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Sander Alsters




Location: Netherlands
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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 3:20 am    Post subject: Fighting with saber         Reply with quote

Hi everyone,

I have trouble finding movies on youtube about saber fencing. Mostly I got light saber fencing...and not the kind of light saber the English cavalry used against the French in the battle of Waterloo. I dont mind which time period, one of my trainers told me that my fighting style with a one handed sword is very much like saber fencing, so I put some research into it.

Kind Regards!
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Christopher Treichel




Location: Metro D.C.
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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 6:18 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

If you are looking for the style of saber training the English used for the 1796 Light Cavalry Saber, why not go with LeMarchant's manual who also designed the sword. Its pretty rudimentary but easy to find. I think I paid about $5 for my copy. Also look at reenactment units who would have used said sword... this group posted some videos. http://www.xvld.org/1796-light-cavalry-sabre-sword-drill.html
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Tom Carr




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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 11:57 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Here are a couple I have found. Very good fight in the first one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6IcZnx1flI

http://www.youtube.com/user/barsie1990#p/a/u/2/yWvJtEEqZUU
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Tom Carr




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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 12:23 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Might also try changing the spelling. Try under Sabre.
Here is a page of instructional videos on youtube. Hope this helps.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sabre+ghfs&aq=f
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Tom Carr




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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 12:33 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

One more that might be rather helpfull. Looks to be russian with a shaska . Very good slow drills so you can see the moves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qy7LxBHjPs&feature=related
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Tom Carr




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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 12:40 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Last one. Looks to be a fight school run by the Polish fight master in the first video with lots of drills. I think this is the one you will find the most helpfull as it has some excellent drills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab2atvLjcDo&feature=related

And to sweeten the pot!
Military Sabre/Cutlass:
http://www.anesi.com/prsefs.htm
http://www.ejmas.com/jnc/jncart_burtonnewsword_0200.htm
http://www.thehaca.com/pdf/ColdSteel.pdf
http://www.careyroots.com/broadsword.html
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/an...se/1848595
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/ar...rd/7757776
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4933/cassell.html
http://www.navyandmarine.org/cutlassmanual/1869cutlass.pdf
http://www.navyandmarine.org/cutlassmanual/1906cutlass.pdf


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David Gaál




Location: Hungary
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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 12:46 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hungarian saber fencing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heQw-7T6N8c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01gC_HLVowA&feature=related
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Tod Glenn




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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 1:02 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Military (Hutton) sabre fencing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IhEKO3XAzg
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David Gaál




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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2011 1:06 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

A little curiosity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WFqESTdzeo&feature=related at 0:30 he turns his blade why I don't know but it must be willful.
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Sander Alsters




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PostPosted: Tue 26 Jul, 2011 4:27 pm    Post subject: saber fighting         Reply with quote

Wow thank you all very much for the posts! A shame it is late and I just checked the forum. But tomorrow Im gonna check all the links! Thanks again!

-Sander-
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Mackenzie Cosens




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PostPosted: Tue 26 Jul, 2011 4:38 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab2atvLjcDo

I know nothing about saber but I was impressed with this they appear to have a clue.

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Tod Glenn




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PostPosted: Tue 26 Jul, 2011 5:18 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

David Gaál wrote:
A little curiosity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WFqESTdzeo&feature=related at 0:30 he turns his blade why I don't know but it must be willful.


More choreography than fighting.
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Sean Manning




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PostPosted: Tue 26 Jul, 2011 6:04 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

There is some very nice stage combat in some of those videos. I notice that Janusz uses the same technique of turning his sword so the guard protects the back of his hand that le Marchant recommended. It seems like Eastern European sabre styles like flow drills alternating one attack with one parry; those drills adapt nicely to putting on a show.
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