Post by schlager7 on Nov 23, 2008 11:21:16 GMT -6
Our old moderator for the Historical Fencing Board has been away a bit, but I found this in my email...
Hi, all.
It's been a while, so let me know if you want off my European martial arts list, or if you received duplicate e-mails.
I've been lucky enough to train with Scott Brown since January. The training has been phenomenally demanding and rewarding.
But as an extra bonus, it's nice to know that the top guy in our training group is also officially the top guy in the European scene. See below for Scott's own words and a link to the final round in the tournament (Ace of Spades!). Schola Gladiatoria are no slouches, and I can also vouch for the Swedes' fencing ability. GHFS (who sponsor Swordfish) have some great vids online.
Look on YouTube for:
Arts of Mars
HEMAC Dijon
Gothenberg longsword
Hammaborg longsword (or buckler)
Anyone who's keeping up with the rapier, longsword, or otherwise WMA / HEMA, feel free to drop me a line. Or if you have any other questions.
Cheers,
Dakao
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weblog.Dakao.org
Quintilian Istitutio Oratia, III
STUDIUM DISCENDI VOLUTATE QUAE COGI NON POTEST CONSTAT
Study depends on the good will of the student, a quality which cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Hi All,
I'm not one to brag too much but occasionally it's worth the time. Recently I was invited to teach at "SwordFish", Scandinavia's largest HEMA related event and in addition to teaching I was asked to fence in the Longsword Tournament. (To the Swedes, this Tourney was a very big deal, they really appreciate good fighters and think it's part of being a good leader.) Well, somehow I won and I thought you all might enjoy knowing it!
There were actually two tournaments held at this event, a "Modified Shinai" and a Nylon Longsword tournament. Both tournaments had slightly different rule-sets but not dramatically so. The Shinai tournament allowed folks to fence with either a longsword or a sword and buckler the Nylon only allowed longsword. The shinai tournament was won by Dr. Milo Thurston of The Linacre School of Defense (U.K.) and I won the Nylon tournament (Team America!). I would have fought in both but the were held at the same time so I had to choose one or the other.
As a funny side note, in order to pick the groups for the nylon Tournament we had to pick a card from a deck of cards. Somehow, I managed to pick the "Ace of Spades" and this is why you'll hear a guy yell this out at the beginning of one of the following video's. Here is yours truly in the final round against Tim Gallagher of Schola Gladiatoria in the U.K. You can follow the links to see more of my fights if you wish.
Sincerely,
Scott
Hi, all.
It's been a while, so let me know if you want off my European martial arts list, or if you received duplicate e-mails.
I've been lucky enough to train with Scott Brown since January. The training has been phenomenally demanding and rewarding.
But as an extra bonus, it's nice to know that the top guy in our training group is also officially the top guy in the European scene. See below for Scott's own words and a link to the final round in the tournament (Ace of Spades!). Schola Gladiatoria are no slouches, and I can also vouch for the Swedes' fencing ability. GHFS (who sponsor Swordfish) have some great vids online.
Look on YouTube for:
Arts of Mars
HEMAC Dijon
Gothenberg longsword
Hammaborg longsword (or buckler)
Anyone who's keeping up with the rapier, longsword, or otherwise WMA / HEMA, feel free to drop me a line. Or if you have any other questions.
Cheers,
Dakao
---
weblog.Dakao.org
Quintilian Istitutio Oratia, III
STUDIUM DISCENDI VOLUTATE QUAE COGI NON POTEST CONSTAT
Study depends on the good will of the student, a quality which cannot be secured by compulsion.
----- Forwarded Message ----
Hi All,
I'm not one to brag too much but occasionally it's worth the time. Recently I was invited to teach at "SwordFish", Scandinavia's largest HEMA related event and in addition to teaching I was asked to fence in the Longsword Tournament. (To the Swedes, this Tourney was a very big deal, they really appreciate good fighters and think it's part of being a good leader.) Well, somehow I won and I thought you all might enjoy knowing it!
There were actually two tournaments held at this event, a "Modified Shinai" and a Nylon Longsword tournament. Both tournaments had slightly different rule-sets but not dramatically so. The Shinai tournament allowed folks to fence with either a longsword or a sword and buckler the Nylon only allowed longsword. The shinai tournament was won by Dr. Milo Thurston of The Linacre School of Defense (U.K.) and I won the Nylon tournament (Team America!). I would have fought in both but the were held at the same time so I had to choose one or the other.
As a funny side note, in order to pick the groups for the nylon Tournament we had to pick a card from a deck of cards. Somehow, I managed to pick the "Ace of Spades" and this is why you'll hear a guy yell this out at the beginning of one of the following video's. Here is yours truly in the final round against Tim Gallagher of Schola Gladiatoria in the U.K. You can follow the links to see more of my fights if you wish.
Sincerely,
Scott