(It's good that this is all stage fight, they can be as flashy as they want. The more-familiar-with-HEMA part of my brain, meanwhile, couldn't stop analysing and imagining the disastrous outcome in the next moment after this shot.)
Rekan1
Apr 8, 2022 9:35PM
^yeah.. Performing a large swing when they're already that close.. Not only that but the rapier fucking misses but still keeps charging..
TctyaDDK
Apr 8, 2022 10:17PM
^ the distance is short enough that it's more effective to use the elbow than the sword with that swing, if not for the rapier (which still has a cutting edge) still free to move unhindered right in front of exposed chest and abdonmen, thus swinging with the sword going from under left arm would be much better than from over left shoulder. Not to mention the torso twist, while still within anatomically possible range, doing this during a serious fight is just inviting the opponent to induce spinal damage. Are the knees there supposed to be attempting a stance disrupting move or kneecap breaking move?
As said, this is not the right place for that kind of analysing, but my brain can't help...
Rekan1
Apr 8, 2022 11:13PM
^Honestly with them charging at each other and knees together, I think they'll just bounce off of each other and break their own stance and stumble to the ground
nicc
Apr 9, 2022 11:59AM
pretty gay sword fighting
random
Apr 9, 2022 3:10PM
this looks like nothing so much as an extremely undignified head-on collision in the making >.<
TctyaDDK Apr 8, 2022 9:10PM
The lighting here is just chef kiss so good.
(It's good that this is all stage fight, they can be as flashy as they want. The more-familiar-with-HEMA part of my brain, meanwhile, couldn't stop analysing and imagining the disastrous outcome in the next moment after this shot.)
Rekan1 Apr 8, 2022 9:35PM
^yeah.. Performing a large swing when they're already that close.. Not only that but the rapier fucking misses but still keeps charging..
TctyaDDK Apr 8, 2022 10:17PM
^ the distance is short enough that it's more effective to use the elbow than the sword with that swing, if not for the rapier (which still has a cutting edge) still free to move unhindered right in front of exposed chest and abdonmen, thus swinging with the sword going from under left arm would be much better than from over left shoulder. Not to mention the torso twist, while still within anatomically possible range, doing this during a serious fight is just inviting the opponent to induce spinal damage. Are the knees there supposed to be attempting a stance disrupting move or kneecap breaking move?
As said, this is not the right place for that kind of analysing, but my brain can't help...
Rekan1 Apr 8, 2022 11:13PM
^Honestly with them charging at each other and knees together, I think they'll just bounce off of each other and break their own stance and stumble to the ground
nicc Apr 9, 2022 11:59AM
pretty gay sword fighting
random Apr 9, 2022 3:10PM
this looks like nothing so much as an extremely undignified head-on collision in the making >.<