The Arming Sword - A Beginner's Guide

[@Zodd83]

Finally some middle age single-handed in Italy. Thank you with all my heart!

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@Zodd83 you are welcome

[@FiliiMartis]

As a Bolognese person, I approve of the gate names. :)

[@FedericoMalagutti]

It’s all a bit messy but still, most names are there in the Italian systems

[@florianbrechler6906]

Great work!....now i need a one hand sword

[@corrugatedcavalier5266]

Very cool! I think your reasons for choosing primarily Fiore terms is smart, precisely for the reasons you gave. With a lack of a medieval source, it's probably the best that we can do.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@corrugatedcavalier5266 thanks!

[@iansimmonds5415]

Very much appreciate the skill and knowledge you present and show. Love the education on this wonderful sword please keep this up.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@dlatrexswords]

I really appreciate the logic you have for putting together the system in this way. This is exciting as I’ve been interested in dabbling in arming sword. I will follow this with interest! Kudos

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@dlatrexswords thanks ;-)

[@NevisYsbryd]

Okay, I finally got the time and mental space to watch this seriously. Thanks immensely, Chadarico.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@NevisYsbryd ahahah! Thanks!

[@andyedwards9222]

A most excellent primer.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

Thanks!!

[@glennericnaylor276]

Great video my man! KCD has me almost ready to throw away my sword for a heater shield and bailiffs mace!!!!!

[@FedericoMalagutti]

lololol 😂

[@nathanielmaxner8884]

It's worth noting too that a lot a Fiore's images feature arming swords, even in the hands of scholar's in the Sword in Two Hands sections.

[@jasonjames9836]

It is a bit dated at this point, but one of the most interesting bits of Robert Charrette's book on Fiore (Fiore dei Liberi's Armizare: The Chivalric Martial Arts System of Il Fior di Battaglia) is that he briefly extrapolates arming sword from the sword in one hand and the sword on horseback sections. You might find some of the mounted sword plays useful, if you haven't already considered them. The "sided-ness" of your guards for the arming sword give me a feeling of Vadi's guard system too. Makes sense, another Italian ;) Cheers for the project. Have fun with it. I'll enjoy watching it.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@jasonjames9836 the guards are on the side too in Fiore. Such as breve for instance, you find it depicted when the tre zugadori attack dente de Zenghiaro. It’s anyway a natural thing in general. The Longsword has centered guards simply because it has two hands on the handle! Hehe

[@jasonjames9836]

@@FedericoMalagutti Oh not disagreeing at all. The way you demonstrate your guards is just very reminiscent of a video by Jamie MacIver on Philippo Vadi's guards. It just made me see a lot of that in the presentation. Again, thumbs up on the topic.

[@Тургунов-14]

Thank you very much! ⚔⚔⚔

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@Тургунов-14 you are welcome!

[@Davlavi]

Very nice thanks for sharing.

[@arsenalcosplay3699]

Great job

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@arsenalcosplay3699 thanks!

[@lucam2541]

Ottimo video ❤

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@lucam2541 grazie!

[@bogstrider0009]

Love your tutorials! Thanks for the pointers!

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@bogstrider0009 you are welcome!

[@alinvid6098]

Very educative video regarding fighting with the arming sword ! It is like an encyclopedia of techniques from sidesword/messer/Dussak and other sources but strictly what works for the arming sword alone 😊 ! Very smart of you to develop this ! This is a great help considering there are no official manuals or treatises for Using the arming sword alone 🤝👏👏👏🤜🤛💪💪💪 !!! I have just one question though... where can I buy gloves like you have in the video ?

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@alinvid6098 you can find them here, it’s an Hungarian lightsaber seller which sent them to me to try out. timebladeguild.com/?s=Gloves

[@DARKMATAR0610]

I would gladly read a treaty from you ! Amazing job you did, I experienced a mixed of dussack and longsword for one handed, I will try your way 😊

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@DARKMATAR0610 thanks ;-)

[@michaelspyrou1784]

very good. thanks

[@csiga4444]

Thank you!

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@csiga4444 you are welcome!

[@samuelofathen]

It will be nice to see this system against messer)

[@lux_arcanax]

Hello Federico, is this a new series on arming swords? What's different from your previous series?

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@lux_arcanax the previous was simply a bunch of techniques without any organization. This one is a system.

[@unicorncz]

Wait wait wait... Donna Sinestra isn't a "sinister woman guard" but a "left woman guard"? My world just collapsed, I have a whole headcanon about WHY this is SINISTER and WOMAN guard :D

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@unicorncz lol

[@CSGraves]

Goes to show how much lefties have been maligned throughout history! 😱

[@Vlad_Tepes_III]

If you're writing fanfic, your in-universe lore could be different from the irl history of our world, nbd.

[@Designnosaur]

Question: Would you recommend starting with a Curved Guard or Straight Guard for a trainer? I'm going to begin arming sword training and have decided to buy a SIGI. There are three options for the arming swords. I really like the aesthetics of the fishtail, but if it is more practical to have the curved guard for mobility with gloves and with techniques I would rather go for that. Thank you so much for your time, and your fantastic videos!

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@Designnosaur I would say: Go for the one you like the most. All are good in a way or the other ;-)

[@Designnosaur]

@@FedericoMalagutti bah! I didn’t mean fishtail, but fishbone* for the cross guard. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@ don’t worry I was able to figure it out!

[@АртемМоисеев-ю1щ]

Look like polish saber fencing, but a little more details

[@pjsojka7265]

Its still one handed sword so it makes sense it would be similar

[@АртемМоисеев-ю1щ]

@@pjsojka7265 I mean positions, and how it look like. But it has a little another specific in moves

[@josenucre4094]

Will you add a shield?

[@FedericoMalagutti]

@@josenucre4094 not in this series.

[@Andy-Plymate]

Interested to see where you take this. :)

[@FedericoMalagutti]

The idea is to make a series which help someone with a friend getting ready to have some decent training, even without a club (Which is the process which creates new clubs in many cases, hehe).

[@Andy-Plymate]

@@FedericoMalagutti nice place to start from! I'm interested to see how you tie Italian (fiore terms and likely bolo tactics) into what I'm assuming will have some i.33 influence. I hope to come visit one day!