How Do 'Legit' Martial Artists Feel about HEMA?

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  @JasonKonopinski · 8 months ago

  Seth is a great example of a forever student. He's curious and eager to learn new techniques and experience new styles without ego, and it's a joy to watch him.

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  @Алексей_Тесленко · 8 months ago

  &quot; - Don&apos;t hit people&apos;s heads hard with a sword&quot; - Skal<br><br>&quot; - Of course, why would you? Use a halberd!&quot; - HMB dudes I guess

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  @leoprzytuac3660 · 8 months ago

  I tend to consider the fact that HEMA uses weapons that are obsolete as a good thing. We&apos;re honest about that. We practice sword fighting because it&apos;s fun, not because we&apos;re &quot;actual tough guys&quot;. In reality, everyone does martial arts because they&apos;re fun, but in the realm of the &quot;legit&quot; ones, it&apos;s easier to become delusional.

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  @joshbeambjj · 8 months ago

  Hey that’s my vid! Thanks for the react 😍

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  @piltdownfilms · 8 months ago

  Man, a Skall/Sensei Seth collab would bring two of the most level headed open minded YouTubers together.

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  @seanheath4492 · 8 months ago

  Honestly, the... experimental archeology, for lack of a better term... part of HEMA makes it more interesting to me.

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  @dimitrioskontsiotis2267 · 8 months ago

  I do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and I&apos;m a blue belt. As for someone who&apos;s a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu blue belt, I love HEMA and think it&apos;s super cool. I&apos;m also a history lover, so watching guys dueling in historical armor is awesome. <br><br>One thing I can say about fighting is it&apos;s exhausting. Fighting with a thick Jiu-jitsu gi on is tiring enough, but fighting with full on armor on, I can&apos;t even imagine how tiring that must be. HEMA is awesome!

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  @MattIsLoling · 8 months ago

  Man sucks that your health is a problem,they need a hema guy for the ultimate self defense championship you would have been perfect! Get healthy bro keep up the good work

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  @steventhompson4840 · 8 months ago

  I&apos;ve been doing martial arts &amp; combat sports most of my life. I&apos;m not all that great at them, but I do regularly participate. I think HEMA is in most ways like every other martial art I&apos;ve practiced. Instructor quality varies widely. Some schools are hyper focused on competition, others on historical exploration, still others are basically LARPing. Practitioners range from the humble dude who you&apos;d never know could actually kill you to the delusional weirdos that think watching Naruto has turned them into fighting gods. Finding a group that gels with your interests &amp; goals is a wonderful feeling whatever style you&apos;re into. I love martial arts, I love HEMA, &amp; I hope to keep doing both for a long time.

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  @jacobbalensiefer3846 · 8 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AMVwxFPbSQ&amp;t=1050">17:30</a> Seth’s first sumo video has a great example of a coach building confidence so much so that he obviously got Seth hooked on Sumo.

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  @TheAnsweredQuestion · 8 months ago

  I&apos;m the guy that says &quot;swords are cool&quot; in the video, I&apos;ve started training as an assistant instructor at our school, DEMAS. I&apos;d bet Steaphen would love to chat with Skall or have him visit DEMAS sometime

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  @KaptainTorres · 8 months ago

  &quot;Legit&quot; martial artist here. Fencers have the best footwork in the world. No contest, it&apos;s absolutely mind blowing and they don&apos;t get enough credit for their ability to control distance. It is absolutely worthy of study.

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