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jwinch2
02-20-2010, 03:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPfLZFHcNv4

This is probably the best example of western-style sword and spear work that I have come across. You can really see the relationship between how the movements are done and FMA long blade and stick work. I haven't had much exposure to FMA spear and staff work so I can't gauge that influence. I would also be interested in seeing these guys do Espada y Daga.

Anyway, I enjoyed this quite a bit so I hope you do also...

Cheers,
arnisador
03-08-2010, 01:27 PM
FMA spear work is very hard to find--which I find surprising. Every culture has the spear!
Jack Latorre
03-08-2010, 09:43 PM
Arnisador--

Pekiti-Tirsia has some spear-work which I find effective and transferable to other weapons. It's not shown much as most folks tend to gravitate to the knife work and espada y daga.

Perhaps if our paths cross again, I'll share some with you.

Until next,

Jack A. Latorre
arnisador
03-08-2010, 10:11 PM
That would be cool! I confess I do like the knife and of course everyone likes teh sword, but for such a basic weapon I'm glad to know that someone is preserving the spear. What do you call the spear?
Jack Latorre
03-09-2010, 09:20 PM
Arnisador--

Honestly, in the PTI curriculum, we call it "spear". :) Mataas Na Tuhon Gaje refers to it currently as "Melayu Sibat". Generally the most common Filipino term is "bangkaw".

A rose by any other name...

Regards,

Jack A. Latorre
TuhonBill
03-27-2010, 03:33 AM
Hi Folks,

I just added a short Pekiti-Tirsia spear vid to my YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q7rY4a2DjI

Regards,
Tuhon Bill McGrath
Paul
04-26-2010, 04:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealGladiatores

Check out these guys for european sword arts, 4 very nice vids.
Paul
04-26-2010, 04:20 PM
http://www.youtube.com/user/MEMAG

And these guys, they have vids of free-fencing so you can see the techniques being used "live"
Killbot
05-03-2010, 05:52 PM
Here's another vid. Kind of neat. a little more reserved in display than the first post, but neat.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj4Ng6DBfrg


ETA: just saw this was one of the four Paul added above. Oh well, consider it a short cut since I can't delete posts. lol.
jwinch2
05-03-2010, 06:29 PM
Cool vid, thanks for that. That was the first time I have seen someone try a snake disarm against a bastard sword! Pretty cool.