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War of the Wings VI Round 2: Leading questions 3 comments
Mair’s Peasant Flail 4: Ictus Forma Qua Caput Adpetitur Contra Aversionis Habitum Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley A Blow by Which the Head is Attacked against a Deflecting Position[1] It is necessary that you take this manner against your enemy in the fight. You will put forward the right foot, you should grip the lower end of the flail with both hands and from this position you should […]
War of the Wings VI 1 comment
The foot is still bum enough that I didn’t take a shot at fighting this one, but instead marshalled. I may share my observations, but figured I’d get the input of those who actually fought first. So, chime in!
Mair’s Peasant Flail 3: Contactus Ex Primo Congressu Duo Per Flagella Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley Two Contacts[1] from the First Fight[2] With Flails You will place yourself in this manner[3]. You will fix forward the left foot, you in the position of first contact will hold the lower part of the flail with the left hand. If you apply force in the middle[4] using the […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 2: Ictus Superus Contra Habitum Aversionis Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley High Strike against a Deflecting Position In the fight against your enemy by this practice, that is to say imitating what is here[1], you will adjust yourself such that you will put forward the left foot, you will hold the flail near the upper part with the right hand, the lower […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 1: Ictus Duo Superiores Tribuli Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley Two Upper Strokes of the Flail According to this stance, you will position yourself in this manner in the fight. You will fix[1] forward the left foot. You will grasp the flail around the lower part with the left hand. You will seize the hanging part of the flail together with […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 0: Introduction Leave a comment
This is a bit of a fleshing-out of my classnotes from this past University. I figured it might provide some context for the rest of the posts on flail. History of German martial arts and Paulus Hector Mair Mair is at the tail-end of the Liechtenauer Tradition Liechtenauer was “The Way” of German Fencing for […]
“We’ll only stick the tip in”, now with Shark’s Teeth 5 comments
The Kappellenberg 5-man team, of Baron Girard, Gawin, Tessin, Jaume, and Ruarik, were awarded Shark’s Teeth as one of the last pieces of court business of Their Atlantian Majesties Michael and Seonaid on Saturday. Of course, not all of the team was at the event. Those that weren’t can arrange with those that were for […]
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 37: Rule 1 redux 1 comment
As was hinted at in the discussion of the Pennsic Town Battle review, Rule 1 needs some caveats and corollaries. Highly (pathologically?) observant readers will have noticed that, actually, Rule 1 was updated a few weeks back. Now, “Don’t die” is no longer a hard and fast rule. It has some considerations included for the […]
Atlantia 30 Year: Pretty darn good 6 comments
So, August 20th, Dante posts this: Funny? Yes. Especially since he, at least, knew this was going to happen on Saturday: (Image by Llwyd Aldred) So… yeah, it was a good weekend. My foot there, with the flame duct-tape? That’s Das Boot. They still made me fight my prize, and I think I acquitted myself […]