Weapons of HEMA (4K)

Compilation of sparring with multiple HEMA weapons that I enjoy doing:
Longsword
Rapier
Arming Sword
Rapier and Dagger
Sabre
Rapier and Cape
Sword and Buckler
Music: Saint Etienne - Filthy

[@MartinFabian]

I took the Vor during Christmas Holidays (which sadly ended yesterday) and made this compilation, originally a byproduct of Longsword! Gear Special. Some nice exchanges that show the variability of HEMA with my favorite weapons - Longsword, Rapier, Arming sword, Rapier and Dagger, Sabre, Rapier and Cape and Sword and Buckler. Fellow fencers: Martin Fabry and Tomas Sucha. Enjoy!

[@titanmathew4204]

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[@armandocrew401]

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[@titanmathew4204]

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[@armandocrew401]

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[@radhummingbird97]

Messer-"The Thug" Montante-"The Guardian" Polearm-"The Nope"

[@levifontaine8186]

Cutlass- The Corsair Spadroon- Bastard sword- The Ranger Smallsword- The Trickster Backsword- The Warder

[@Th0ughtf0rce]

@@levifontaine8186 spadroon - The Idealist

[@poopsiedoodlesp8506]

Grappling-"Sexy Time"

[@willingsubject389]

Sawyer Ramsey Katana : The Weeb.

[@peterpan6027]

Kitana Blade No the Gun - The Indy

[@Narguhl]

Finally this is a good and well made video I can show to people who never heard of HEMA. You can see variety. You can see cool stuff. A lot of things are happening. Not 50% double hits or techniques you can only understand when you know things about HEMA. This needs at least 10 to 100 times more views than it has right now! Keep up the good work! More vids like this appreciated.

[@MartinFabian]

thank you for your kind words :)

[@MillerLikesSwords]

That saber bout was especially fun to watch

[@ajcox6549]

The guys in the club you specifically bring extra protective gear for LOL

[@ondrejh571]

1:26 was really nice "Hey watch your blade I might grab it!" - BOOM :D

[@poopsiedoodlesp8506]

Time to send this to all my friends so I can finally indoctrinate them into doing HEMA with me

[@obi-wankenobi1233]

It's been a year. Did it work?

[@day7141]

@@obi-wankenobi1233 economic downturn and the sport is still going. That’s better that what Taekwondo did in the early 00’s against JJ.

[@grafsideonepolishguyharo1988]

that's what i had to do.... it worked lol

[@8SugarRayRobinson8]

@@day7141 what did tkd do to jj

[@TurulHEMA]

Hail to "The King"!

[@KirkWilliams300]

When you want to duel with your longsword gym but everyone is afraid of going outside :(

[@ondrasvoboda4512]

That looks like a very post soviet gym :D

[@jscarpa2002]

There is a dungeon in the basement.

[@cyrilgigee4630]

Some of the nicknames were a bit funny, but this was an awesome video. The camera is really good, framing and resolution and everything, and the music being a bit more jazzy and laid back rather than cliche epic battle music is a nice touch.

[@MartinFabian]

Thank you, you're very kind 🙂

[@viniciuspaiva3578]

This should be in the Olympics!

[@jscarpa2002]

The rusty trombone. The Cincinnati bow tie. The purple nurple.

[@yukiminsan]

they're all good to practice, but saber is the most exciting to watch

[@fish_throw3909]

Looks like the gym from the school map that was big on gmod

[@brebisgaleuse13]

Waw the fighters are really experienced I had a lot of fun watching them fight thank you for this video. It was nice to see this wide variety of weapons

[@atkay4611]

2:01 There are sparks flying Amazing skills and a badass edit 😎

[@FedericoMalagutti]

What a cool compilation

[@BrianCLEVELAND1]

Nice video, that music is a blast from the past! I used to listen to this song while partying in the 90s!

[@krystofcisar469]

Krásná práce a dobrá muzika! ať se daří fechtování :)

[@user-po8ri5pq9g]

3:08 I’m totally being a child but the guy on the right made me laugh for some reason

[@josuesepulveda6850]

Awesome sparring!

[@kazekoto626]

I've got great ideas for my tRPG characters design. Thank you.

[@jdirthead]

Great music. The sparing was cool too.

[@akelenajem431]

The video : two guys trying to brutally murder each other with defrant historical arms The music : vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvdddddddd

[@P_Berger2125]

Very cool! As an SCA rapier fencer, i hate to see the rapier bent like that though

[@deriramdhanfp7402]

Plisss make more of this kind of video i love it!!!!

[@johnhill9595]

Love the background music by Saint Etienne.

[@rustinfox6762]

The longsword being the king and not the spear as well as not even mentioning the spear is utter blasphemy!! Lol but good video great fighting.

[@huzaifahahmed4303]

Halberd: "The Gaurd"

[@tardarsauce3355]

I love the variety of weapons as much as the actual heavy sparring. Might I ask what protection do you use for your torsos and forarms?

