All I could think of while watching this was "THIS IS RUSSIA!!!!!".
Have any of you seen this before? It's not a new thing. The speaker at some point says that "over the past 10 years, the armor has become lighter".
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:55 pm
by *BlackFox
Oh crap... Russian always taking it to the next level.
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:20 pm
by .curve
Already 10x cooler than MMA. I'd watch the shit out of this
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:34 pm
by ltsune
.curve wrote:Already 10x cooler than MMA. I'd watch the shit out of this
Completely agree. It seems pretty badass
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:02 pm
by omier
Are rapiers allowed?
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:24 am
by Love
Let me guess, Vladimir won.
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:29 am
by ShaDeVi
obvious fake, its a known fact that russians dont wear armor
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:35 am
by BuDo
ShaDeVi wrote:obvious fake, its a known fact that russians dont wear armor
At least the referee is remaining true to "Russian heritage"....All it takes is one slip-up when he moves in to break them up and they might have to change referees...You'd think he should be wearing armor too but no...
Anyhow...this is interesting in a crazy way...It is worth the watch....Lets hope someone doesn't mistakenly/unintentionally poke their weapon into the face mask of his opponent and get him right in the eyeball...blunt sword or not you get that in the eyeball it wont be pretty...
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:11 am
by poehalcho
BuDo wrote:
ShaDeVi wrote:obvious fake, its a known fact that russians dont wear armor
At least the referee is remaining true to "Russian heritage"....All it takes is one slip-up when he moves in to break them up and they might have to change referees...You'd think he should be wearing armor too but no...
Anyhow...this is interesting in a crazy way...It is worth the watch....Lets hope someone doesn't mistakenly/unintentionally poke their weapon into the face mask of his opponent and get him right in the eyeball...blunt sword or not you get that in the eyeball it wont be pretty...
That's not really unique to swordfighting though Any damage to the eye is gonna be f*cking terrible, whether it's a finger or a sword.
But perhaps for this reason stabbing has been banned? I didn't see them go for any stabbing moves anyway...
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:28 pm
by omier
poehalcho wrote:
BuDo wrote:
ShaDeVi wrote:obvious fake, its a known fact that russians dont wear armor
At least the referee is remaining true to "Russian heritage"....All it takes is one slip-up when he moves in to break them up and they might have to change referees...You'd think he should be wearing armor too but no...
Anyhow...this is interesting in a crazy way...It is worth the watch....Lets hope someone doesn't mistakenly/unintentionally poke their weapon into the face mask of his opponent and get him right in the eyeball...blunt sword or not you get that in the eyeball it wont be pretty...
That's not really unique to swordfighting though Any damage to the eye is gonna be f*cking terrible, whether it's a finger or a sword.
But perhaps for this reason stabbing has been banned? I didn't see them go for any stabbing moves anyway...
Yeah stabbing can get quite nasty, because there are gaps in the armor in a lot of places and thrusting swords were meant for that kind of stuff.
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 7:47 pm
by BuDo
I assumed stabbing was banned for those obvious reasons that's why I said "mistakenly/unintentionally"...
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:28 pm
by *BlackFox
Wouldn't it be a better idea to use a... toy sword blade ?
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:33 pm
by ltsune
*BlackFox wrote:Wouldn't it be a better idea to use a... toy sword blade ?
Nah, man. We're talking about Russia!
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:40 pm
by omier
*BlackFox wrote:Wouldn't it be a better idea to use a... toy sword blade ?
Well the swords are blunt. And if you had a hollow plastic sword it would be pretty pointless because it has so little weight that you really don't need much technique, not that they are displaying any either.
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 7:12 pm
by *BlackFox
Well, they could use a broom with short handles... it would be perfect!! Lulz
Re: So apparently swordfighting is a thing in Russia!
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 8:05 am
by Love
This is like boxing, not really fighting and not really sword fighting. The first thing I would do in an "unbreachable defense" type of scenario is swing the sword full force down and break bones with force.
