tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596973772693760639.post1043975287880063141..comments2023-10-20T11:11:08.287+01:00Comments on The European Historical Combat Guild: More life in the shades of greyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596973772693760639.post-48911526494091190412010-10-17T15:00:58.718+01:002010-10-17T15:00:58.718+01:00oops. signed in last time with an old id. Sory, th...oops. signed in last time with an old id. Sory, that bad quote was me.Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15227205083478895655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596973772693760639.post-90397916809844142612010-10-17T01:16:37.145+01:002010-10-17T01:16:37.145+01:00"That which does not kill us can still bloody..."That which does not kill us can still bloody hurt... or leave us with permanent, crippling injuries" ;-)<br /><br />@ Jonathan: can you recommend any particular resources or places to start looking, regarding how they trained back in the day? I'm particularly interested in the earlier years of the formalized longsword systems (Liechtenauer, Ringek, Fiore etc)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792313939775200456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596973772693760639.post-5554528291225684132010-10-16T23:20:33.319+01:002010-10-16T23:20:33.319+01:00Hmm...I may have got the age in the quote wrong, b...Hmm...I may have got the age in the quote wrong, but I don't think so....ties in with the old "give me a child 'till he is seven, and I will show you the man" one as well. <br /><br />I agree, lessons learned in those formative years are driven deep. I can't tell you how much I wish I could have could have started this when I was much younger. Oh well, better late than never :)<br /><br />"That which does not kill us makes us stronger" LOL I mutter that every time I walk into yet another slightly painful strike....I'm not as quick as I was....sighPaul Wickhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097908915028336108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596973772693760639.post-58638796249133733712010-10-16T22:46:44.706+01:002010-10-16T22:46:44.706+01:00Paul, I know that you don't want to re-invent ...Paul, I know that you don't want to re-invent the wheel and the comment was not aimed at you 8')<br /><br />An interesting point to me in the quote was the age, lessons learnt young about risk are important, maybe not by 7 but young. <br /><br />None of my injuries have come from training with weapons or at least the ones I have received are minor and were all my fault at the end of the day. 8')<br /><br />Several bones at once! <br /><br />Well taken as a whole maybe as another quote. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger"<br />8')The European Historical Combat Guildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425115205496881300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596973772693760639.post-83627174169626112532010-10-16T22:02:01.204+01:002010-10-16T22:02:01.204+01:00Well the quote was directly referencing training, ...Well the quote was directly referencing training, not day to day life. The point being made, was that when training warriors to survive battle, those methods may be a little more robust than are practicable for...well at least some us. <br /><br />Not that we shouldn't look for more authenticity in our training methods, but to accept the limitations. Dictated by the fact that most of us didn't start training as children (and yes I envy you that opportunity) Most of us cannot train each and every day with a swordmaster, and a myriad of other limitations.<br /><br />Acceptance of some pain is a given, of course it is. But when I find I cannot play my guitar following training because of a poorly executed or timed defense the day before. I am sure going to find better gloves, rather than give up a pastime that gives me great pleasure. Yes the tool user is most certainly at fault here, no argument there.<br /><br />Nor do I wish to re-invent the wheel...but I'm sure my constant requests for training material means you are well aware of that :-)<br /><br />Oh! and by the by, I was 43 before I broke a bone....more by luck than judgment, and when I did, I broke several at once. Making up for lost time I suppose.Paul Wickhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097908915028336108noreply@blogger.com