Medieval swordfencing?

[Kayeliz]

Ok, I know this is quite a rare sport, but I have seen that it does exist in other countries as well, so I wanted to ask if others on here happen to do that. I have weekly training in a swordfencing school in northern Germany, we fight with two-handed swords and I have been doing it for about 4 years.
An die Schwerter! - RTL Nord
This is a link to a video by a local TV-programme. it's German, but you can see what we do.

 

[JothamDavidParker]

I fence at a salle in Seattle. I'm a beginner, and they make you start with foil or singlestick. I do both. I toy with other weapons at home as well as Western unarmed stuff. I want to two-hand sword at some point. I don't train as much as I would like because it's kind of expensive, but some day I'll move past the beginner stuff!

What style do they teach at your school? I'm guessing Liechtenaur/German stuff.

 

[HonestTruth]

Ok, I know this is quite a rare sport, but I have seen that it does exist in other countries as well, so I wanted to ask if others on here happen to do that. I have weekly training in a swordfencing school in northern Germany, we fight with two-handed swords and I have been doing it for about 4 years.
An die Schwerter! - RTL Nord
This is a link to a video by a local TV-programme. it's German, but you can see what we do.

The video is a wonderful presentation - regret that I am not able to understand the words spoken though the action is very clearly expressed. Looks like a great form of recreation.

In my youth I did épée and was good at it. Unfortunately, my parents were too cheap to pay for real lessons in this fine art/sports form and I could not pursue it further.


Hopefully, fencing will remain a vibrant part of the Summer Olympics.

 

[Kayeliz]

I wish they could have our kinds of swordfencing in the Olympics, but apparently, that would be way too difficult. I like the fact that it trains the whole body and reqires a lot of dicipline and concentration.

 

[AztecSDSU]

I think the fundamental issue is how authentic thus really is. Medieval sword combat was about closing with an opponent and smashing his skull in with some part of the sword as quickly as possible. Making a modern sport out of that while retaining any degree of authenticity seems a stretch.