spanish knife techs.

[Chop Wisby]

Check out this site:

http://flybynight.korolev.com/schoolofarms

Interesting stuff there re: Spanish MA.

Chop Wisby

[Chop Wisby]

navaja section translated

Looks like he finished the navaja section; there are also a couple of old-time boxing manuals on the site. Interesting stuff.


Chop Wisby

[Chop Wisby]

contrasts . . .

note that the Spanish stuff doesn't look much like FMA; more like jujutsu-with-a-knife . . .

Chop Wisby

[GregG]

European blade and grappling arts

If you are interested in the European version in general you can check out
http://www.thehaca.com/

They have a bunch of various articles and include techniques from dagger to pole axe.

[GregG]

Chop Wisby

Where did you get your nick? I have very fond memories of tournaments in the town of Wisby.

[Chop Wisby]

Link

Thanks for the link. "Chop Wisby" = inside joke, given Wisby's significance in HEMAs.

If you're interested in HEMAs/WMAs, check out:

http://www.alliancemartialarts.com

http://keith.martialartsman.net

for all kinds of MA material, check out Stickgrappler's site:

http://go.to/stickgrappler

Chop

[GregG]

Thanks

For the links. I have only gotten to scan them, but they look interesteing.

What is the significance of Wisby to HEMA? I got to wear my Wisby coat of plates for the first time at a tournament there, but what is the wider significance?