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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: mechanic on May 20, 2014, 09:44:30 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxN3Osy3RNE
Watch till the end, you will laugh.
My knee still hurts. She's a good woman.
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:old: why were you fighting in a pink sweater and a dress? and you should also cover your legs up so when she hits you in the legs it won't hurt :old:
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Sorry Batty but you were dead at the 28 second mark as she trumled you then backed off because she's a lady afterall! :angel:
The bike helmets just didnt seem right.......... :rofl
You're a lucky man to have a women who will play boys games with you!
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I prefer center-grip punch shields over enarms. You lose a bit of stability for bashing, but the shield is more maneuverable and versatile that way. One of my favorite techniques is a stiff thrust to the outside corner of the opponent's shield to pop it open and hook the inside corner with my own shield to pry it open. When I'm finished with the first part the face of my shield is to my outside, at which point I then cross my sword under my shield to deliver a cut to my opponent's sword-side shoulder while I have him open. The ending position is essentially what you have cutting behind your buckler from crutch in I.33.
As a general critique, not enough shield work. There were a couple opportunities for an edge check or bash that were missed. Against the two-hander you should have voided the leg then pressed hard with the shield to tie her up.
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hehe, thanks for the laugh.
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very good show, thanks for the laugh.
But i must know...what one of those two girls won? :rock
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Excellent bucks gal...
Felt like I had shrooms by the end..
Marry her and shut the diddly up
Now go build your castle
Respek
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She's a tough girl, 5'10" 140lbs, does horse riding and that so she's got some good strength. I'm 6' 180lbs for comparison and the guy in the background is 6'3".
She might look like a garden fairy but I can promise you that first two handed hit to the knee had some force behind it.
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Listen.....
Shes good in the saddle
Nuff said
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indeed mate, indeed
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your ruining that perfectly good lawn!
mine suffered from an OTT session of swingball and now I have got some "keep off the grass" signs. :old:
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I prefer center-grip punch shields over enarms. You lose a bit of stability for bashing, but the shield is more maneuverable and versatile that way. One of my favorite techniques is a stiff thrust to the outside corner of the opponent's shield to pop it open and hook the inside corner with my own shield to pry it open. When I'm finished with the first part the face of my shield is to my outside, at which point I then cross my sword under my shield to deliver a cut to my opponent's sword-side shoulder while I have him open. The ending position is essentially what you have cutting behind your buckler from crutch in I.33.
As a general critique, not enough shield work. There were a couple opportunities for an edge check or bash that were missed. Against the two-hander you should have voided the leg then pressed hard with the shield to tie her up.
hey Sax, do you do this sort of thing properly then? I'd like to know more. We are just making it up as we go along. The shields are heavy, made out of fencing gravel boards. Probably around 6-8kgs. It's a lot of fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5YFJLXG5w
The above fight is my younger brother as a Viking vs a friend as a samurai. Care to critique them? I think they showed some areas of skill in this fight.
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hey Sax, do you do this sort of thing properly then? I'd like to know more. We are just making it up as we go along. The shields are heavy, made out of fencing gravel boards. Probably around 6-8kgs. It's a lot of fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5YFJLXG5w
The above fight is my younger brother as a Viking vs a friend as a samurai. Care to critique them? I think they showed some areas of skill in this fight.
Batty,I only watched the first minute and a half and had to stop! Somebody is going to loose an eye and the red rider wont be involved! :devil
Seriously wear some protective eye gear! Maybe some gloves are in order also.
I will say the guy with the Kat. has no idea how to use it.
It does look like good fun but be careful,atleast you and your lady wore head protection and as goofy as it looked it was so much safer than the second fight.
Can I ask what are the swords made of? I've only used wooden practice kats and even they can hurt you badly if you're not both careful.
:salute
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You guys LARP!
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Batty,I only watched the first minute and a half and had to stop! Somebody is going to loose an eye and the red rider wont be involved! :devil
Serieously wear some protective eye gear! Maybe some gloves are in order also.
I will say the guy with the Kat. has no idea how to use it.
It does look like good fun but be careful,atleast you and your lady wore head protection and as goofy as it looked it was so much safer than the second fight.
Can I ask what are the swords made of? I've only used wooden practice kats and even they can hurt you baddly if you're not both careful.
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Hey mate, the swords are made of the same wood I make bows from, hazel. We like the pain. Had a broken finger already :)
we started wearing helmets after I shield bashed adam to the face :D
see that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkP3nDpAELI
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:rofl :rofl :rofl
The slomo was too funny! :rofl
exactly why I made my post though. BTW,I just aquired a nice piece of rock maple,it's about 7 ft long and 4 inch dia at the skinny end! I hope to carve a self bow from it.
