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<blockquote data-quote="Horishijin" data-source="post: 1758598" data-attributes="member: 20120">I'm not into cults of personality, hence I am not an ARMA member.&nbsp; That being said, Clements has thrown down the gauntlet on this one and challenges anyone to produce a medieval or Renaissance source describing or depicting an edge on edge parry.&nbsp; I should be interested to see how John responds to such a source.Fechtbuchs are funny things, and sometimes I wonder if they truly depict the fighting style of the time as it was actually used, or whether it is an idealized version that the master&nbsp; in question is trying to popularize? All agreed, the original point of this was to refute the point of herald who said &quot;You NEVER, EVER, parry with the flat of the blade.&quot;We study pretty much Ringeck/Liechtenauer style here.&nbsp; Some other places seem to emphasize Fiore; although unlike the AEMMA, I believe that his work pretty much only shows closing tactics, and is not a complete system.Hey, shouldn't you have evacuated by now?&nbsp; Or does the idea of seeing alligators and water mocasins cruising down Bourbon Street amuse you as much as it amuses me?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horishijin, post: 1758598, member: 20120"] I'm not into cults of personality, hence I am not an ARMA member. That being said, Clements has thrown down the gauntlet on this one and challenges anyone to produce a medieval or Renaissance source describing or depicting an edge on edge parry. I should be interested to see how John responds to such a source. Fechtbuchs are funny things, and sometimes I wonder if they truly depict the fighting style of the time as it was actually used, or whether it is an idealized version that the master in question is trying to popularize? All agreed, the original point of this was to refute the point of herald who said "You NEVER, EVER, parry with the flat of the blade." We study pretty much Ringeck/Liechtenauer style here. Some other places seem to emphasize Fiore; although unlike the AEMMA, I believe that his work pretty much only shows closing tactics, and is not a complete system. Hey, shouldn't you have evacuated by now? Or does the idea of seeing alligators and water mocasins cruising down Bourbon Street amuse you as much as it amuses me? [/QUOTE]

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