In a fight between an unarmoured man and a knight in full armour, the outcome is already predetermined. The probability of winning without armour is very low.
In our unarmoured duels, Philipp Lechner in the role of the unarmoured fencing master only won one out of five duels, and only because I lost my dagger at the start of the fight and couldn’t get the full potential out of my armour. Although I had to slow down my thrusts and blows and wrestling to avoid killing my fencing partner, it was very close on several occasions.
Philipp Lechner is a multiple German longsword fencing champion and one of the best fencers in the world, but unarmored against an armored knight his chances were very low.
To limit the risk of injuries I used a save training weapon von dominus gladius in these non-choreographed duels:
Philipp Lechner used the safe Sigi Montante sword:
2 views
17
11
3 months ago 00:00:54 1
Three layers of knightly armor made them unstoppable.
3 months ago 00:03:48 6
Unarmored fencing master vs fully armored knight
10 months ago 00:18:08 1
Olympic Saber Fencing vs. HEMA - Different Ways to Cut
2 years ago 00:08:19 6
HEMA Training Swords - Tips on Basic Maintenance
2 years ago 00:07:28 23
SPARRING - And why this is the King of Longsword Guards…
2 years ago 00:03:29 34
A prototype sword for training armored combat
2 years ago 00:02:18 17
20 Medieval Longsword Techniques in 2 Minutes | Student Drills | Fiore dei Liberi
2 years ago 00:06:46 26
A Longsword Technique with Poleaxe | Tips to Understand Fiore’s Art