Re: (TFT) chances of doing very little damage

[raito@raito.com]

Quoting PvK <pvk@oz.net>:
> Cool, Jay. Thanks for the link. 
>
> It's a bit like Medieval Swordsmanship: Illustrated Methods And 
> Techniques, by
> John Clements. 
> http://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Swordsmanship-Illustrated-Methods-Techniques

Clements has many detractors. I'm one of them. 

> I'm sure your probably aware but in case anyone else isn't getting what I'm
> trying to talk about with edged weapons this guys site give a basic idea of
> where I'm trying to come from. 
> http://mysite.verizon.net/tsafa1/pell/index.htm

Except that that guy has really abominable technique. 

Read this instead:

http://www.bellatrix.org/school/

So that you can judge for yourself, video of me can be seen on youtube 
by searching for

Northshield Spring Crown 2008. I'm the guy in the Japanese armour. I 
won that tournament. 

One of the period manuals I foind most interesting is this one:

http://www.thehaca.com/spotlight/lejeudelahache.htm

It's on pollaxe fighting. Mostly, it's about wrestling, and how 
swinging it is poor form because the other guy will clean your clock. 

Neil Gilmore
raito@raito.com
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