[@MartinFabian]

Thanks! This video answers all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmm4lHmeorZ2gJIsi=3A3MUca48dso8OhY

[@RealsMablio]

Where can you learn how to use Arming Swords?

[@MartinFabian]

There's no treaty for the arming sword but basically you can do with it most of the stuff from langmessers and sideswords.

[@vincentmonroe8553]

Спасибо! Хороший контент.

[@drachimera]

This is awesome! Perhaps there is a place for spears polearms and quarter staff? Would love to see it!

[@dtgamerk9670]

I'm relatively new to HEMA, whats the historical context to the rapier and cape? (I understand the rest) The sparring looked great

[@54321blader]

I'm by no means an expert, but cloaks would've been relatively common as they would provide full body coverage from rain, wind, cold, etc. The thicker fabric of a cloak would be more than capable of being used to deflect a rapier and push an opening. From my understanding many manuals included their use.

[@shmelushka]

Sooo much fun.

[@hasselnttper3730]

I want to try HEMA and BJJ. Too bad there's nothing like it near me.

[@stevejob546]

Me here as a ranked foil fencer

[@malahamavet]

I love this!!!

[@jimmynicolas4602]

Bonne année à tous....

[@davidhodei1874]

good work!

[@DanielA-nl9nv]

I like the sabre !!

[@ThornForTheWynn]

I know the video is a bit old, but what system are you using for arming sword? Everything I've seen for it uses a buckler too.

[@MartinFabian]

None tbh, just improvisation. All one handed swords are very similar in their use. Naturally if you have rings or a nagel you can do some extra stuff, but in most actions it's the same.

[@ThornForTheWynn]

@@MartinFabian Thank you!

[@frenchgalloglass5204]

@@MartinFabian I guess an arming sword allows to use a mix of sidesword, sabre and messer techniques

[@Serjios82]

Очень быстро и смертоносно!

[@joseleandrobaptista5690]

Lovely

[@doseferatu]

I'm seeing a lot of forward/backward foot movement but not a lot of side to side movement. A little boxing training on footwork, angles, and circling to the outside would probably go a long way for a HEMA practitioner. Unless of course there are reasons to avoid those maneuvers with swordfighting that I'm unaware of due to my ignorance.

[@MartinFabian]

Fencing is not boxing but I am still unsure of what you mean. There is a small subset of techniques which utilize side movement but not many. These are edited exchanges, so if you'd like to see some circling and preparation I would advise watching uncut tournament footage. Still, it also depends what your definition of "side" movement would be. In majority of the cases, frontal attack is the most useful and safe way of engaging your opponent and that goes for boxing as well.

[@Zwerchhau]

No messer?

[@hieulechi2548]

Can you please make sabre tutorial videos like with the rapier pleaseeee...

[@bubinater2]

man I wish I could fence rn

[@joshuacolborn2085]

reliable websites for gear? anyone who actively trains know?

[@NuclearSpinach]

I guess I thought "HEMA" meant full-armor melees and battleaxes, but this looks way more fun. How do I sign up?

[@MartinFabian]

depends where you're from, but there are hundreds or maybe thousands of clubs all around the world. I'd suggest looking for a HEMA club in your city or somewhere close by :)

[@bretmartinez8212]

Is the grappling at 2:13 apart of HEMA?

[@dualsportbandit]

question from an NPC: in the old days when people dualed with rapiers - would a 'glove bock' be valid or would your forearm have been diced up?

[@NetunoYoshito]

Depends, if it was to wear gloves, the two of them would have to wear them to be fair.

[@randomguy9515]

I'm young (-18) and want to join a HEMA club, do you have any advice on this? Do you know if every club covers all these martial arts? Thanks for any answers... Btw nice vid! :D

[@MartinFabian]

Hi, usually clubs let people 15+ enter. Some clubs even have junior courses for people who are even younger. I'd suggest looking up HEMA clubs around you and asking them directly :)

[@randomguy9515]

@@MartinFabian Here in Belgium I found a club 16+, good enough... thank you for the fast response! Not like me ;)

[@cottard7698]

Good luck with your fencing career!:)

[@randomguy9515]

@@cottard7698 Thx! :)

[@xeryus3357]

@@randomguy9515 Hows your HEMA classes?

[@Zwerchhau]

What kind of masks do y'all use?

[@MartinFabian]

in this video the Allstar AMI-FM

[@bwooWHATitDO]

are you not allowed to circle? I always see a lot of just forward and back movement with the occasional few side steps but no circling where opponents end up on opposite sides from which they started

[@MartinFabian]

You can do anything you'd like but circling doesn't make a lot of sense and gives you barely any advantage.

[@saumjha]

What about the dagger

[@andrewraslan5348]

What source do you used for Arming Sword? I'm debating with people that much of Leckuchner Messer with angle changes would work for AS just fine.

