Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques!

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Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques!

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09-26-2006, 12:18 AM

I'm curious, when performing these tests, how "authentic" were the swords used? Remember, surviving sword furniture suggests a weapon with an extremely tight grip. The deep grooves of the bone grip, the shortness of the grip (around 80-85 mm seems to have been typical), and the large size of both the pommel and guard all suggest a weapon designed to permit very little in the way of sophisticated "fencing."

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Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 02-04-2006, 09:05 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Virilis - 02-04-2006, 11:16 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 02-04-2006, 11:37 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Thiudareiks Flavius - 02-05-2006, 01:18 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 02-05-2006, 01:22 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by A_Volpe - 02-05-2006, 04:35 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by ambrosius - 02-05-2006, 08:31 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 09-13-2006, 08:00 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by M. Demetrius - 09-13-2006, 09:38 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 09-13-2006, 09:49 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by M. Demetrius - 09-13-2006, 09:59 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 09-13-2006, 10:12 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by M. Demetrius - 09-13-2006, 10:39 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 09-13-2006, 10:50 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-14-2006, 06:31 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 09-14-2006, 09:05 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-14-2006, 09:47 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 09-14-2006, 11:22 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-14-2006, 11:46 AM

techniques - by VaniRage - 09-17-2006, 05:54 AM

Re: techniques - by GNAEVS PETRONIVS CANINVS - 09-22-2006, 02:59 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by GNAEVS PETRONIVS CANINVS - 09-22-2006, 12:32 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Mithras - 09-22-2006, 06:43 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Mithras - 09-22-2006, 06:50 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Felix - 09-22-2006, 06:57 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by GNAEVS PETRONIVS CANINVS - 09-23-2006, 03:45 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Felix - 09-23-2006, 04:27 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Robert Vermaat - 09-23-2006, 11:05 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Paulus Claudius Damianus - 09-24-2006, 09:40 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Mitra - 09-24-2006, 11:25 AM

Re: Update on spatha and gladius fighting techniques? - by Gregg - 09-26-2006, 12:18 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 09-26-2006, 06:15 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Paulus Claudius Damianus - 09-26-2006, 07:36 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Robert Vermaat - 09-26-2006, 07:53 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Paulus Claudius Damianus - 09-26-2006, 08:00 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Paulus Claudius Damianus - 09-26-2006, 08:39 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Paulus Claudius Damianus - 09-26-2006, 08:40 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Gregg - 09-30-2006, 05:54 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Mitra - 09-30-2006, 10:06 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 10-02-2006, 10:54 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Tarbicus - 10-03-2006, 08:35 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Endre Fodstad - 10-04-2006, 10:55 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Tarbicus - 10-04-2006, 11:35 AM

fashion traditions, however - by Goffredo - 10-04-2006, 11:39 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Endre Fodstad - 10-04-2006, 12:01 PM

Limits of the gladius. - by Gregg - 10-05-2006, 02:23 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Salvianus - 12-10-2006, 01:46 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Robert Vermaat - 12-10-2006, 06:21 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 12-11-2006, 08:33 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Salvianus - 12-11-2006, 09:18 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Salvianus - 12-11-2006, 09:22 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Martin Wallgren - 12-12-2006, 07:43 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Salvianus - 12-12-2006, 07:49 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Roman Military History is 4 Me - 09-04-2013, 02:59 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 09-04-2013, 09:15 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Roman Military History is 4 Me - 09-05-2013, 01:06 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 09-05-2013, 02:01 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 09-05-2013, 08:11 AM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Sean Manning - 09-05-2013, 03:52 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Sean Manning - 09-05-2013, 04:07 PM

Re: Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by thomas aagaard - 09-05-2013, 04:14 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 09-05-2013, 05:04 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 09-05-2013, 09:00 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by thomas aagaard - 09-05-2013, 11:05 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 09-06-2013, 06:22 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-02-2014, 05:37 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Mark Hygate - 08-02-2014, 12:10 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-02-2014, 08:21 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-02-2014, 09:20 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-02-2014, 10:28 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-02-2014, 10:38 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-05-2014, 05:40 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-05-2014, 03:41 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Renatus - 08-05-2014, 09:43 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-06-2014, 03:54 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-06-2014, 05:37 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-06-2014, 05:53 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Robert Vermaat - 08-06-2014, 08:36 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-06-2014, 03:35 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-06-2014, 09:09 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-07-2014, 11:11 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by john m roberts - 08-07-2014, 06:41 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-07-2014, 07:08 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Robert Vermaat - 08-08-2014, 09:20 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Robert Vermaat - 08-08-2014, 09:32 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-08-2014, 11:31 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-08-2014, 01:57 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-09-2014, 11:30 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-09-2014, 04:26 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-09-2014, 05:18 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-09-2014, 05:45 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-09-2014, 07:26 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by john m roberts - 08-10-2014, 12:49 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-10-2014, 02:36 AM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Olaf - 08-13-2014, 08:38 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by Bryan - 08-13-2014, 08:45 PM

Update on the Spatha and Gladius fighting techniques! - by john m roberts - 08-14-2014, 10:02 PM

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