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Sword-on-Sword contact.
By arnisador - Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:43:26 GMT
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Originally Posted by Tim Waid (Post 10353)
Some technical points on combat blade fighting for those practicing and researching (and insight on why Pekiti-Tirsia has gained the position it has). For the long blade/sword, authentic Filipino methods, as in Pekiti-Tirsia, instruct how to prevent blade to blade contact except in the most unavoidable scenarios/positions. As Grand Tuhon teaches, when one gains true combined proficiency in footwork and striking, you will never need Four-Wall or Payong counter-offense techniques (contact blade to blade/strike to strike) in combat. If you are training with continual contact of the long blade/sword you should seriously question your training and instructor. Additionally, the advanced Contradas system specifically teaches how to target the weapon hand only - blade to blade at close-quarters. FMA combat blade fighting skill is demonstrated by NOT allowing contact to your blade and attacking directly to the weapon hand at close-quarters and long range. There are times when contact is unavoidable and must be made, but there are again specific methods/techniques that minimize blade to blade contact.
I made a new thread for this because these are great ponts. Movies leave people with exactly the wrong impression regarding swordwork. Why hit sword-on-sword when you can get in a cut/stab? It's a matter of mindset!
Similar ideas were discussed in this thread (and the MT thread which spawned it, which contains an excellent post on similar ideas as the above but in iaido).
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By arnisador - Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:43:26 GMT
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Waid (Post 10353)
Some technical points on combat blade fighting for those practicing and researching (and insight on why Pekiti-Tirsia has gained the position it has). For the long blade/sword, authentic Filipino methods, as in Pekiti-Tirsia, instruct how to prevent blade to blade contact except in the most unavoidable scenarios/positions. As Grand Tuhon teaches, when one gains true combined proficiency in footwork and striking, you will never need Four-Wall or Payong counter-offense techniques (contact blade to blade/strike to strike) in combat. If you are training with continual contact of the long blade/sword you should seriously question your training and instructor. Additionally, the advanced Contradas system specifically teaches how to target the weapon hand only - blade to blade at close-quarters. FMA combat blade fighting skill is demonstrated by NOT allowing contact to your blade and attacking directly to the weapon hand at close-quarters and long range. There are times when contact is unavoidable and must be made, but there are again specific methods/techniques that minimize blade to blade contact.
I made a new thread for this because these are great ponts. Movies leave people with exactly the wrong impression regarding swordwork. Why hit sword-on-sword when you can get in a cut/stab? It's a matter of mindset!
Similar ideas were discussed in this thread (and the MT thread which spawned it, which contains an excellent post on similar ideas as the above but in iaido).
Read More...
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