[@MartinFabian]

Hello Andrew, just a mix of sources. I'm a proponent of the idea that fighting with one handers is more or less the same no matter what you wield (with some stylistic differences) so Lechuckner works just fine (except some of the nagel techniques).

[@steve00alt70]

Reminds me of wing chun keeping their central line guarded.

[@robinhoodwasasocialist.1401]

Serious question: are concussions common in hema?

[@MartinFabian]

Hi, they occasionally occur but they are not super common. Risk is high but the occurence low.

[@atrior7290]

Montante where ?

[@sleepless9957]

From what I know theyre too dangerous too spar with

[@atrior7290]

@@sleepless9957 Too dangerous for full intensity sparring with medium kit but from experience they're fine, especially if you don't bash someone like a caveman. A good strike in the strike will shake you up but the Regenyei montante for example don't strike hard enough to really hurt with good protection.

[@Xray6631]

where does one buy the weapons?

[@MartinFabian]

From smiths or swordmaking companies. Check sigiforge.com, regenyei.com, kvetun-armoury.com etc

[@theia_00]

now kiss

[@SenorTucano]

End him rightly!

[@patgray5402]

I hate how in Hema the fight stops as soon as someone gets touched by the blade.

[@crowbirdryuell]

There is "Continuous Fencing"

[@atom8248]

Why?

[@Sfourtytwo]

"The king" being a Feder meaning the sports toy of burgers with little to no war application :)

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

As opposed to rapier? Or sword and buckler? None of the main weapons used in HEMA are meant to be primary weapons of war, they are all sidearms and nearly all of the manuscripts revolve around civilian contexts.

[@yawningangel8181]

I don't get your point. Longswords were used in wars and the feder is a longsword trainer.

[@Sfourtytwo]

@@penttikoivuniemi2146 Did i call a sidearm the king then? So basically its just wrong?

[@Sfourtytwo]

@@yawningangel8181 Yeah a sidearm

[@rufusstanier8893]

@@Sfourtytwo killing someone in armour with any kind of longsword isnt straightforward; they were worn as sidearms often

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Could really do without the music, unnecessary.

[@kurtizakcabanilla6534]

Dagger: "The Assassin"

[@dtgamerk9670]

I'm relatively new to HEMA, whats the historical context to the rapier and cape? (I understand the rest) The sparring looked great

[@MartinFabian]

Hello! Thank you very much! Daggers and some sidearms were often illegal to carry. A cape is a piece of thick cloth you have with you which creates a simple shield/additional defense for you during a fight. If you watch modern machete fights, some thugs still use their jacket as an extra layer just by wrapping it around their arm. Take a look at my other video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYKbaZarr9isp6c for more hints :)

[@AndrewCutt]

Прекрасные спарринг-демонстрации, спасибо за видео :)

[@tiexiaowang7939]

Jesus you guys are fast. You practically get two tempos for my one. What kind of physical conditioning do you do?

[@MartinFabian]

Just fencing often :)

[@nolan_dio06]

When I’m older I wanna do this and I would like to choose the rapier because I like the one-handed style it has like Count dooku from Star Wars

[@kebbesan]

If rapier is your thing, you can start by doing olympic fencing. It will give you a strong base to practice rapier

[@PhanthomKnight9]

How old are you? There are clubs that allow you to join by age 7 out there. I think most allow you to join by age 10

[@feoded4823]

hema is beastt

[@Volithras]

Love you

[@jungi001]

Damn you two are fast af boiiii

[@ShadowGirl-]

My favored style is the Streetfighter, but you guys could have used those cloaks better (and they could have been a bit bigger). Either way great video!

[@luther7541]

what is the cape for?

[@MartinFabian]

it's a thing you typically had on you/with you in cities during the renaissance and later. if a situation arose that required you to fight for your life or honour, you could easily wrap it around your arm to help cover vulnerable parts (like with a shield), parry or deflect thrusts or cut or rarely throw it against your opponent to confuse them. Many rapier manuals include it in their teachings.

[@estherin1031]

What source do you study for rapier?

[@MartinFabian]

Hello Leonel, my fencing is mostly influenced by Fabris (see my Fabris inspired Learn Rapier video series) and Giganti but I went through most of the notable rapier sources.

[@estherin1031]

I've been meaning to, need to get me a rapier first. Thanks for the quick answer man.

[@odgesun]

So Cool! I am so enviable of you. There are almost not HEMA club in Japan.

[@vincentliu809]

There is Castle Tintagel if you live near Tokyo!

[@odgesun]

@@vincentliu809 Unfortunately, Tokyo is not easily accessible. I just hope that HEMA clubs can be established in rural areas in Japan. 　Ah How beautiful medieval European martial arts is!

[@davidgreen7392]

The music was dire.

[@CptEddyPrice]

no music next time pls