Historical Fencing

[Oso]

consider your self virtual smacked for that.




nicely done but it was still a pun.

[yenhoi]

Some good SCA threads (with sca people) on dogbrothers forum. Staff vs stick video too.

What does SCA stand for, how do I find these types?

[Oso]

Society for Creative Anachronism

Google "SCA" or the above and you'll find plenty I think.


funny, I'll take double stick vs. staff but staff vs. double stick....
not sure what that means...probably that my double stick sucks

time to go look at some stick vs. staff...

[Oso]

.......daaaammm, dem boyz is ha'd.

[yenhoi]

I like single stick but thats what I train with.

[apoweyn]

Originally posted by yenhoi
I like single stick but thats what I train with.

I'd do single stick vs. staff, but then I'm awful with a longstaff. I'd take knife vs. staff too (though I might feel differently after facing someone better with the staff than I am).

[yenhoi]

Blade > all else.

Naturally.

[apoweyn]

Originally posted by yenhoi
Blade > all else.

Naturally.

In terms of efficacy, yeah. But when I'm being absolutely honest with myself, I don't know that I've got it in me to draw a blade on someone else. I can say all I want about life-or-death, defending my loved ones, etc. But I still don't know.

And that's something I should probably know before I pull out the balisong. Know what I mean?


Stuart B.

[yenhoi]

Absolutly.

Its just guns make so much noise.

You dont have to use the sharp part of a balisong, either.

[apoweyn]

LOL

True. I suppose I could just bludgeon the guy with the handles.

[Oso]

Staff rules All !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






anyone ever read Piers Anthony's "Battle Circle" ?

post apocalyptic sci fi where a society is built around the 'battle circle' and six predetermined weapon types. staff and double sticks being two of them. not that great a read but somewhat interesting dialogue on the merits of the different weapons versus each other.

[apoweyn]

Staff rules All !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not the way I do it.

Haven't heard of Battle Circle. May have to check it out though. Sounds entertaining.

[yenhoi]

Most balisong have a neat guard you can smash things with, strangly similar to a palm stick. Its got a puno too, unless you have some giant ass hands.

Ive heard that traditional fencing teaches stick and dagger, shield, and flexible weapons (like cloak or whip.) Some old threads on this forum, maybe..... I think Gene Ching is a fencing dude.

[apoweyn]

Originally posted by yenhoi
Most balisong have a neat guard you can smash things with, strangly similar to a palm stick. Its got a puno too, unless you have some giant ass hands.

And then there's the 'vente nueve', which looks more like a novelty item than an actual weapon.

Ive heard that traditional fencing teaches stick and dagger, shield, and flexible weapons (like cloak or whip.) Some old threads on this forum, maybe..... I think Gene Ching is a fencing dude.

Yep, that's right. Sword and dagger (the origins of FMA's espada y daga, presumably), sword and shield, cloak and dagger, etc. That sort of thing, though, you really are looking for an organization more like HACA than a fencing school though. I think most fencing schools nowadays (though I'm not sure) are going to teach exclusively the competitive weaponry.


Stuart B.

[FatherDog]

Originally posted by yenhoi
Blade > all else.

Naturally.

Blade > Blade II