sabre vs. rapier

[Blindside]

So last year my kali group spun off a Highland broadsword and military sabre group. This is a match against a rather short rapier.

 

[Martial D]

You just killed rapier guy like 35 times in a row.

 

[Blindside]

You just killed rapier guy like 35 times in a row.

Since this match he got a longer rapier and trying to fight a dedicated thrusting blade with 6 inches of reach (much less his own arm length) has made life more difficult.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

@Blindside , you're on the list of people here I want to spar with here, and also on the list of people that would absolutely wreck me.

 

[Blindside]

@Blindside , you're on the list of people here I want to spar with here, and also on the list of people that would absolutely wreck me.

Sounds fun! Too bad you are on the other side of the country.

 

[Christopher Adamchek]

Very nice - head, body, and limb attacks
I like your follow through of transitions
I have a hard time believing that your rapier opponent is left handed (or has much skill in the first place)

 

[Martial D]

Since this match he got a longer rapier and trying to fight a dedicated thrusting blade with 6 inches of reach (much less his own arm length) has made life more difficult.

I think you are selling yourself short. The skill differential is pretty obvious.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

Sounds fun! Too bad you are on the other side of the country.

If i end up taking a vacation over there, I'll send you a message. If i go by plane though, I'd need to mooch for the weapons (don't want tsa asking questions)

 

[Blindside]

If i end up taking a vacation over there, I'll send you a message. If i go by plane though, I'd need to mooch for the weapons (don't want tsa asking questions)

Weapons I got! (And all kinds of sparring gear.)

 

[Flying Crane]

Very nice - head, body, and limb attacks
I like your follow through of transitions
I have a hard time believing that your rapier opponent is left handed (or has much skill in the first place)

I noticed the left-handedness too. It is possible that he isn’t really left-handed but he chose to fight left-handed so that the fight would not be over too quickly and @Blindside wouldn’t feel too badly about himself. I’ve heard tell that sometimes happens with elite-level Spanish swordsmen who are in the revenge business. Perhaps the fellow is a Spaniard...?

 

[Blindside]

Very nice - head, body, and limb attacks
I like your follow through of transitions
I have a hard time believing that your rapier opponent is left handed (or has much skill in the first place)

He is pretty new to rapier. When I fight his instructor it is pretty much a one sided slaughter.