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Spork wrote:Got a few questions on stances.
I'm going to start this off by describing exactly what I'm trying to portray here. The following images will show a right handed sword and board fighter, nothing else. (Simply mirror them for a lefty.) The type of shield, for discussion purposes, is going to be a standard Edhellen round (28") and a 32" blue sword. Assume the feet are positioned a shoulder width apart.
The questions I'm asking are:
1) What is considered a more appropriate or effective stance to your standards? Every individual is entitled to his/her opinion.
2) In the three separate stances shown, the third has its footing a lot closer together. When swinging for legs, I see some veteran fighters slide their feet simultaneously backwards. Is this a better tactic then leaving weight on the back leg and lifting?
I'm portraying different stances, according to some fighters. If there are other ones, please feel free to discuss the foot locations and their effectiveness in any combat situation. I want solid arguments for and against the stances listed, even the ones that I haven't. I'll consolidate the statements underneath the stances for easier viewing, once the discussion has progressed and add other stances as they come up.
Defensive Stance:
Offensive Stance:
Standard Stance(?):
Brennon EH wrote:Spyn and I did a breakdown of the most basic stances used in foam combat: http://www.youtube.com/brennoneh
Grist for the mill.
Giggles wrote:I can't think of a situation where I would be at an advantage with both feet parallel, doing that just begs to have someone close the gap and murder you or bash you on your *.
Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
Graavish wrote:it's not the weight of the weapon that makes for a solid hit, it's how much i don't like you when i'm swinging.
Kenneth wrote: My legs are defended by my footwork, and my body is defended by my shield and sword.
Slagar wrote:In case anyone was wondering, this is 90% of Numenor's school of fighting.
Graavish wrote:it's not the weight of the weapon that makes for a solid hit, it's how much i don't like you when i'm swinging.
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