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The
ARMA Northsiders
were invited to read a paper and give a sword demonstration for
the 2005 Texas Medieval Association (TEMA) conference in Houston,
Texas. Sydney Yarbrough read a paper written by John Clements
entitled, “What Did Historical Swords Weigh?” The paper
was well received with many questions asked afterwards.
The following demonstration
of various sword techniques was also well received. Our members
who participated in this presentation of historically fact-based
movements and sword usage deserve recognition as well. These persons
include: Wes White, Kyle Cook, Sydney Yarbrough, and Alex Dickinson.
Photos were taken by the official ARMA Northsiders photographer/member,
Chris Center.
During the demonstration
the five primary guards were shown, along with the essential longsword
guards. Following this the basic eight cut exercise was reviewed
along with a sword flourish. Next shown were the cut/counter-cut
drills. To bring all the shown techniques into a real world application,
sparring with full intent was used to close the session. Questions
were asked after the demonstration.
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