RingoArmored combat is not a spectator sport. Not yet, not the way we do it. And by we I mean HMB, IMCF, M1, and even […]
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Friday Fight Video Breakdown. Ettiene Stomping my Ass
Uggh, time to the dreaded necessary and pick apart my performance at Poland. I’m not happy with it. At all. And after watching this fight […]
Why do we skip the feeling out stage?
Watch this video. You can start at the 1 minute mark and only need to watch a minute or so. Did you notice anything strange […]
Friday Fight Video Breakdown, SCA, Ryu vs Adam Greatsword
Wanted to mix things up a bit so I grabbed an SCA video. It’s longsword, so something I know a bit about though I’m hardly […]
Realism in simulated combat
That’s not real fighting. That would never work in a real situation. Those techniques aren’t real. In real life, they wouldn’t stand a chance. I […]
Living the dream
Over the course of the past week I have engaged in a number of Reddit debates over the value of ACL style combat and whether […]
Friday Fight Video Breakdown-Dark Knights 2v2 Scrimmage
This is a fight that happened at The Knights Hall two weeks ago. It’s very short but I’m pressed for time with Poland looming. I apologize […]
I’m Tired of This HEMA Crap.
Not the art/concept itself. I love that people are resurrecting centuries old techniques. I love that they test them in sparring matches that they spend […]
Corollary to Dude Potential
The wisest man I know, Cat Brooks, has a theory for ACL fighting. He calls it dude potential. Dude potential works like this. If there […]
Friday Fight Video breakdown
Gonna attempt to breakdown this Sword and Shield singles fight between my boy Brandon the Goon and Mike Burkhart. This is an on going attempt […]