Sword Fighting & Winter Clothing

1789-1914, Accesories, Arms and armour, Clothing, Coats and jackets, Early America, Early modern period, Europe, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Napoleonic wars, Northern America, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Region, Southern America, Swords, Timeline

Clothing can change close combat, especially sword fighting, hugely. Heavy winter clothing can approach armour in its defensiveness. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

Napoleonic Naval Close Combat with Cutlass, Pistol & Bayonet – Lieut William Pringle Green

18th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Axes, Early modern period, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Napoleonic wars, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Swords

A fantastic manual on the use of close combat weapons during Napoleonic naval warfare is now available. The treatise of Lieut William Pringle Green: http://swordfight.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Instructions-for-training-a-ships-crew-in-the-use-of-arms-in-attack-and-defence-by-Lieutenant-William-Pringle-Green-1812.pdf

Accuracy is the Best Weapon

HEMA, Hydepark, Popular themes, Post type

Greetings, The following discussion is about accuracy and the assertion that “accuracy is the best weapon”. This will be discussed from three different points of view, all of which are relevant to those with an interest in swordplay. Accuracy is an element of which its importance cannot be denied, but for many where the application…

How do you use a medieval lance rest?

Accesories, Arms and armour, Early middle ages, Europe, HEMA, High middle ages, Hydepark, Knights & Crusades, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Timeline

Talos and Jason test out a medieval lance rest and try to uncover the forgotten techniques of the past. Credits: Talos Direction, Camera, Sound, Editing Kasumi Presenter Jason Kingsley OBE Tweets by RebellionJason Tweets by ModernHistoryTV Tweets by Rebellion Music licensed from PremiumBeat.