Longsword Fighting - Awesome Exchanges!

[@TheRealMamoot]

To be honest this is way cooler than most fight scenes in media

[@pxolqopt3597]

But also a lot shorter

[@renanleandro5914]

@@pxolqopt3597 well, in this case the first to hit the opponent with the blades win, but in a real fight, it's not like just one cut to the leg or the arm would kill or put the opponent out of combat

[@SisterMisery]

Very true. ROTS Obi Wan vs Anakin was my favorite scene in media

[@TheThingInMySink]

Japanese media doesn't seem to have the same problem, at least outside anime and even they can be pretty accurate at times, and watch any classic samurai flick like Kurosawa's stuff and it's very well done.

[@brotherhoodofsteeld.c.chap1917]

@@TheThingInMySink I think it’s because 1. Hollywood sucks 2. I’d say their arts were better preserved as more people took an interest to them over European fighting styles and thus its better recognized than western martial arts.

[@bobtheblob1668]

the olympics would be getting so much more traction if this was in their selection

[@beardedninja8377]

This comment should be at the top.

[@sir6379]

Dude true

[@Karma-cj1wu]

First to 10 hits win With armor

[@LaughingJokerProd]

First step is getting it more internationally known. You have a lot in America and Europe, but you're gonna need buy in from South American countries, Asian countries, African countries, and Middle Eastern countries

[@jamesonlocke2762]

I'm sure you've already seen someone else say it but if the fencing federation incorporated longswords it likely wouldn't look like this. Regular Swordfish longsword matches (lots of hopping, probing, one handed thrusts) is a good insight into what it could look like on the international stage, they don't usually look like this.

[@metalslug97]

These lethal, life-threatening transactions take place in matters of seconds. Imagine how bloody, quick, and chaotic a real sword battle would be on a medieval battlefield back in the 1200's. It must be horrifying to live through

[@MrCmon113]

Depending on the situation maybe they were more defensive. Also in some of those sitations it wouldn't really have been over. From what I've heard fights sometimes dragged on with a least one party having open cut wounds.

[@TT-rq3so]

only true with maybe Napoleonic era duelists, armor would be different

[@Roamstrong]

Medieval melees probably look more like the group ACL (armored combat league) battles, TBH. Even then, they were probably more thrusty with halberds -- banned for obvious reasons in ACL.

[@theotherdavid8727]

Now we have more knowledge of fighting styles and technology that allows us to analyse each fight so nowadays we technically have better fighters or at least could have better ones.

[@alphaviki7987]

@Ethan Full plate metal armour only was worn in the late 15th and 16th century. Before that you’ll have exposed areas in the neck, armpits or the back of the legs. The further you go back in time the less armour. In the 11th century plate metal in general was very rare / not existent. Most knights wore chainmail and a gambeson + helmet.

[@hottox8861]

1:17 is such a cool move. Used the momentum of the parry to go for the neck

[@han_xiao4280]

It's uno reverse First guy: "Parry this you filthy-" Sec guy: "You parry this filthy casual"

[@tomfson8609]

@@han_xiao4280 sounds like for honor tbh

[@mikedangerdoes]

Yea it was slick. Had to rewatch it a few times to see what really happened.

[@yourebarmy]

hell yeah it sped his sword up like crazy. when i first saw it i was like where did that come from!?

[@ferumcastrum4097]

@@han_xiao4280 Dodge this you bastard!

[@keenanmclean9916]

0:30 - that hanging parry was sexy.

[@stormingboy6016]

it was tho

[@jrbcodes]

@@stormingboy6016 yep, too bad he died afterwards

[@sylaconnocalys8443]

@@jrbcodes think he was talking about the other guy

[@Sm0lPerson]

@@sylaconnocalys8443 he was

[@zes3813]

wr

[@Sherudons]

This is what we thought we were doing with sticks and pool floaties when we were kids.

[@connorkennedy1794]

I love these sparring exchanges that you guys post. The excellent editing, slow motion replays, and highlighting points of contact make it easy for nearly anyone to follow. And sword fights are so COOL.

[@thevanillatoast]

0:30 that fucking back block makes me immensely excited

[@AdmiralDevil]

it gave me anakin vibes

[@Shadowq.]

