MOUNTAIN.
MOUNTAIN. A NICE MORNING TO TAKE A HIKE
BEFORE IT WARMS UP.
>> JOINING US NOW IS BRITNEY
FROM MORDHAU.
FROM MORDHAU. >> THEY ARE GOING TO TEACH US
ABOUT HISTORIC EUROPEAN MARTIAL
ARTS.
ARTS.
ARTS. THEY BOTH TEACH CLASSES USING
MARTIAL ARTS.
MARTIAL ARTS. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN, GUYS.
SO KYLE AND BRITNEY FROM
MORDHAU, WHERE DO WE BEGIN?
>> HISTORICALLY EUROPEAN
MARTIAL ARTS IS THE STUDY AND
THE PRACTICE OF MARTIAL ARTS
THAT WERE TAKING PLACE IN
EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
WE HAVE HISTORICAL MANUALS THAT
WERE WRITTEN AT THE TIME.
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE.
THIS HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO
ENGLISH FROM GERMAN.
THIS WAS CREATED INTO A FORMAT
THAT WE HAVE.
>> SO YOU FOLLOW THIS?
THIS IS A LOT OF WHERE YOU
BEGIN.
BEGIN.
BEGIN. GIVE US THE 101.
>> I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW MANY
PEOPLE COMMON SAY WHAT DO YOU
GUYS DO?
GUYS DO?
GUYS DO? >> A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE
ASK THEY ALWAYS ASK YOU DO LIVE
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING OR ARE YOU
DOING SOMETHING ELSE? WE
ALWAYS HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT IS A
LEGITIMATE MARTIAL ART.
WE DO NOT MAKE ANYTHING UP.
>> IT IS NOT DO IT AS YOU GO.
>> EVERYTHING WE DO IS
DOCUMENTED AND ILLUSTRATED LIKE
WE SAW.
WE SAW.
WE SAW. WE STUDY THEM, WE TRY TO
INTERPRET THEM AND WE COMPETE
IN TOURNAMENTS AND WE ACTUALLY
HIT EACH OTHER WITH THESE BLUNT
SORTS.
SORTS.
SORTS. >>
SORTS. >> DO A LITTLE DEMONSTRATION
FOR US.
FOR US.
FOR US. >> LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT.
FOR BEGINNERS, BECAUSE THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE --
>> HOLD ON, BEFORE WE START I
WANT TO ASK IF SOMEONE COMES TO
YOUR STUDIO AND THEY SAY I HAVE
NO EXPERIENCE AND I DO NOT KNOW
MUCH ABOUT THIS.
IS THAT OKAY?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IN FACT, WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM
ALL KINDS OF BACKGROUNDS.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER DONE
ANYTHING ATHLETIC, PEOPLE WHO
HAVE COME FROM JUJITSU, AND
EVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD
ENJOYS IT AND TAKES SOMETHING
OUT OF IT.
>> THAT IS GREAT TO KNOW.
>> IT IS A REAL FORM OF
ALTERNATIVE FITNESS.
ALTERNATIVE FITNESS. SOME PEOPLE WANT SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AND THEY ARE A LITTLE
INTIMIDATED.
INTIMIDATED. THEY COME TO US AND YOU PUT A
SWORD IN SOMEONE'S HAND.
IT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. >> DO YOU NEED THESE?
>> WE DO NOT FOR OUR DEMO.
WE ARE PROFESSIONALS, BUT DO
NOT DO THIS AT HOME.
>> WHEN WE COMPETE, WE ARE BOTH
ACTIVE ON THE COMPETITIVE
TOURNAMENT CIRCUIT, WE WEAR PER
DOSE MET PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
TO KEEP A FAKE.
THERE ARE NO SHARP EDGES, BUT
WE HAVE MASKS, GLOVES, AND
PADDED JACKETS.
PADDED JACKETS. >> THEY LOOK HEAVY.
>> THERE IS A STANDARD MYTH.
>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE READY
TO FIGHT.
TO FIGHT.
