tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2337948924534782582..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Fighting with a sword pommelMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82479896651108649512012-04-24T23:01:48.619-05:002012-04-24T23:01:48.619-05:00Just a couple of notes...
"Modern fencing en...Just a couple of notes...<br /><br />"Modern fencing encourages us to see the blade, in fact only the tip of the blade, as the sole attacking element of a sword..." Modern fencing consists of use of 3 different swords - the foil, the epee, and the saber. The foil and epee are scored as if only the point is sharp, but the saber is a cutting weapon and is scored as if the edges are sharp, as well as the point. The use of the blade as a cutting weapon, or the more stylistic foil tip or the "everything goes" epee tip is a major point of goodnatured rivaly between fencers of the different weapons. <br /><br />And interestingly, "pommel" has become a verb in modern fencing usage. To "pommel" a blade is to shift grips on the pommel to get an extra inch of two in reach by moving your hand back on the grip -- most commonly in saber, but also sometimes in foil or epee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-7413012391842190892012-04-24T16:38:21.457-05:002012-04-24T16:38:21.457-05:00Thank you, anonymous person; I didn't know tha...Thank you, anonymous person; I didn't know that, and I've added your info to the post. :.)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-773641922096874762012-04-24T16:04:03.946-05:002012-04-24T16:04:03.946-05:00Interestingly, the word "pommel" is also...Interestingly, the word "pommel" is also the source of the bastardized "pummel", meaning to strike repeatedly. It has since come to mean to beat with the fists, but originally meant to strike with the pommel of a sword, which is gripped in one's fist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-78017492568837761872012-04-22T15:41:24.398-05:002012-04-22T15:41:24.398-05:00Having studied some Fiore and I.33, I guarantee yo...Having studied some Fiore and I.33, I guarantee you that the pommel thrust to the face was a very typical maneuver, rather than outside the norm. You learned to use either end of the sword with great efficiency.Sean McNiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377319882650955141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63091377613608567992012-04-22T13:43:49.561-05:002012-04-22T13:43:49.561-05:00You may like to read the Mongoliad - fron Neal Ste...You may like to read the Mongoliad - fron Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear and more. They're all big enthusiasts of the 'lost' western martial arts and the fight scenes are full of that sort of info. <br />The Drawing of the Dark, by Tim Powers also has a load of greatsword sword-fights :-)misterjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528560557893780255noreply@blogger.com