Strickland5 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Inside the World of Longsword Fighting So just saw this on the FaceSpace and WOW I mean ... come on! Fighting with Longswords ... how is that NOT NerdFitness! 6 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I'm game! I would have fun with that Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
MasterOfCows Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I bought my boyfriend a gift cert to a intro German Broadsword fighting class for his birthday. I hope it's as awesome as it seems it would be in my brain! 1 Quote 1st Challenge 2nd Challenge 3rd Challenge 4th Challenge - if you can call it that 5th Challenge 6th Challenge 7th Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
ShadowLion Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 That is the coolest thing ever! Quote All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. ~T. E. Lawrence When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. ~John Muir Link to comment
Beaucastle Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Baltimore is where this seems to be.Sounds cool, but did you see the bruises? Quote Link to comment
Oramac Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Awesome!! Best part: they're wearing safety gear. Also, if you're not near those guys, check out TPLA. One of their instructors has been training/teaching with the Longsword for years. Plus, lightsabers!!! Quote "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 The idea of this makes me rather happy. I've got friends in the SCA and have personally done boffer LARP'ing but this is a whole different level of nifty as it is historically based! 3 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
Northlander Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 That's awesome! Now off to google to see if there is any of this in Minnesota... 2 Quote Northlander -- Viking Wannabe"It is no use saying 'we are doing our best'. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary." - Churchill Challenges: 1/2/Current Pushups - 141 of 1000 14%14% Link to comment
Oramac Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 That's awesome! Now off to google to see if there is any of this in Minnesota... If not, take a look at TPLA. I know I sound like a broken record, but it's a great community of people and it's all handled online, so you can learn even if you can't find a HEMA group near you. 1 Quote "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Bruises just mean you're living 3 Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Beaucastle Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Bruises mean you tried. 1 Quote Link to comment
ShadowLion Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Those bruises today - in another time and place - would have meant you might not have ended up living back then. Great incentive to try harder. Then it won't hurt so much the next time! 1 Quote All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. ~T. E. Lawrence When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. ~John Muir Link to comment
Balthazar Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Perhaps to be expected but we do stuff like this over in Europe to http://battleofthenations.ua/ 2 Quote Link to comment
Kaylya Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 A couple of my friends do it in Ottawa, Canada: http://ottawaswordplay.com/classes/ 1 Quote "None of us can choose to be perfect, but all of us can choose to be better." - Lou Schuler, New Rules of Lifting for Women Link to comment
KAllen Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I see your lightsabers and trump you w/ bat'leH, mek'letH, and d'k'tagH!!! http://youtu.be/k3-iSn342CY Quote "A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye" - Koloth "Ya can't grill it until ya kill it" - Uncle Ted "If it ain't Metal...IT'S CRAP!!!" - Dee Snider Link to comment
Beaucastle Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'm looking for a hand and a half straight sword with a 27 inch to a 32 inch blade (blunted) to use for my weapons class (Tai Chi). anyone know of a reasonable vendor of this type of an item? 1 Quote Link to comment
fengor Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 sigh this makes me long for my longsword again :/ 1 Quote There is one rule, above all others, ... Whatever comes, face it on your feet. Robert Jordan, The Great Hunt Lvl 2 Half-Elf Ranger STR:4 | DEX:2.5 | STA:5 | CON:3 | WIS:5 | CHA:3 Daily Grind Story of a Ranger: 1st chapter, 2nd chapter, 3rd chapter, 4th chapter Link to comment
Oramac Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 It's not specifically a longsword, but it is partially based on longsword techniques. Figure I'll post this here just for the hell of it. 1 Quote "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
dijos Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 http://www.ejmas.com/ They used to have all manner of resources on western martial arts. Quote I realize I have an unhealthy attachment to my jump rope. TRX opened my eyes to new levels of discomfort. Link to comment
theodinspire Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm looking for a hand and a half straight sword with a 27 inch to a 32 inch blade (blunted) to use for my weapons class (Tai Chi). anyone know of a reasonable vendor of this type of an item? Sorry for the five month late reply, but we get our swords from http://www.woodenswords.comthough the hand and a half swords typically have a 36–40 inch blade Quote Level 5 Monk (Broadsword Focus), Level 1 Assassin Battle Log | Fitness Tumblr Challenges: Currens | Octavus | Septimum | Sextum | Quintum | Quartum | Tertium | Secundum | Primum Link to comment
PMyrrh Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 This reminds me of my days in the SCA and Dagorhir. Quote Lvl 4 Dragonborn (Dungeons and Dragons not Skyrim) Warrior STR:8.5 DEX:3 STA:10.5 CON:7.5 WIS:5 CHA:4 MyFitnessPal (Looking for NerdFitness PPL) Current Challenge Completed:PMyrrh's Viking Winter PMyrrh's Path of the Persevering Paladin Brazen and Unabashed 5 minute Spartan Plank 50/50 SquatsCOLD ASS VIKING CHALLENGE: 30/30 100% 100% Link to comment
jfreaksho Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I think this is pretty awesome, and just found an organization local to me. I did traditional fencing back in the day- mostly foil and a little saber, but never kept up with it. There's just too much I want to do, though: krav maga, parkour, historical fencing, gymnastics, judo/bjj- there isn't enough time or money to actually train all this stuff, especially not with school and finding a job and maintaining my language skills. 1 Quote Searching the world for a cure for my wanderlust. Link to comment
jaex Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 The idea of this makes me rather happy. I've got friends in the SCA and have personally done boffer LARP'ing but this is a whole different level of nifty as it is historically based! There are two classes I know of in the Atlanta region for longsword fighting: one on Ponce de Leon and one in Douglasville. 1 Quote Level 5 Shapeshifter MonkSTR 10.75 : DEX 7.5 : STA 8.5 : CON 5 : WIS 7.5 : CHA 7 Challenge: I am an AvengerPast: 1st, Draugr, Super-hero, Rocky A soon-to-be married Kung Fu enthusiast Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 There are two classes I know of in the Atlanta region for longsword fighting: one on Ponce de Leon and one in Douglasville.Nifty! Jaex are you coming to the NF ATL hike on Saturday? Info here Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
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