Decent books on European Martial Arts?

[rightisright]

Do they offer a defense against The Knights who say "Ni"???

[Greg]

Do they offer a defense against The Knights who say "Ni"???

I expect you'll appreciate this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jETLCm7k3sU

And then this one is even better (weirder), and is kind of set up by the first one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY4X8lh_TM0

[Netpackrat]

Do they offer a defense against The Knights who say "Ni"???

It is always good to defend yourself from the Knights of Ni.

[slowpoke]

Try looking for something on Savate or Canne. Bit more modern.

[D5CAV]

A few references were dug up on this thread

http://theguncounter.com/forum/viewtopi ... 36&t=22451

[BDK]

Do they offer a defense against The Knights who say "Ni"???

I expect you'll appreciate this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jETLCm7k3sU

So, if we assume someone doesn't write insane techniques into a fighting manual - and given that a true threaded pommel doesn't seem to be in the archeological record - then what's being discussed isn't a conventional pommel... And, that an armored knight was expected to be intimidated by it would imply that there may be something in the pommel - even fine dust might be useful, but so would other substances.

[Greg]

Do they offer a defense against The Knights who say "Ni"???

I expect you'll appreciate this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jETLCm7k3sU

So, if we assume someone doesn't write insane techniques into a fighting manual - and given that a true threaded pommel doesn't seem to be in the archeological record - then what's being discussed isn't a conventional pommel... And, that an armored knight was expected to be intimidated by it would imply that there may be something in the pommel - even fine dust might be useful, but so would other substances.

I wasn't really trying to figure out the mystery. I fairly assumed it was non-serious as I didn't think there *was* anything other than a peened pommel at that point, but I know I could easily be mistaken.

I posted both videos purely for the puerile and somewhat absurd humor, thinking that it would be right up the alley of someone who entered the thread with a Monty Python reference.

And "end him rightly" is pretty catchy.

[rightisright]

So, if we assume someone doesn't write insane techniques into a fighting manual - and given that a true threaded pommel doesn't seem to be in the archeological record - then what's being discussed isn't a conventional pommel... And, that an armored knight was expected to be intimidated by it would imply that there may be something in the pommel - even fine dust might be useful, but so would other substances.

I wasn't really trying to figure out the mystery. I fairly assumed it was non-serious as I didn't think there *was* anything other than a peened pommel at that point, but I know I could easily be mistaken.

I posted both videos purely for the puerile and somewhat absurd humor, thinking that it would be right up the alley of someone who entered the thread with a Monty Python reference.

And "end him rightly" is pretty catchy.

Puerile and absurd? Guilty as charged.

[Greg]

And "end him rightly" is pretty catchy.

Puerile and absurd? Guilty as charged.

I hope you enjoyed the videos. He does more serious stuff, he is indeed into weapons and is a student of historical European martial arts, but I like the humor too.

[Netpackrat]

Do they offer a defense against The Knights who say "Ni"???

It is always good to defend yourself from the Knights of Ni.

I guess it was too subtle.