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Somebody over on the Facebook group had a question about my standard ranger sword so I threw together this quick little flourish to give some perspective. Nothing fancy. The sword is an upgraded Hanwei Great Sword of War for all who want to know. I rewrapped the handle and reprofiled the blade from a type XIII to a type XII. https://youtu.be/XNjd1phpS3M

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Awesome stuff Ursus. Can you recommend a good hema book?
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Nice :P
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Very nice, sir! Good to 'see' you!
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TaylorSteiner wrote:Awesome stuff Ursus. Can you recommend a good hema book?
The swordsmans companion by Guy Windsor and the beginners guide to longsword by Steaphen Fick are both great for getting started. I've trained with Fick a handful of times and he's one of the best.
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Ursus wrote:Somebody over on the Facebook group had a question about my standard ranger sword so I threw together this quick little flourish to give some perspective. Nothing fancy. The sword is an upgraded Hanwei Great Sword of War for all who want to know. I rewrapped the handle and reprofiled the blade from a type XIII to a type XII. https://youtu.be/XNjd1phpS3M

Awesome! Is that Meyer?
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theowl wrote:
TaylorSteiner wrote:Awesome stuff Ursus. Can you recommend a good hema book?
The swordsmans companion by Guy Windsor and the beginners guide to longsword by Steaphen Fick are both great for getting started. I've trained with Fick a handful of times and he's one of the best.
Awesome! Thank you!
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Those are just two that I have personally been through many times. I've dabbled in liechtenauer and such, but I'm more familiar with the Italian.
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TaylorSteiner wrote:Awesome stuff Ursus. Can you recommend a good hema book?
Anything by Guy Windsor or Christian Tobler are fantastic sources for beginners and advanced students alike.
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theowl wrote:
Ursus wrote:Somebody over on the Facebook group had a question about my standard ranger sword so I threw together this quick little flourish to give some perspective. Nothing fancy. The sword is an upgraded Hanwei Great Sword of War for all who want to know. I rewrapped the handle and reprofiled the blade from a type XIII to a type XII. https://youtu.be/XNjd1phpS3M

Awesome! Is that Meyer?
Generically German but mostly Meyer.
I’ve reached a point in my study that my “style” tends to blend a lot different concepts and practices from many different treatises.
Longsword is far and away my favorite weapon but I also work regularly with sword and buckler/round shield/ heater shield, sword and dagger, rapier, and military saber. I also spend a good amount of time with spear, spear and shield, quarterstaff, pollaxe, and various knife and dagger work. Many of the rules of these translate over to each other well. As a result I’ve developed a versatile, if not unorthodox style of fighting. Weapons are fun.
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Ursus wrote: I’ve reached a point in my study that my “style” tends to blend a lot different concepts and practices from many different treatises.
Sounds about right. I fought in armored tournaments for 5 years before I ever picked up a book, and a lot of the very basic stuff I was shown is universal throughout. I’ve dabbled in so much that The line has blurred between stuff I've learned and stuff I've done while sparring that just worked...
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Thanks Ursus!
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