@@AdmiralDevil fr

[@efanheadford6735]

1:17 - 1:26 was absolutely beautiful!

[@efanheadford6735]

@@tyrellwilson9334 Very true.

[@czarus_the_sniper9924]

1:17 looked soooo amazing, SPLENDID WORK!

[@KatonRyu]

This is probably the first HEMA vid I've seen that actually excited me. Great movement, lots of action, and still clearly a good deal of skill from both combatants. Fantastic video!

[@arandomperson5323]

1:17 that was so damn fluid

[@Cato_Minor]

As a fencer, watching this is a combination of pure pain and pure envy.

[@apollo1694]

well, it's hard to implement this as an actual sport, unlike fencing, closest thing to this is probably epee

[@Rat-czar]

I mean literal pain, I think getting whacked by one of those swords would hurt like a MF

[@nyalan8385]

@@apollo1694 no it would be pretty easy to do, there are tons of varied combat sports. The most challenging thing when implementing this would be how follow up attacks (or landing a blow immediately after being struck) are handled, as you don't want to reward a participant for a careless attack, nor a participant for bad defense

[@yxng_tugz]

is this choreographed?

[@skrillah6259]

@@yxng_tugz no its not

[@sippsleezy5452]

That first fool’s guard attack was really well done! Both fought well, I just really liked that exchange

[@s.mojtabatabatabaei1002]

You're too gangster for this lol

[@sippsleezy5452]

Mojtaba Taher I see

[@Mwsa91]

Care to explain? My good sir.

[@Adhjie]

@@sippsleezy5452 does that have to do,how theres tarot fool and minister in chess…

[@ferggusonsamy3479]

@@Mwsa91 there's a type of guard or stance called "the fool's guard", he's not calling the fighter a fool lmao don't worry

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

That was the most clanging metal-against-metal sounds IRL swordfighting match I've ever seen, and it's way cooler than most movies' fight choreography

[@celticsalad6316]

They didn’t even shoulder bash once, do they not know the meda?

[@pls_mesempai2198]

Ahhh, I see, you're a man of culture aswell

[@Mitsuru-Miki]

Shoulder bash and light spam

[@pavolverescak1712]

Zannclan?

[@celticsalad6316]

@@pavolverescak1712 yessir!

[@liesofelias]

@@Mitsuru-Miki MMMMMMMMMISERUM!

[@oguzhantavus4237]

Send this video to Hollywood. Movie scene productors must improve their perception of swordfighting. Incredible video by the way :)

[@williamchan1613]

love to see these in the movie. Every producer thinks it is not cool but actually, it is really cool and stunning.

[@oguzhantavus4237]

@@williamchan1613 Exactly! All movies are full of unrealistic, extremely long exchanging sword fights. Seems like fighters try to hit the opponent's sword instead of hitting them ^^

[@mattilaiho7979]

@@williamchan1613 I guess it's done the way it is because actors aren't fighters, so flashy is easier than clean. I'm not sure, though.

[@assaultspoon4925]

I want to see a movie where half way into the sword fight, one guy says "fuck it," grabs the other guy's sword by the blade, and full force kicks him across the room before beating him with the pommels.

[@thunderblunder5994]

@@oguzhantavus4237 hey i mean in Pirates of the Caribbean the fight in the blacksmith's shop was pretty ok.

[@sharkinahat]

1:22 Decapitation!

[@lazarstojanovic6816]

Fatality

[@krystoferdo]

This is honestly one of the best demonstrations of longsword martial arts I've ever seen. Kudos.

[@joaoguilhermebastos519]

Aight. Longswords ain't that slow as i supposed.

[@Zigeuninja]

Those are training swords. Look at the blade theyre pretty thing and way lighter than "real" ones

[@SonarWavePulse]

@@Zigeuninja no, they make up for it with thickness. A typical training sword is 1600-1800 grams, and a typical longsword is 1400-1700. So, on average, the training swords are actually a bit heavier

[@antoinelachapelle3405]

@@Zigeuninja a long sword is like a 2-3 pounds lol you could literally swing it as easily as a broomstick, it's really not a strength based weapon like a Warhammer or something

[@Bistai949]

@@antoinelachapelle3405 Even Warhammers aren't as strength based as many think. Obviously the force you hit with is important, but they're made to be light enough to allow for proper movement, and the weight of the hammer makes dealing substantial blows a lot easier.