TO FIGHT. >> THERE IS A MYTH THEY ARE
ABOUT 10-20 POUNDS.
THEY ARE REALLY ARE -- REALLY
ARE NOT.
ARE NOT.
ARE NOT. >> IT IS NOT AS HEAVY FFR.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A
DEMONSTRATION, GIVE US AN IDEA.
WE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT DOING A
COMPETITIVE SITUATION.
COMPETITIVE SITUATION. >> WE ARE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE
A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT WITH A
LEVEL OF GUSTO.
>> YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW.
YOU HAVE FULL FLASH LONG SWORDS.
>> THE FIRST THING WE WILL SHOW
IS A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW TO DO
A COMBINATION OF SIMPLE ATTACK.
THAT WOULD BE ONE EXAMPLE.
>> THE NEXT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW I CAN CONTROL BRADY WITHOUT
HER BEING ABLE TO
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU CAN TELL THAT YOU ARE PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONALS. IT IS VERY PRECISE.
THAT IS PROBABLY A BIG PART OF
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> HOW FAR BACK DOES THIS GO?
>> THE EARLIEST SOURCE THAT WE
STUDY IS APPROXIMATELY THE
MIDDLE 14th CENTURY.
THE EARLIEST SOURCE IS EARLY
13th CENTURY AND SOME DEBATE
LATE 13th CENTURY.
>> ARE YOU GUYS UNIQUE?
ARE THERE SIMILAR COMPANIES
LIKE YOURS?
LIKE YOURS? I HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> HISTORICALLY EUROPEAN
MARTIAL ARTS IS GROWING IN
POPULARITY.
POPULARITY. THERE ARE CLUBS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THERE ARE THREE RIGHT NOW IN
THE STATE.
THE STATE. >> HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED?
>> I STARTED AT A CLUB IN
CANADA.
CANADA.
CANADA. IT SORT OF FELL FROM THERE. I
DID NOT WANT TO DO LARK, SO I
CAME HERE.
CAME HERE. >> WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF THIS?
>> IT IS VERY EXCITING.
IN MY BACKGROUND I HAVE DONE A
VARIETY OF THINGS.
FOR ME BEING ABLE TO PICK UP A
SWORD, THE FIRST TIME I CAME
OUT TO ONE OF THESE PRACTICES
THEY SAID HERE IS A SWORD, GO
BEAT THIS GUY UP.
AND I THOUGHT THIS IS AWESOME.
AFTER THAT IT BECAME ADDICTIVE.
>> IT LOOKS REALLY FUN.
>> SHOW US A COUPLE MORE MOVES.
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE MORE
THAN JUST THE BLADE.
IN THIS CASE I AM GOING TO USE
THE END TO ATTACK, KYLE.
I CAN HIT THEM IN THE FACE, IT
IS A LITTLE TRICKY.
>> THAT SEEMS PRETTY EASY.
>> THIS IF I CONTENTS FENCING.
>> YES, IT IS NOT JUST GOING
BACK AND FORTH.
WE HAVE TO MOVE AROUND.
>> ARE THERE EVER ANY MISTAKES?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> DOES ANYONE GET HURT?
>> NOT SERIOUSLY. WE ALWAYS
HAVE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
THERE ARE NOT SERIOUS INJURIES,
BUT THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
IF YOU ARE NOT IN PROPER FORM
WHERE YOU HAVE A MISSTEP, AND
THAT IS HOW YOU CAN SOMETIMES
WIN A TOURNAMENT.
YOU CAN BOTH BE REALLY GOOD AND
YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
SOMEONE MAKES A MISTAKE.
>> YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY THOUGHT?
>> MULTIPLE TIMES.
>> WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME,
IF PEOPLE WANT TO SEE YOU HOW
DO THEY GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU?
>> VISIT OUR WEBSITE
WWW.SWORDFIGHTAZ.COM.
WWW.SWORDFIGHTAZ.COM. WE RUN OUT OF MESA.
BEGINNERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
>> THERE IS ANOTHER SISTER CLUB
INS -- IN