I put my oak bow on a scale,it has a 70lb plus pull at 22 inches,I need to till it down some more...... :o My scale tops out at 70 pounds. Now that the nice weather is here I can start work again,after I get the garden in that is! :devil
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70@22 is good, perfect little hunting bow. I like short draw bows for moving through the foliage. But obviously the garden must be the priority :devil
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hey Sax, do you do this sort of thing properly then? I'd like to know more. We are just making it up as we go along. The shields are heavy, made out of fencing gravel boards. Probably around 6-8kgs. It's a lot of fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5YFJLXG5w
The above fight is my younger brother as a Viking vs a friend as a samurai. Care to critique them? I think they showed some areas of skill in this fight.
I study longsword, and also fight with the padded stuff on the weekends, however most of the historical fencing applies.
I used 1/2" ply for my shield (24" round, though I want to make a full 36" round sometime soon).
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ahh, plywood is not authentic though, planks looks better :)
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Actually, the construction technique used for shields wasn't too far off from plywood. They were usually constructed from 5-6 thin layers of lime wood laid out in alternating rows (the first layer is horizontal, then vertical, then horizontal again, etc.). Lime was preferred because it resists splitting, but is also very light. Combine that with a facing and backing of linen or leather, and a leather rim, and you now have a shield that even if the planks ARE broken will still be usable, and is also quite lightweight.
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That's good to know, thanks. Were all Viking era shields made that way or did some people just strap planks together?
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Given the professional martial culture of the Vikings and other Germanic peoples (IE, the Saxons) it's probable most shields were constructed this way. They were considered disposable, especially compared to weapons like the sword, but they had to be light enough to use but still strong enough to keep you alive.
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You are right of course, the opposing laminations would be much better at stopping an axe than gravel boards, that's for sure. Against the grain, no problem, with the grain of a single layer, straight through and into my arm. My next shield will be made the right way.
The swords are definitely coming along, here are a two hander and a Viking style one hander I made in the last few days out of hazel saplings. The hand gaurd on the Viking is bigger than a usual Viking sword because we need the knuckle protection.
(http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p620/monkeyfarmer/WP_000321_zpsa7e7a334.jpg)
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Lots of fun stuff here:
http://www.woodenswords.com/Default.asp
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that's cool. I don't buy things like this. I enjoy making things.
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You are right of course, the opposing laminations would be much better at stopping an axe than gravel boards, that's for sure. Against the grain, no problem, with the grain of a single layer, straight through and into my arm. My next shield will be made the right way.
The swords are definitely coming along, here are a two hander and a Viking style one hander I made in the last few days out of hazel saplings. The hand gaurd on the Viking is bigger than a usual Viking sword because we need the knuckle protection.
(http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p620/monkeyfarmer/WP_000321_zpsa7e7a334.jpg)
awesome job on those swords man :aok
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70@22 is good, perfect little hunting bow. I like short draw bows for moving through the foliage. But obviously the garden must be the priority :devil
Yes the garden comes first,my wife says so! However the 70# is too much,it;s flexing in the handle and I'd like a 28 inch pull! I hadnt thought of making woodenswords but after seeing yours I might just have to look around at some and maybe I'll try my hand at it. I want to put primitive weapons in the mancave but I also want to make them myself!
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awesome job on those swords man :aok
thanks mate, from a weapons lover and artist like yourself that means a lot. I'm going to make a katana next. The hand guard will be tricky to make strong enough out of wood, am working it out in my head now.
Yes the garden comes first,my wife says so! However the 70# is too much,it;s flexing in the handle and I'd like a 28 inch pull! I hadnt thought of making woodenswords but after seeing yours I might just have to look around at some and maybe I'll try my hand at it. I want to put primitive weapons in the mancave but I also want to make them myself!
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yeah man, I can't believe I never thought of making swords before. So easy, only takes a few hours from tree to a roughed out weapon. Compared to a bow it's child's play!
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thanks mate, from a weapons lover and artist like yourself that means a lot. I'm going to make a katana next. The hand guard will be tricky to make strong enough out of wood, am working it out in my head now.
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real wooded Katana's.... otherwise known as Bokken...don't have Tsuba's. :old: :D
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real wooded Katana's.... otherwise known as Bokken...don't have Tsuba's. :old: :D
ahh, ok, but I want it to look like a real metal one :D
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ahh, ok, but I want it to look like a real metal one :D
will be interested in seeing it when you are done...no doubt they will be sweet. :aok
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:lol
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That looked like it hurt. I just read a statistic that 40% of domestic abuse is against men and thought of this thread. I'm sure there's a hotline you can call Batty. :)
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:lol
You gonna punch me LOL !