[@antoinelachapelle3405]

@@Bistai949 Yes, it's very well balanced and such, I'm not saying you need to be strong to deal a serious blow or use it, it's just that it's top heavy and so you need more force to re-direct your blows compared to a sword

[@maexpert11]

This is awesome i have always wanted to learn more about sword arts as well as other weapons i mostly do hand to hand training and have recently been adapting handguns and knives but still want to learn more historical weapons

[@Corneliusoco]

Real sword fights: *tense, no time for error, lots of iron clashes, elegant* Movie sword fights: *backflip jump suck on your toe while doing it backflips again balances sword on his nose and wins*

[@dmshampton]

exquisite exchanges! Better than the movies!

[@IIIAnchani]

I loved the timing and position of the fighter without boots at 0:34. It shows the immense versatility of the low vom Tag position.

[@Geravind_Meowung]

Now THAT is how a real longsword fight could look.

[@ultimomos5918]

Gah the orange fighters footwork and discipline is just fantastic. So structured and able to address every angle while patiently waiting for the opening.

[@Curaissier]

There were some really nice exchanges there. Excellent work.

[@LordPenguin-qx8td]

This should be a TV show, with their armor being those 3d movie suits so we can see the aftermath with added effects like blood

[@LeagueOfGaming1000]

I’m mainly a foil fencer, but have fence epee and saber. Would definitely love to try out long sword hema fighting cuz there’s a lot more movement and it’s a way different style.

[@michayahjwalker3349]

This I what we wish all swordfights were like. Awesome. 🙂

[@vc180191]

1:15 Damn, literally a beheading strike, don't usually see someone pull off a cert-kill move as opposed to a limb cut or a stab.

[@callonblub1833]

just want to mantion , u can see they do not steb, couse its the most danger to actually hurt u training partner

[@stitchowi]

@@callonblub1833 The swords they use are perfectly safe for stabbing each other with their protective gear.

[@Kingdomkey123678]

It’s incredibly difficult to be head with a sword in the middle of combat. Realistically that’s a nasty cut at the back of the neck, it could have gone deep enough to sever the spinal cord if the strike went between the vertebrae. Hell it could have also just broken the neck. But if it didn’t do either of those things(which is about a 30% chance honestly), then the opponent is still capable of fighting and will likely die a short time after the fight ends (30 minutes to an hour I’d wager)

[@BlueDeath-r13]

Love the way they attack and defend while managing distance. Good footwork and sword mastery.

[@bordwithasword]

1:18 best one

[@CONSTANTINEPOKER]

This game should be accepted in Olympic.

[@armasaurusrex3158]

Damn these are some great exchanges! Some of those were perfect examples of distance and timing!

[@templarhelmet3844]

I was wondering how duels actually play out, thanks for the frame of reference!

[@charleybrett1663]

Duels were usually a lot slower because people are scared of dying. Usually you'd keep your distance and just snipe at the opponent rather than go in for these fast, close exchanges, since in most duels all you had to do was injure your opponent to win, and the last thing you want is for both people to be injured and later die of infections.

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

Other commenter is correct this guy isn’t the least afraid of getting hit also he moves his weapon from his center an embarrassing number of times and doesn’t get stabbed once for aggression. Overall unrealistic and bad form. I’m quite tired of seeing this sort of mistakes in hema seems to be absolutely pervasive

[@spamspasm8183]

@@dorjedriftwood2731 It's like you're not happy that people aren't forced to stab each other to death as much as they used to. Like with most martial arts, HEMA is also now a sport for better and for worse. You win by getting more points. Or do you want to bring swordfighting to the death back into the mainsteam? Nothing more realistic than heads and arms getting cut off after all.

[@TonyDragonsNava]

Kevin is back congratulations

[@cloudforest4087]

Wow! The sound of ringing metal. The last sounds you hear before one perishes in combat.

[@vallgron]

All of those were absolutely incredible

[@jwgoon]

This is how fast a real sword fight really is. A few exchanges and someone is dead within seconds.

