Grip Matters 2

In response to a specific query regarding disarmament and positional collapse
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[@wiskadjak]

I looked again through Roworth and he really advocates using various slips to put the Buffalo in an over extended position. Its actually a fairly detailed section: what sort of Grug to use it against, where to set your front foot, how you should hold your sword and so on. Apparently the Grug is universal.

[@PBoneSteak]

As early as the RDL days in Longsword, Striking The Buffalo or The Buffel was a term that specifically addressed the weaknesses of swinging with all of your strength. I still shout "Grug SLASH, not Grug SMASH" if I notice people getting too into swinging swords with everything they have, credit to this channel for that quote. I LIVE for people trying to strike really hard in tournaments or point sparring, because as shown, the best answer is to use the geometry of the blade to let them slide on their merry way as you smartly slash them in their mask. It's really quite an effective technique!

[@russmitchellmovement]

I won't lie, I adore that meme is catching on

[@cherrybramble]

this video is what ive been searching for for weeks now; My current Hema "mentor", shall we say, is a buffalo, and while I know I need to block him mechanically to divert his power, I dont know how to do that, I dont understand the "brush it aside" that everyone keeps giving me, and while I can take him on for a bit, he ends up whaling on my guard until my arm drops like a koala on a glass tube. Ill be watching your channel with a hawk's eye in case this receives further elaboration.

[@russmitchellmovement]

I'll out something together for you. Help if I know what style.

[@cherrybramble]

@@russmitchellmovement OMG!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! The practice itself is incredibly informal, and multiple styles appear to be incorporated, but id take it on their word that the majority of the system is comprised of Italian rapier. We also fence Shinai and Lightsaber, and I have the same issue within both disciplines to a somewhat lesser extent. Again, thank you for the time taken to read and consider this.

[@nthesinningfish1938]

Question unrelated to the video, yesterday i was sparing without a mask and got stabed in the eye. (Im fine, just brused) my Question, why did i taste the nylon sword when i was stabed in the eye? Side note, I learned from this, im a leatherman and am now working on some protective gear.

[@russmitchellmovement]

What I suspect happened is that you did not taste the nylon, but instead you smelled it and that got transferred to your sense of taste when the nerves there got hilariously irritated. Glad you're okay, and yes masks are irritating but you absolutely want to train with them. The only school in which I don't do that is some of the traditional cane training. But la canne Is radically safer than almost all HEMA training.

[@noid3906]

Olympic saber has the unique problem of people purposely cutting with the flat to whip around parries. Easily my least favorite aspect of sport fencing

[@robertfoley8414]

Would've liked some close ups on the grips.

[@russmitchellmovement]

That's doable, though in this case, since he's having the problem with longsword as well, it's likely less of a specific issue for him. Bear with, we'll do a how/what.

[@tucznik3572]

It does, and most of HEMA gloves takes that important ability away from you xD.

[@russmitchellmovement]

Gauntlets, ftfy. (Though you're not wrong)

[@tucznik3572]

@@russmitchellmovement I have SG mittens, bought them because i thought i would use other weapons beside a saber (surprise, I don't). They're absolutely anihilating my grip, and i think that I'm getting carpal tunnel syndrome because of them.

[@Laberlampe]

Concerning Alignment: What about Systems, e.g. later british ones, that mostly use linear footwork (i had a cursory glance at Waite and Roworth, new to sabre)? I read about using the forte and parrying on the blade, but not stepping or turning much. Do those just not really mention the obvious or do it differently? Could also be that i did not read carefully. Some of your videos helped with understanding what you mean by alignment, but i cannot really say i know everything you mean by it. Certainly that your body structure supports your actions.

[@russmitchellmovement]

So our system appears to basically be tacked onto the universal austro-hungarian cavalry cutting practice, which is standing with your feet pointing forward and backwards shoulder width while practicing your cuts. Joe, for our system to work effectively, we need to hold the hand in front of the chest rather than having it just in front of the shoulder. And sometimes you can fudge that very effectively and sometimes you can't. This makes the lineage a little bit unusual compared to those with a more sided stance. Waite covers his line which makes him a little bit closer to us in theory, and row worth does not, he is more along the invitation, type mindset, then the hold the geometry and make sure you're covering and closing lines. I suspect that intellectually both weight and my lineage are influenced by German covered cut fencing, though connecting those dots is extremely difficult, especially in the austro-hungarian scene, which is so cosmopolitan that it frankly boggles the mind and nobody has an actual family tree for fencing. It's more like an overgrown family bush