Fucking nice. KOs are where it's at. Did you stay standing or get to the ground? Was it ring or list? What weapons?Won my fight on Saturday. 2nd round tko.
Most of it was standing, finished it on the ground. Cage. We both used arming swords and bucklers.Fucking nice. KOs are where it's at. Did you stay standing or get to the ground? Was it ring or list? What weapons?
Haven't personally done it but from what folks have said, the armor helps but shit still hurts.Might sign up for "beginner camp" this year for the fuck of it, basically introduction camp for whole thing.
One question though does getting hit with weapon actually hurt since im seeing tkos on youtube
Yes i have no clue about rules or anything about whole thing lmao
Pretty muchHaven't personally done it but from what folks have said, the armor helps but shit still hurts.
Video above shows our man throwing spinning shit and knees and doing more damage with buckler punches / backfists, knees, and clinch takedowns than with the sword.
Might sign up for "beginner camp" this year for the fuck of it, basically introduction camp for whole thing.
One question though does getting hit with weapon actually hurt since im seeing tkos on youtube
Yes i have no clue about rules or anything about whole thing lmao
Yea thats why i was wondering if weapons hurt since why not just drop the sword and throw hands at other guy but apperantly its against rules lolHaven't personally done it but from what folks have said, the armor helps but shit still hurts.
Video above shows our man throwing spinning shit and knees and doing more damage with buckler punches / backfists, knees, and clinch takedowns than with the sword.
Hits on armour are cool, you almost don't feel them, unless it's a halberd.Yea thats why i was wondering if weapons hurt since why not just drop the sword and throw hands at other guy but apperantly its against rules lol
Yea i figured this is a grappling heavy activity looking at vids on youtube. Wrestling/judo/sambo likely works bestHits on armour are cool, you almost don't feel them, unless it's a halberd.
What people do however is aim for the gaps. If they're nice they just do it with good technique but some fully wind into it. Then it can be decent damage. Usually just mad bruising but I've seen a broken collarbone. Depends on the level of competition and mutual decision as it happens.
I punched a friend in the chest on sat, and bent the brig plating into his solar plexus, titanium armour is great at being light but people lie about it's strength imo. He had to sit for a bit.
I've TKOd someone with a hit to the head, but never experienced similar. As a bigger dude with a tank build I'm mostly cool.
You can hold the sword and punch fine.
Most of the sport if you're not dueling or pro fighting is judo though.
Yeah, you have to be armed. Swords do have a benefit in pro-fights though, they are fast. Good for scoring points, setting up the pace, keeping distance. Basically the jab of armored combat.Yea thats why i was wondering if weapons hurt since why not just drop the sword and throw hands at other guy but apperantly its against rules lol
Are you lefty or you go buckler in dominant hand on purpose for striking with it?Yeah, you have to be armed. Swords do have a benefit in pro-fights though, they are fast. Good for scoring points, setting up the pace, keeping distance. Basically the jab of armored combat.
I swap between rounds. My right hand is my power and so when I want to focus on hitting harder I fight with my buckler in my right hand. I like to use my sword in my right hand round one because we are both fresh and I want more speed that round. That strategy has worked out a few times so far. and it really throws guys off when I swap round 2.Are you lefty or you go buckler in dominant hand on purpose for striking with it?
Ok yeah that's what I thought I saw (the rd 2 swap).I swap between rounds. My right hand is my power and so when I want to focus on hitting harder I fight with my buckler in my right hand. I like to use my sword in my right hand round one because we are both fresh and I want more speed that round. That strategy has worked out a few times so far. and it really throws guys off when I swap round 2.
I did it similar when I was still training and competing in MMA. Went southpaw when I wanted my jabs and lead hooks to have nastier power, but my left jab was always faster.