[@bighands69]

Unlikely to die so easily. Real world fights would be far more cagey and each blow landed would not mean instant death.

[@jwgoon]

@@bighands69 Fair enough. Unless the wound is a thrust to the solar plexus or a cut to the neck deep enough to sever the jugular vein

[@TheCompleteMental]

I dont like invoming adrenaline because that's cringey, but humans take a lot to go down for good However, we do know, iirc, that most fights were indeed to first blood or the first hit. Whether out of incapacitation or self preservation I dont know.

[@stephen6415]

Dude this looks bad ass man, if you fought like his back in the day, you earned that kill.

[@waffler-yz3gw]

1:33 ive watched this video a dozen times over and this dodge is still just as badass

[@NostalgicTribe]

I don't know much about sword fighting. Just started training the long pole in Kung Fu but I seen on someone else's video explain that back when people would fight in armor they would actually grab the blade with the other hand to push it thru weak points or flip sword around and use is like a hammer way by also holding blade with two hands. New to this channel but do y'all ever train that? Looks like good techniques in the video. Noticed a lol of similar movement from training pole. Curious why you hit so hard like swinging a bat without deflecting and going straight forward after the deflection. But this is sparring so that's probably why I guessing. But lots of nice moves. Learn a lot watching stuff like this.

[@brandorgraccus6653]

Yeah, we know about half swording, but I don't know if they train on it. But your observation is good: it's pretty much like a pole arm, as well as any close quarter weapon of such a size. It can even get grip backward(like a pickaxe) or on the blade (like a spear) And the violence behind the swing is very normal: These models for practise are rather light compared to what the heaviest greatswords (or slaughter swords) were It could be 3time these which weight around 1.2 kilograms! And this weight made blunt impact! It is not the first purpose of a sword, for sure, but it was really a weapon to fear! Oh,and welcome to this Channel ! If you're such a curious fellow about medieval swords, you're at the perfect place! :D

[@NostalgicTribe]

@@brandorgraccus6653 cool. Just curious. Looks fun as hell

[@brandorgraccus6653]

About deflecting, he does it, 1:22, but as I saw for Africans sword styles, the way to deal with parrying/deflecting is different depending on when and who you learn from. In our jargon, we can only call it technique I guess.

[@NostalgicTribe]

@@brandorgraccus6653 yeh saw that part was definitely a nice move. I meant like deflect and like stab straight forward. But I guess the other fighter would just counter that move usually. Just now getting into training weapons so trying to pick up a few things.

[@Darek_B52]

Look up Skallagrim he had a video on this very thing. It's called (When holding the blade and handle trying to get it into gaps in armour) half-swording. The other idea you mention (holding the blade and striking with the hilt) is called a murder strike (or stroke I can't remember) Holding a sword like that can also allow you to strike with the pommel. I have seen some halfswording on this channel (or maybe it was Skal's as he records here sometimes) but yeah some halfswording took place.

[@jake-rg3fd]

Last one is underrated IMO. Such a deadly attack and the guy hardly needs to move to do it.

[@kinginyellow6992]

Smaller man means smaller hitbox

[@christianvoss8614]

Imagine all the noise from many hundreds swords in a battle back in the days

[@wren7195]

The lady fighter is extremely good, I'm so proud to see other women in HEMA! Her guards are fantastically executed, but it does seem like she's a *tad* less experienced than her opponent, especially when it comes to her ranging during attacks (like I said her guards and their range are great, it's when she goes on offence that she's missing by just a couple inches). But her footwork, guards on defence, and excellent blade geometry are inspiring. Don't let anybody tell you that you can't fight with a sword just because you're a girl!! Again I think it's mostly a matter of experience, her timing is off when she's on offence by literal micro-seconds, as well as her range when striking. But hot dang if her defence isn't spectacular, and her footwork! I love that you guys are so well trained that your dynamic non-linear movement comes through so obviously as you circle and side-step with each exchange, not just rigidly duplicating forms as though from a book or movie in a "side by side" manner. Beautiful work everybody, I miss sword SO much, I'm old and sick now and can't do it. But it is SO, SO warming and comforting to see that people are re-learning this art and bringing it back to a sincere martial study. When I was growing up, HEMA didn't exist, and I hadn't ever came across another person who even knew who Oakeshotte was, Johannes Liechtenauer, even "long sword" was a phrase no one had even heard. It's such a joy to see where we are now, thirty years later. Bless you all, thank you for your videos, best wishes always

[@liamhogan4369]

Out of all weapons and all martial arts, HEMA is almost pure skill: strength and endurance factor in very little, even when individuals are matched in skill, and skill disparity trumps strength or stamina advantage. So, if you are physically weaker, you should use a sword before almost anything else. This is more likely if you are a girl.

