This is fantastic. I can't think of a clearer exercise for proper edge alignment. I also have to note the perfect audio balance. Neither voices nor the live audio get lost in the music, which becomes the case way too often.
@KeomegaManAtArms
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
@wodenpwn
4 ай бұрын
This kind of thing always shows that people are hitting way too hard in sparring. A sword will do most of the work to make a greivous wound in unarmored fencing
@KeomegaManAtArms
4 ай бұрын
Yeah definitely!
@joejoelesh1197
4 ай бұрын
Are they hitting overly hard thinking that it takes that level of energy to affect the target or because they think power = speed? (Really the opposite is closer to true.)
@BLADESKNIVESBROTHERHOOD-vn3bn
3 ай бұрын
Great job… Thanks for the video👊🏻🗡️
@KeomegaManAtArms
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@LongswordRussia
4 ай бұрын
Let me ask a question! Chopping clay is undoubtedly a useful exercise. But wouldn't it be more comfortable to chop with maximum acceleration? Let the impact be with a shorter trajectory, but the launch with maximum dynamics? There is a feeling that you are moving the sword slower at the moment of hitting the target than you usually hit in sparring!? I wasn’t trying to express any criticism; on the contrary, I have great respect that you are doing test cutting! But it is very interesting, is it important to dose the force of the cut so that it cuts the clay at a minimum speed, or is this just an experiment of possibilities? I gave you a like!
@KeomegaManAtArms
4 ай бұрын
Those are great questions! What im ideally looking for is control and some nice edge alignment. Swinging hard like im doing in the first set of cuts leaves me exposed after my swings if this was a martial situation. Cutting too much to the target vs through it is also bad and gets your sword stuck. So yeah it’s really trying to find that sweet spot where you use enough force to cut but not be excessive.
@LongswordRussia
4 ай бұрын
@@KeomegaManAtArms Thanks for the answer! It's a really reasonable goal to find a happy medium between the size of the trajectory and the amount of force! But perhaps there is a logic to first hitting hard, then adapting to the properties of the material, gradually reducing the amplitude trajectory and cutting force? The problem with a combat situation is usually that there is no trial run, and everyone needs a small reserve of strength for the cut to overcome the interference. Interference in the path of a strike can be unpredictable, and fighters subconsciously create a safety reserve in quality resources available to them. By the way, you can build special preparatory exercises to align the impact plane. In hema, it is often enough to hit the silhouette of the enemy, and not some microscopic target, so there are difficulties in maintaining the plane of the cut! I myself had such problems, and many of my friends! kzitem.info/news/bejne/mpWdvpOKpoped6gsi=nO-XwZ7bUmgVTB62
@KeomegaManAtArms
4 ай бұрын
@@LongswordRussia that’s a cool set up for your cut trajectory!! As for hitting hard first, that’s generally not my preference. If you need to blast trough your opponent to get the hit then most likely a slightly more advanced opponent will just let you swing and then strike to your exposed area. We see this allot in newer fencers that assume strength and speed win the match when in reality timing, measure and control are more important skills to utilize. So when in practicing things like cutting my intend is to match what i do during sparring and not tread it lile a separate skill.
@LongswordRussia
4 ай бұрын
@@KeomegaManAtArms Thank you for your friendly response! I saw in your words the need to reduce the problems that arise with the use of force and unnecessary speed. It is a little unclear to me whether there is a concept of “conditionality” in the English language as it is understood in Russian terminology. For fencing, its meaning means identifying the task of using force and speed that is appropriate for a given situation. That is, the aimless, unjustified use of a force or speed parameter that is not related to the situation at a given moment in time, this in itself contradicts the training of a fencer. But for some reason, very often many fencers propose to evaluate the force of a cut as a guaranteed swing of the sword that is too large and a lack of attention to the threat of attack in their open places. Doesn't the application of force and speed automatically mean that the swordsman compares the available parameters of time, distance and method of impact with his sword? The swordsman usually does not operate blindly by default; the force or speed of the cut is used to accomplish a specific task. Accordingly, force can either be used or not when identifying a situation. If the situation involves solving a problem in at least two or three ways, in which there is the option of using force or serious attack dynamics, then the fencer is obliged to train control of the power and speed parameters of the cut at the training stage. Then the force and speed of the cut will not be pitted against factors such as overswing, poor timing, loss of control or accuracy. I don’t know how correctly Google Translator captures the meaning of my words, but in any case, I’m happy about our communication!
@leichtmeister
4 ай бұрын
People generally strike way to hard in sparring in terms of technique.
@zombine555
4 ай бұрын
That false edge cut got redirected by the clay, it looked like. Gotta give the cut more backing
@_tonypacheco
4 ай бұрын
Yeah my cut was not well formed, my wrist was powering the cut more than my arm, so as soon as there was resistance from the clay it redirected. Hurt my wrist lol
@zombine555
4 ай бұрын
@@_tonypacheco yeaaah, i imagine so. Lil more practice needed on soft targets. Unfortunately that kinda thing is only aquired by doing it repeatedly.
@_tonypacheco
4 ай бұрын
@@zombine555 yup, and it works on tatami and bottles, the clay is different beast haha
@zombine555
4 ай бұрын
@@_tonypacheco i can imagine. That's a lot more material to get through.
@NamazuRyuSaiken
21 күн бұрын
This is interesting, time to hunt for some clay and try this out, how forgiving is it to our blade if we have poor edge allingment? Im very curious to try clay now
@KeomegaManAtArms
20 күн бұрын
@@NamazuRyuSaiken it’s not very forgiving if your edge alignment is off which is a great learning tool. Just make sure the blade you are using will hold up
@Pedroelesgrimistalibre
4 ай бұрын
that is an interesting experiment 👍
@KeomegaManAtArms
4 ай бұрын
Thanks! It was definitely fun
@Pedroelesgrimistalibre
4 ай бұрын
@@KeomegaManAtArms cool 👍
@jasonjames9836
4 ай бұрын
Can you list what blades you were using during this testing?
@KeomegaManAtArms
4 ай бұрын
The longsword is by Chlebowski. The arming sword is by Hanwei and the sidesword is by Darkwood Armoury
@417hemaspringfieldmo
4 ай бұрын
I really need to get me more clay
@KeomegaManAtArms
4 ай бұрын
Yes!
@NobleNemesis
4 ай бұрын
Step left, just before the false edge, and then strafe right into the true.
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