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Sword and Shield
DVD by Hammaborg instructors Roland Warzecha and Tobias Wenzel
For centuries, unarmored combat with the sword and a small shield, or buckler, was one of the most wide spread martial arts of medieval and Renaissance Europe.
Based on medieval treatises and years of martial arts practice, Roland Warzecha und Tobias Wenzel offer an introduction to this fascinating fighting art. Step by step, the viewer will be guided through fundamental basics, such as body mechanics, tactics and fencing theory. The underlying concepts of historical technique are demonstrated and explained in detail.
This DVD is the ideal starting point for your personal training with sword and buckler. It also provides useful insights and cutting edge research for the seasoned practitioner of Western martial arts.
In addition, the authors present protective gear and training weapons appropriate for safe swordplay. As a bonus, the DVD contains unedited sequences of competitive free play as an example for modern sparring with sword and buckler.
Available at Amazon Germany, Freelance Academy Press (USA), The Exiles (UK), Albion Europe (Denmark), Le Griffon Noir (France).
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Peter von Danzig: Transkription und Übersetzung der Handschrift
44 A 8
A publication by Hammaborg's instructor for the longsword
The so-called Peter von Danzig fechtbuch dates from 1452 and is
one of the most extensive and
elementary compendia of martial
arts from medieval Germany. It
contains (among others) techniques
for the longsword with and without
armour, for fighting with sword
and buckler, as well as wrestling
and daggerfighting. The book
addresses everybody interested
in medieval prose, but of course
particularly the modern adepts
of Master Liechtenauer, who nowadays
endeavour to bring the European
martial arts of our ancestors back to
life. With this book, they get
a helpful and substantial companion
book for their work. This volume
offers the entire text of the
manuscript 44 A 8 twice: once
as an accurate transcription
to the letter, and once as a
translation into modern German.
A glossary and a bibliography
complete this book.
Peter von Danzig: Transkription und Übersetzung
der Handschrift 44 A 8
VS-Books
ISBN 978-3-932077-34-0
Edited, transcribed and translated
into modern German by Dierk Hagedorn
Hardcover; 360 pages; 26,80
EUR
Website
of the publishers
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Posters of historical sword fighting techniques
A series of posters depicting combat techniques from historical manuscripts has been launched. The according reconstructions present the state of the art at Hammaborg and were illustrated by Hammaborg instructor Roland Warzecha.
Available at Freelance Academy Press (USA):
Sword and Buckler – Halfshield vs Sixth Ward according to MS I.33, reconstruction by R. Warzecha and T. Wenzel
German Longsword – Twerhau according to cod. 44 A 8, reconstruction by D. Hagedorn
A limited edition of signed buckler posters is available at le Griffon Noir (France) |