[@Dyylnn]

1:17 literal execution, thats some movie type kill right there.

[@jeebusyaweirdo3733]

So in my local area they have SCA and I’m noticing that in my observation is that the SCA seems to approach things more in a hobbyist sense, whereas HEMA is more like what I am personally used to and much more like training in hand to hand martial arts in comparison where it seems…. More serious and less fan boy. I think I may start driving the hour and start going to some HEMA classes, especially since they teach small sword which is one of my all time favorites

[@DeerWolf.TheFirst]

Beautiful! Perfection. Thank you for this.

[@divinemenace3181]

I never expected it to be this quick.

[@williams8977]

Incredible footwork.

[@craig5322]

I Googled this to get inspiration for a DnD fighter and I was not disappointed

[@ozijak]

This is an epic exchange. Awesome to see!

[@sigmaeagle2551]

The only time the red circle is actually helpful

[@G2H_HellBringer]

"The blade isn't the only part of a sword." Liam Neeson as 'Godfrey', Kingdom of Heaven.

[@Quazi-Moto]

Thank every god that ever was or shall be that I wasn't alive when this kind of fighting was life or death. Little in life terrifies me more than the thought of being run through with a sword, being sliced to the bone or having a limb cleaved from the rest of me. It's just below being eaten alive and burning alive.

[@anzaeria]

Awesome sword play. And possibly the first time that Ive seen a bare foot swordsman.

[@prime1773]

The kind of battle I wanna see in movies. Skills, logic and quick end. Looks scary though. I wonder how people fight in war Like this against thousands in medieval times.

[@p0331546]

I was so engrossed I didn't notice one opponent changed to orange shirt

[@omari2306]

0:54 porta di ferro was badly executed here, it only must be done when the blade of the opponent threatens in a thrusting motion. This may look east o many but swinging a 1.2 kg sword all the time for 30 minutes is a real shoulder workout, you get that pump in HEMA too.

[@tanonicoletti8856]

That last exchange with the face touch was very nice, I missed it to start with.

[@WorkDayPegasus]

1:45 the guy in orange, is he a real dwarf?

[@BaussieSnorlaxx]

Closest thing I can think of that comes close to this is Anakin vs Obi Wan in revenge of sith. Of course minus the flips and spins if you look carefully I'd say some it it really cam resemble some hema 😀

[@n0rdlys_40]

A KZbinr by the name of "Shadiversity" actually made a great analysis of it. You should check him out.

[@forteandblues]

They need to invent a “super like button” for videos like this

[@pete8420]

That one hit to the nape looks like it hurt

[@armorcombatsystems6935]

Crom would be pleased.

[@bencoomer2000]

Sweet. You can even tell the cuts and such being used.

[@kefanerachid5217]

My dream since I was a kid was to watch a true knight duel and damn this looks cool

[@trentontyson7095]

Started HEMA at a local place just a few weeks ago. Love it

[@andyscobie5381]

Hi can I ask what body protection these people are wearing? I'd love to look into it more

[@paulguilien4401]

The only thing missing here is shouting FUS RO DA

[@KnightOMurk]

Yes

[@jimmjam_the_flimflam4344]

Its fun regardless of short exchanges or with the longer ones

[@jeremysantos9766]

I see what he means in movies the long sword is used all wonky the fluidity in your motion its actually stunning

[@AngelLopez-xh6sz]

i know the swords are dulled but fighting with your feet out had me worried lmao

[@randomsub1976]

This is amazing and skillfull these guys and i believe a girl too are very cool to watch...somehow better than hollywood movies nowadays lol

[@TQoE_2021]

Such a beautiful sound

[@ethanmcmaster2994]

Was thrusting forbidden in this? I saw a couple points where a feint to thrust from low guard could have clinched a quick win. Of course, it's always easy to critique from the outside.

