A Historical Martial Arts blog by Jens P. Kleinau
Two "Hangs" arise in one-handed fencing in general, in all fencing be it strikes or leger, be it soft or hard. Make the "Speaking Window" and stand cheerfully and see what his cause is. Hit him in the mouth when he wants to pull out. I tell you again and again: no one protects himself … Continue reading The Hanging
Walpurgis and Ludgerus in the I.33, first half 14th century The probably oldest book on martial arts known to us, it is exclusively about fencing with small shields and sword. The book, which is dated by scientists to the first half of the 14th century, was created in a workshop of at least three scribes … Continue reading Understanding I.33 #2: The Story of a Book
The probably oldest book on martial arts known to us, it is exclusively about fencing with small shields and sword. The book, which is dated by scientists to the first half of the 14th century, was created in a workshop of at least three scribes and five illustrators. The story of the book tells us … Continue reading Understanding I.33 #1: A Teacher and His Students
This is the seventh post on my article series on the development of hand protection in sword fights. The articles so far: Design of the Crossguard and the Christian faithHand protection for fighters through the (to me) known part of history. The development of handguards and armour for arm and handA small journey into Steel … Continue reading The Crossguard #7: Japanese Swords
This is the sixth post on my article series on the development of hand protection in sword fights. The articles so far: Design of the Crossguard and the Christian faithHand protection for fighters through the (to me) known part of history. The development of handguards and armour for arm and handA small journey into Steel … Continue reading The Crossguard #6: Chinese Swords
This is the fifth post on my article series on the development of hand protection in sword fights. The articles so far: Design of the Crossguard and the Christian faithHand protection for fighters through the (to me) known part of history. The development of handguards and armour for arm and handA small journey into Steel … Continue reading The Crossguard #5: Roman Swords
This is the fourth post on my article series on the development of hand protection in sword fights. The articles so far: Design of the Crossguard and the Christian faithHand protection for fighters through the (to me) known part of history. The development of handguards and armour for arm and hand The first three articles … Continue reading The Crossguard #4: A Question of Resources
This is the third post on my article series on the development of hand protection in sword fights. The first one was some myth-busting, explaining, why the Crossguard was no design of the Christian faith. The second post was looking at the meaning of hand protection for fighters through the (to me) known part of … Continue reading The Crossguard #3: The Development Of Handprotection
This is the second post on my article series on the development of hand protection in sword fights. The first one was some myth-busting, explaining, why the Crossguard was no design of the Christian faith. There are some more myths to bust. Let us start with the two most common to which I added a … Continue reading The Crossguard #2: Who needs to Protect the Hand in a Sword Fight?
There are many questions and myths to sword. This is the first article in a series of posts on the development of hand protection in regard of sword fighting. It is a nice tradition to start article series like this with some myth busting. So allow me to hold up to this tradition and let … Continue reading The Crossguard #1: Not A Christian Symbol?
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