On Respect for the Point
The fencer needs to respect the weapon that they are using not fear it. If the fencer has fear of the weapon they are not likely to engage with the opponent with their full being and thus actions will be performed sloppily and without intention. This will result in inaccurate actions, bad form and bad…
Lockdown Longbow – Now I have WAR ARROWS!
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…
Cutting Techniques & Muscle Use with Swords, Axes, Kukri, Knives etc
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
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:…
Making Tools From The Forest – Townsends Wilderness Homestead
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Medieval saddle: How did they measure the shape of a medieval war horses back?
Jason Kingsley OBE, the Modern Knight, discusses how medieval people may have measured a horses back to fit a saddle and shows how he does it today. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMjlDOf0UO9wSijFqPE9wBw/join Credits: Ghost The Mule with No Name Production, Direction, Camera, Sound, Editing Kasumi Production, Presenter Jason Kingsley OBE Tweets…
CRAZY idea… War bow archers – turn away now
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,…