "palcat" - which is hungarian word for stick. Oh, and don't even try to explain them how to pronounce it. Primo: they here to fight not to learn the language. Secundo: They're fucking english speakers, they're never gonna get the pronunciation right.

[@Angelimir]

Kamil Szadkowski In Hungarian it's "pálca", pronounced something like "paaltsah". Not sure it is the origin though, the word seems pretty Slavic to me, so I'd venture it is a loanword to Hungarian itself :)

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

A small correction, word "palcat" is old polish word of hungarian origin meaning "stick" ;) At least to according to the Old Polish dictionary

[@xszablasabre7041]

I thought it was pronounced "pal-tsah-tihh" "Y"s are pronouced like "ih" like in "lit" right?

[@screaminggoblin36]

And fun addition to that, in Czech, "palcát" means mace.

[@ZdzichuRaczka]

To się powinno nazywać Palcat, palcaty to mogą być dwa, więc liczba mnoga :) . Poza tym widzę rysiu rządzi.