An historical martial arts school in Croydon, Folkestone, and South London
Just a little taster, Dave and Pete polish up their sword,buckler
and longsword work for the latest Boar’s Tooth sword fighting DVDS
We have some other very nice shots but as they apply to specifics in the DVDS
we are keeping them under our hats for now;)
In the meantime We hope you’ll enjoy these sparring shots.
As much as we enjoyed taking them.
Two new big developments, firstly we are glad to announce a:
!!NEW SCHOOL!!
STARTING 5TH MARCH 2008
EVERY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
THE COLOMBO CENTRE
Right next to Southwark tube station, and within walking distance of Blackfriars, London Bridge and waterloo Stations, this is the first of the regular inner London classes.
It will cover both longsword and sword and buckler.
We are very pleased with the access this gym has, so close to so many stations, the classes will as usual be limited to ten.
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AND
!!COMING APRIL!!
BOAR’S TOOTH, HEART OF LONDON
THE FIGHTSCHOOL FOR THE LONDON MILE
The super secret school, in the mile is coming, regular tuition of the highest standard, right in the heart of the city, watch this space for an imminent announcement.
So if you want to learn sword fighting…Fight medieval.
contact us for further details
Both of these schools can be found on the new find a fightschool page, hope you can join us, Dave.
The Boar’s Tooth is one of seven European HEMA groups featured in the up coming Galatia film Reclaiming the Blade,
The film looks at many aspects of the sword arts, from stage and screen combat, to the re- emergent martial traditions (that’s us).
The aim of the film is not purely to illustrate the warrior aspect of swordplay, but also to remind us of the escapist stylings of films such as star wars, the princess bride and the like, and how they, though maybe not such martially correct sword fighting stylings, inspired so many of us early in life to pick up sticks and go at it like pirates, jedi and ninjas.
Setting us on the path to learn.
We are grateful that the folk at Galatia took the time, to involve groups such as ours, and gave us an opportunity in a time of such negative publicity for the sword arts, to show a disciplined and noble art re-emergent.
At last it’s here…
Starting on January the 27th
The Boar’s Tooth Fightschool, is pleased to announce a four week course of fencing with the sword and buckler.
The Course is being Run at Cannons Gym, Covent Garden, all equipment is provided, ten places only.
So if you want the best new way to lose that Christmas fat, fence your self fitter, faster and feistier…
learn to sword fight, with fight medieval.
for information please contact us here
In the DVD (see store) we show a simple to learn form of the cut from first ward, here is a quick clip showing the same cut from the full under arm position. Note that it’s an oberhau, which has a much earlier point of lethality, will strike out an exposed hand, allow cuts to either side of counter, allow a natural exchange of thrusts (stab knock) allows the change through to thrust more naturally, and (most importantly, will more safely deal with the move between half to extended thrust than an unterhau.
If you have purchased a DVD and would like any clarification of this technique please Email at me. I will gladly answer any questions. Dave
After much nagging and encouragement, I have, at long last, put a short trailer together for the first Boar’s Tooth DVD, bear in mind, many of the applications that you’ll see clips of, are explanations of why you need to use correct distance and timing, many are common attacks that you’ll be vulnerable to if you do not do these things correctly, any way enough jibber jabber, enjoy!
We are pleased to say, that we have a new class, and with it, a new opportunity to learn sword fighting, opening soon in the Shirley area on the 1st of October.
Class Location: Shirley Methodist Halls, Eldon Avenue, Shirley, CR0 85D
Class size: 10 people maximum, as usual we are restricting the class size to maintain quality of instruction, a waiting list will be in operation, if you are too late to book a place.
Class times: Every Monday 7pm-9pm.
Please view the sign up page, for details on other group or private classes.
In the Liechtenauer longsword tradition there are four main guards, they for an unexplained reason change position after the first manual, with plough becoming fool and vice versa (fool becomes ox in another manual so it becomes even more cryptic). For ease of memorizing these positions however the Boar’s Tooth stick to the earliest resource Hanko Doebringer, we believe that the verse was created not so much to be cryptic in that it gave no direct information, but rather more cryptic that it’s information was multi layered, therefore when looking at the guards try and use the most simple logic in your holding of them and simplistic in your judgment when you come to break them.
So the guards:
Plough: The point of the sword on or toward the floor between you and the opponent, or to the side. iron doors and the like fit in this category.
Ox: Think like the horns of an ox, hands up and back by the cheek or ear, point at the face of the opponent, not with the arms extended out, rather be ready to thrust.
Fool: The point toward the face of the opponent, your hands close to your hip, think of the stick and bladder of a fool and hold it on the right side, not in the center.
The Roof guard: point upwards hands back close to the body (anywhere between hip, shoulder or above the head, as long as the point is up it’s still to the roof).
When you perform any of these guards, keep it simple, keep your hands close to you (remember you have not basket hilt) and use distance as your first defence. The same rule of recognition applies when you come to break them, keep it simple.
Dave
This is the first piece we did for M.A.I.
After going into it you notice things you’d like to have tidied (the displaced thrust to Pete’s face should have an extra shot showing it online first, which we didn’t take, that sort of thing).
However, It’s the first time that the early medieval martial arts have been featured in a UK, mainly Eastern martial arts magazine, so it’s a step in the right direction..and let’s face it, the whole world needs to learn about western swordfighting:)
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1. Dave performs a winding against Matt’s sword.
1. Dave strikes a ‘Parter’. Matt blocks ‘Kron’.
2. Dave is not trying to hump Matt’s leg…
3. …he is in fact, running in to throw Matt over his leg. Note the sword still covers.
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1. Dave cuts Parter. Matt displaces to his own high right.
2. Dave drops his point and cuts under the hands.
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Now this Gentle Folk, is a castle.
This is going through the roses (with a castle) and a hill fort.
