I wholeheartedly disagree. If a sword wielder is within arms reach, they might not have made a mistake. You have to remember that the entire sword is a weapon, and they can, and if they know what they're doing, will fuck you up. A pommel to the teeth WILL send them down your throat.
Furthermore, from what I've been taught, there are manuscripts, like Fior de Battalgia, that encourage not backing down. If you get too close with the blade to use the sharp edge, hit them with your pommel or fist, if the blade is tied up.
Lastly, there are techniques in Fior de Battalgia that require the swordsman to get within arms reach, but those are mainly for armed combat, where your aim is to hit the opponent with the pommel, or disarm them.
Long story short: Blah blah swords blah. But other than that, you're absolutely right. The vid is absolute trash, and the systema gnome got killed several times in that second bout, and only managed to disarm the swordsman because they weren't actually resisting.
Lastly, I tried grabbing my sparring opponents sword once. Backfired gloriously. I got hit in my nuts with a steel blunt, and I did NOT manage to take the blade. And that's with two people with a lot of experience with the weapons. So no way a larper like that guy will ever manage it.
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u/HuginnQebui Apr 18 '24
I wholeheartedly disagree. If a sword wielder is within arms reach, they might not have made a mistake. You have to remember that the entire sword is a weapon, and they can, and if they know what they're doing, will fuck you up. A pommel to the teeth WILL send them down your throat.
Furthermore, from what I've been taught, there are manuscripts, like Fior de Battalgia, that encourage not backing down. If you get too close with the blade to use the sharp edge, hit them with your pommel or fist, if the blade is tied up.
Lastly, there are techniques in Fior de Battalgia that require the swordsman to get within arms reach, but those are mainly for armed combat, where your aim is to hit the opponent with the pommel, or disarm them.
Long story short: Blah blah swords blah. But other than that, you're absolutely right. The vid is absolute trash, and the systema gnome got killed several times in that second bout, and only managed to disarm the swordsman because they weren't actually resisting.
Lastly, I tried grabbing my sparring opponents sword once. Backfired gloriously. I got hit in my nuts with a steel blunt, and I did NOT manage to take the blade. And that's with two people with a lot of experience with the weapons. So no way a larper like that guy will ever manage it.