[@MrCmon113]

Yeah more commentary would be nice.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

wheres the pommel throw

[@randovids]

Is it just dull swords? What else is done to keep from injuring each other?

[@thelardking3678]

First they are just training swords. So they are dulled and the point will be removed/have a ball at the end. Then they wear thick protective equipment (a gambeson, layered cloth with padding) and some gauntlets for the hands. Its very safe especially when its done at a HEMA club

[@dacoup5955]

i feel like you could benefit from boxing footwork in this sort of style .. even some ducking and weaving, the two combinations would prove pretty effective ..

[@antoinelachapelle3405]

You'd get killed in a second if you ducked in a sword fight, actually.

[@nobodyimportant4778]

A filmmaker should hire you guys to do some cool choreography. This really does look polished enough to be in a movie

[@rory4911]

You're right. It would add more realism to a movie.

[@roquegamesXZ]

vim pelo pensando rpg, tenho uma duvida, batalhas utlizando espada ou até em uma luta contra animais, os combates são longos? ou podem ser descididos em menos de 10 movimentos, como no vídeo mostrado.

[@CapitanRastrero]

Wow, better than any movie I've ever seen.

[@aaaxddd3770]

Good job guys. Great performance

[@ziplo]

when you bin learning sword fighting for the streets then when your in a fight and you have no sword

[@vincenttorrijos9680]

Now imagine this but with, like, 50-100 on both sides. That's how i imagine medieval battles

[@Kingdomkey123678]

In an actual medieval battle it’s more more like two shield walls facing each other, trying to kill each other by stabbing with spears at the other side. Meanwhile knights would occasionally charge through enemy lines on horseback to make openings for the footmen to break the enemy line. There might be a sword fight if two knight both lose their main weapons and are in an undisturbed part of the battlefield.

[@TheCompleteMental]

@@Kingdomkey123678 Note: It has to be on a field of high grass on a very oversatured sunset

[@reedbonkowski4492]

I don't know if this is correct but I do Vietnamese martial arts and involved in that was learning some kendo we were taught to never strike like a baseball bat I don't know if that applies to HEMA or just longsword fighting and I was wondering if that was allowed or a common practice with the longsword?

[@scottmacgregor3444]

At Blood and Iron purely horizontal cuts, baseball swings, are discouraged because it is more difficult to maintain edge alignment and generate power.

[@TheCompleteMental]

It's frowned upon in HEMA too Not just because it's telegraphed, bur because diagonal cuts are more natural for the body to execute

[@TERMINATIONBLISS08]

I’m not entirely sure the slow-mo was needed for some of those hits 😂

[@rahulshubh8103]

Is swordsmanship harder and more exhausting than boxing?

[@jethropark7660]

I wonder how the people walkig down the street feel...

[@CaptainGurdy]

Really awesome, as you say

[@StoneCoolds]

Is the smallest one at 0:55 a women? Her technique looks very fine tuned

[@JD-138]

That guy isnt even wearing any shoes. I'd be afraid to lose a toe on a wild strike.

[@williamsmith8790]

Should have these guys choreograph a movie. Would have been way better than what was used in Star Wars.

[@TheCompleteMental]

Look up "Adorea longsword"

[@sobaye9329]

now give them prop lightsabers

[@FirstLast-qw7gh]

You allow bare-foot sparring? I would have thought that would be a safety issue?

[@tactical_gustage_]

How cool do you think it would be to hire a bunch of fencers like this as extras in medieval movies for fights?

[@lukelblitz3627]

Being pedantic here,but these aren't fencers.they are hema practiocioners.hema is mostly an attempt at keeping alive ancient European martial arts,while fencing is a modern sport.

[@tactical_gustage_]

@@lukelblitz3627 That makes it all the more interesting and badass! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheCompleteMental]

@@lukelblitz3627 I think the technical term would still be fencing, right?

[@capolean2902]

having skills such as these in the uk will make u a god

[@JeveGreen]

"It's not about the sounds you hear..."