medieval fighting

[safeorigin]

anybody else watching this stuff?

[i.am.aids]

First time to hear about this. Very interesting, but it looks more like a stick fight rather than a sword fight. Or maybe I'm just watching too much choreographed sword fights and this is how a real fight really looks like.

I want to see a samurai vs knight fight. That would be awesome!

[Yatta]

First time to hear about this. Very interesting, but it looks more like a stick fight rather than a sword fight. Or maybe I'm just watching too much choreographed sword fights and this is how a real fight really looks like.

I want to see a samurai vs knight fight. That would be awesome!

Obviously they are using unsharpened weapons. I've seen people in our neighborhood hacking each other with bolos and I am pretty sure its not going to be good for primetime TV nor for the participants themselves.

[baludoy]

Obviously they are using unsharpened weapons. I've seen people in our neighborhood hacking each other with bolos and I am pretty sure its not going to be good for primetime TV nor for the participants themselves.

i too witnessed a wicked bolo fight (one sided nga lang) in my dad's hometown in the province and everybody ran for their lives. nung tapos na iyong hackfest saka lang nagbalikan mga tao

[dreamur]

i too witnessed a wicked bolo fight (one sided nga lang) in my dad's hometown in the province and everybody ran for their lives. nung tapos na iyong hackfest saka lang nagbalikan mga tao

Same experience when I was a kid. One guy had a bolo the other whose left hand had been amputated from similar fights in the past was just holding an ordinary knife. Ginamit na pansalag ung wooden hand nya. Hindi ko na pinanuod hangang sa huli. Atakbo na ako!

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[badkuk]

Kawawa ang ref niyan, wala man lang helmet ^_^

Wasn't there a show on either Discovery or History Channel where people go tilting in full armor and lance? Just makes you appreciate just how dangerous it was. You could easily break your back if you fall.

i remember this old movie starring a very young Ed Harris, modern day knights that tilt on motorcycles

[i.am.aids]

Obviously they are using unsharpened weapons. I've seen people in our neighborhood hacking each other with bolos and I am pretty sure its not going to be good for primetime TV nor for the participants themselves.

Haha! I was referring to the blows they are giving. It looks like an arnis strike (rapid short bursts) rather than what you would see on a "bladed weapon" strike.

I've also seen bolo fights on my hometown. If your place is near a farming village, expect people to carry bolos on their waists. A few bottles of gin with a few "masamang tingin" easily escalates to a bolo fight.

If America has a gun culture, Philippines has a bolo culture. You'll be amazed on the variety of our bladed weapons. There's a kris, gulok, itak, barong, and kampilan (my favorite), just to name a few. We have blades for work, ceremony, war, etc..

During the PH-US war, bolo men are dreaded by the Americans. This the reason why were they armed with 45 calibers.

Kampilan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Yatta]

Haha! I was referring to the blows they are giving. It looks like an arnis strike (rapid short bursts) rather than what you would see on a "bladed weapon" strike.

I've also seen bolo fights on my hometown. If your place is near a farming village, expect people to carry bolos on their waists. A few bottles of gin with a few "masamang tingin" easily escalates to a bolo fight.

If America has a gun culture, Philippines has a bolo culture. You'll be amazed on the variety of our bladed weapons. There's a kris, gulok, itak, barong, and kampilan (my favorite), just to name a few. We have blades for work, ceremony, war, etc..

During the PH-US war, bolo men are dreaded by the Americans. This the reason why were they armed with 45 calibers.

Kampilan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Going again with the real cold steel bolo fight I witnessed, in a life and death battle one really doean't give a damn about style, only about staying alive and killing your opponent. The flashy moves one sees mostly in movies.

[safeorigin]

I would defer to the knowledge of these people since they read and study a lot of historical manuals

[MR_BIG18]

First time to hear about this. Very interesting, but it looks more like a stick fight rather than a sword fight. Or maybe I'm just watching too much choreographed sword fights and this is how a real fight really looks like.

I want to see a samurai vs knight fight. That would be awesome!

As long as it keeps the blood going, ok yan, nice exercise also

[safeorigin]

First time to hear about this. Very interesting, but it looks more like a stick fight rather than a sword fight. Or maybe I'm just watching too much choreographed sword fights and this is how a real fight really looks like.

I want to see a samurai vs knight fight. That would be awesome!

plate armor and gambeson have historically been very effective against swords and arrows. So effective that the lords leading the army will pretty much survive the battle and be held hostage. If they weren't effective and can be cut through like wet paper towels as depicted in the movies, there's no point in sacrificing mobility and investing on such an expensive armor to begin with.

if they wanted to kill someone in plate armor, they'd use a Raven's beak or warhammer.



but live lords and knights are worth more for ransom. hence why they prefer to hook and dismount knights with halberds



regarding lance jousting. yes, they tilt backwards at the very last moment both to deflect the blow, and to prevent splinters from entering the vision slits of the helmet.

[safeorigin]

also, since you requested for samurai vs. knight...



the biggest dude in the japanese team, Gojiro a.k.a. Godzilla happens to be a comedian.

[badkuk]

Naalala ko tuloy yung Hearts and Armour. Tanya Roberts :drool:

There's also Shogun Mayeda, but i got annoyed when his katana spewed fire

[safeorigin]

here's another tourney

uk vs. spain



this is one of the more entertaining matches from 2 battle of nations champions

[i.am.aids]

plate armor and gambeson have historically been very effective against swords and arrows. So effective that the lords leading the army will pretty much survive the battle and be held hostage. If they weren't effective and can be cut through like wet paper towels as depicted in the movies, there's no point in sacrificing mobility and investing on such an expensive armor to begin with.

if they wanted to kill someone in plate armor, they'd use a Raven's beak or warhammer.

Longbows are said to penetrate these armors. During the Crusades, there was a group of Knights massacred by "farmers" using longbows. Can't find any reference on the web though (read it from one of my books).

Also interesting to note is how Lapu-Lapu defeated the armored invaders. First, they just hide when they are being bombarded by cannons. Second, they are still hiding when these arrogant invaders started moving towards the shore. Third, when they could see the knees, they started the counter-attack, apparently, it's not a good idea if you're carrying a heavy object strapped on your body. You can drown even on a knee-deep water.

[badkuk]

Longbows are said to penetrate these armors. During the Crusades, there was a group of Knights massacred by "farmers" using longbows. Can't find any reference on the web though (read it from one of my books).

Was it King Edward I, against the Welsh and Scots? It wasn't during the Crusades though.

He basically told his archers to get as many arrows in the air, bahala na si Batman where it lands(often on the enemy).

[i.am.aids]

Was it King Edward I, against the Welsh and Scots? It wasn't during the Crusades though.

He basically told his archers to get as many arrows in the air, bahala na si Batman where it lands(often on the enemy).

Bodkin heads for the English. It's their armor piercing arrowhead fired from a longbow. I can't find the Moslem equivalent. It's some type of a recurve bow.