Gripping Swords under stress

Accesories, Arms and armour, HEMA, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Swords

Having a perfect grip on your weapon is great, until stress gets involved. Just as martial arts can boil down to the simplest techniques under pressure, so can the way we hold weapons. Schola Gladiatoria HEMA – sword fighting classes in the UK: https://www.swordfightinglondon.com Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria…

Lockdown Longbow – Now I have WAR ARROWS!

Accesories, Arms and armour, Arrows, British Isles, Europe, High middle ages, Hydepark, Late middle ages, Middle ages, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region

The “Lockdown Longbow” is actually a modern compound crossbow that shoots medieval war arrows at exactly the same speed as a 160lbs English War Longbow. Why am I doing this? 1. I am too weedy to draw a really heavy war bow 2. This allows me to run all sorts of tests showing what a…

Medieval Sword Review & Cutting: Windlass Oakeshott Type XIV

Accesories, Arms and armour, Europe, HEMA, Late middle ages, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Swords, Timeline

The Windlass Oakeshott Type XIV medieval arming sword: reviewed and tested for cutting ability (with the factory edge). The sword available to order here: https://bit.ly/2YBDJOH Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria Facebook & Twitter updates, info and fun: https://www.facebook.com/historicalfencing/ Tweets by scholagladiato1 Matt Easton’s website and services: https://www.matt-easton.co.uk/ Easton Antique…

Cutting Techniques & Muscle Use with Swords, Axes, Kukri, Knives etc

Accesories, Arms and armour, Daggers, HEMA, Hydepark, Knives, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Swords

Looking at some of the different ways of cutting with swords, knives, kukri, axes, etc and how different cutting angles may deploy the muscles and body mass in different ways, with different advantages and disadvantages. Schola Gladiatoria HEMA – sword fighting classes in the UK: https://www.swordfightinglondon.com Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on…

Roman Gladiator Helmets, Shields, Armour & Combat

Accesories, Armour, Arms and armour, Classical period, Europe, Helmets and head protection, HEMA, Hydepark, Imperium Romanum, Italian Peninsula, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Region, Shields, Timeline

Looking how Roman gladiator equipment, specifically the helmets, shields and armour, hugely dictated the combat style and level of protection. Previous video on gladiator types: https://youtu.be/Db7JtQ0Iur0 Schola Gladiatoria HEMA – sword fighting classes in the UK: https://www.swordfightinglondon.com Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria Facebook & Twitter updates, info and fun:…

CRAZY idea… War bow archers – turn away now

Accesories, Arms and armour, Arrows, British Isles, Europe, High middle ages, Hydepark, Late middle ages, Middle ages, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, Timeline

I want to test heavy English war bows against different armour types to find out what they can do; but I can’t shoot one…. And the “Lockdown Longbow” was born. An arrow launcher that shoots real longbow arrows of the correct weight, at the correct speeds and I am going to shoot at flexible armours,…