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> watch SCA heavy Holy shit, these guys don't fuck around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs

by defen 11y ago

ncallaway 11y ago
I've only dabbled in SCA heavy — it takes a pretty big time commitment and I got really busy with my consultancy. It's a great time and a good way to get exercise. If you stick with it and train consistency, you'll be in good shape. Most of the sport — at least where I am — is focused on 1:1 battles, but these large field battles are really fun to participate in.
Camillo 11y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj_3vYo2gF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj_3vYo2gF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9tkAV4nDCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9tkAV4nDCo
laxatives 11y ago
IMO nothing compares with longsword fighting. By comparison, SCA looks like a bunch of big guys wailing on each other in the middle of a scrum. Longsword fighting has a much more competitive environment with well defined technique and strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhbcntqyiSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhbcntqyiSo
- themartorana 11y ago
  "...bunch of big guys wailing on each other..." Add in death and dismemberment and you have what war actually probably looked like for thousands of years - pure, unadulterated mayhem.
  - laxatives 11y ago
    Fair enough. I'd imagine the guys fighting had a lot more fitness and probably weren't struggling with obesity though.
    - cafard 11y ago
      There was something on HN a year or two ago that said that gladiators tended to be on the fat side. On the other hand, given the distances marched, I doubt the hoplites and legionaries had much excess fat.
- Retric 11y ago
  That's just fencing with a heavy object. Actual sword fighting had a mix of stiles to deal with different armor types. But, maintaining balance was critical and bouncing like that a waste of energy and a good way to end up on the ground and hacked to pieces. They also often held the blade for leverage.
try_sincerely 11y ago
I like this dramatic videos from Russian Vyborg castle, I wonder if they still organize these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOCBOs6EzLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOCBOs6EzLk
rsync 11y ago
"Holy shit, these guys don't fuck around" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4tdkrYIRFg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4tdkrYIRFg (fast forward to 1:58, perhaps ...)

> watch SCA heavy Holy shit, these guys don't fuck around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs

by defen 11y ago

> watch SCA heavy Holy shit, these guys don't fuck around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs

ncallaway 11y ago

I've only dabbled in SCA heavy — it takes a pretty big time commitment and I got really busy with my consultancy. It's a great time and a good way to get exercise. If you stick with it and train consistency, you'll be in good shape. Most of the sport — at least where I am — is focused on 1:1 battles, but these large field battles are really fun to participate in.

Camillo 11y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj_3vYo2gF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj_3vYo2gF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9tkAV4nDCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9tkAV4nDCo

laxatives 11y ago

IMO nothing compares with longsword fighting. By comparison, SCA looks like a bunch of big guys wailing on each other in the middle of a scrum. Longsword fighting has a much more competitive environment with well defined technique and strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhbcntqyiSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhbcntqyiSo

themartorana 11y ago
"...bunch of big guys wailing on each other..." Add in death and dismemberment and you have what war actually probably looked like for thousands of years - pure, unadulterated mayhem.
- laxatives 11y ago
  Fair enough. I'd imagine the guys fighting had a lot more fitness and probably weren't struggling with obesity though.
  - cafard 11y ago
    There was something on HN a year or two ago that said that gladiators tended to be on the fat side. On the other hand, given the distances marched, I doubt the hoplites and legionaries had much excess fat.
Retric 11y ago
That's just fencing with a heavy object. Actual sword fighting had a mix of stiles to deal with different armor types. But, maintaining balance was critical and bouncing like that a waste of energy and a good way to end up on the ground and hacked to pieces. They also often held the blade for leverage.

try_sincerely 11y ago

I like this dramatic videos from Russian Vyborg castle, I wonder if they still organize these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOCBOs6EzLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOCBOs6EzLk

rsync 11y ago

"Holy shit, these guys don't fuck around" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4tdkrYIRFg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4tdkrYIRFg (fast forward to 1:58, perhaps ...)