Richard Marsden vs Lee Smith - Sabre, July 2017

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Swords - Richard does not remember the smith for these. Sorry!
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[@BloodandIronHEMA]

Sparring month continues! We hope you enjoyed this bout with Richard and Lee, next week we're going to close it off with our Beginner/Intermediate Longsword Tournament!

[@fanyechao2761]

can you please tell me where to get your saber?

[@TravelingTyrant]

Thanks for the comments all! Do no try to catch a saber.

[@nathanbryant9658]

I once caught an o bokken. It was a regrettable mistake

[@SmigGames]

Good to know ;)

[@VelmiVelkiZrut]

I have tried to catch blades previously. It does not make my fingers happy.

[@ThiLI0n]

Hey Richard, I'm Richard. Do you find your rather sinewy and light body to be a slight 'advantage' in fencing? Having very similar proportions, I've often found that in striking martial arts opponents of similar height but greater body mass could shrug off my blows (not kicks haha) while their own were something I did my best to avoid. And if that's so, is height a greater 'advantage' or not?

[@TravelingTyrant]

In saber I find people like Lee have it better. Less area to protect, and the range is reduced because of the curve of the blade. My toughest fights are against shorter folks. In rapier I have a clear advantage, tall and thin means my lunge is long and my target low. For power, it's all in a lever. I don't want to go into details, but in my many years I have given plenty of owies to people. Physical strength can increase the power of a blow, but that doesn't always work- more often it's wasted. In wrestling I tend to lose because there, physical power matters much more especially against someone who knows as much as you do.

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

"Would you wait, sir, for to dribble to subside?"

[@ObsidianDragon7030]

*SMASHES THE LIKE BUTTON*

[@MrOdrzut]

Makes no difference to me.

[@FightClubStellingen]

I'm a karate guy. I've done 15 years of hand to hand combat. Muay Thai, BJJ, Aikido, Wing Chun you name it. But some how I loooove to see you guy sabre fight. I can not explain my fascination. I love this channel! Keep up the good work guys!

[@mikhailvasiliev6275]

"I tried to catch it.. .. .. and I did." Dead xD

[@lackusshock]

I swear. I cannot take that skull seriously.

[@lamxung5000]

I live for these videos.

[@oolooo]

The trilogy is complete .

[@SmigGames]

I predict we'll start getting prequels now :/

[@Francis-ce1qb]

you know what i think that skull needs glowing eye sockets

[@LawrenceCaldwellAuthor]

Rubies that glint.

[@VelmiVelkiZrut]

Sabre just looks so fun. Too bad no one really practices it - I'll settle for singlestick in the meantime.

[@VelmiVelkiZrut]

Also the distance play and control here is amazing. Lots of good void, lots of play in and out of measure.

[@levifontaine8186]

VelmiVelkiZrut It's also shocking to see someone actually spell "sabre" correctly.

[@aceofr3ap3r21]

@@levifontaine8186 neither is wrong. I prefer the british version wich is "Sabre"

[@sharkinahat]

Looks like Lee is good with any type of blade, even the Belt of Giant Strength +4 (D&D 3.5, DMG p. 248) wasn't enough help to beat him.

[@drdoom-skull2244]

Interesting stuff. I used to practice modern sabre fencing. You can clearly see what transferred to modern sabre fencing in this video but with all the differences related to wielding a weapon, which, I presume, is identical in weight and size to original military sabres.

[@matthewpham9525]

It’s also a different system, Polish saber fencing is a bit flamboyant.

[@railbalco]

Love the jockstrap of the slim and taller guy! Any idea where to buy it?

[@nicolajvandkrog5832]

Anyone know what swords are they using? I am trying to find a good steel saber for sparring and possibly contests. I've found some great ones. But most of them are with shall guards and/or small thumbrings which restrict the use of heavily protective gloves.

[@TheKaeleron]

That Codpiece tho

[@maciejsobczak1362]

Rewelacja!

[@ZdzichuRaczka]

Rysiu rządzisz, dobra praca nóg :) .

[@mortarion5359]

That's so fucking cool

[@SmigGames]

Do you guys know Nick (don't know his last name) from Academy of Historical Fencing? He's active on youtube and he's pretty good with a saber. Just wondering if there were any connections so maybe we could see you spar sometime ;)

[@TravelingTyrant]

I've seen his videos!

[@sergentsteam7980]

S2MH I second that! Love to see that fight!

[@cockerel6253]

I think Lee smith is thick and strong,but Richard has great skill but no phisical power his body is weak and boney

[@Simon-lq5uk]

Lee smith is the jesus christ of HEMA, you can't change my mind.

[@matthewpham9525]

Jesus never did revenge blows

[@xxxViceroyxxx]

ugh no music please

[@BloodandIronHEMA]

Unfortunately when I asked the community a while ago, the *vast* majority preferred videos with music. Sorry buddy :( -Julian (The editor)

[@adamjaworski3913]

Mr. Marsden has great skills but he need's more power 😀 I advise 50 push ups evety day.

[@TravelingTyrant]

Nahh, I hit plenty hard when I want to. Physical strength has its value- no doubt. If we get to wrestling, I lose. However, with a sword you have a lever and with it you can move the world. On the, Richard is clearly dying side of things, yes, before I waste away completely, I do need to do... let's make it 10 pushups a day. 50. So many!

[@breaden4381]

50 pushups would probably be a piece of cake.

[@varencilator]

Richard Marsden we'll be looking for those gains!

[@breaden4381]

Pushups aren't really about strength, its more about how efficient your body is at getting rid of CO2 and getting oxygen to your cells.

[@cockerel6253]

@@TravelingTyrant yeah you are weak and skinny Not even half my size

[@michealhoffstater9810]

2:40 I can't help but think that Richard was mocking stereotypical katana moves back there Also, add some captions next time, I would LOVE to be able to actually understand their banter.

[@egehannalbant5572]

Actually that's a HEMA guard often used with longswords known simply as high guard. Though it looks like he only did it for fun.

[@RKcousins625]

BOOOOIIIIIII