Roman fencing - Protection and attack technique

Это же видео на русском языке тут Hi everyone! I apologize in advance for errors in the English language, which I’m just beginning to learn =) This video demonstrates roman fighting stances. For the base we took metops from Trophy of Trajan ... Many years of experience of using these stances in our club Legio V Macedonica (Russia) allow us to tell about its advantages and specific. This stance is very useful when enemy is pressing you, attacking actively, pricking by sword, spear or shield, hacking, trying to break the line. 1. Torso is half-turned, shield lays on the calf muscle and the shoulder, also it is handed by handle inside. As everybody knows, muscles soften hits and protect bones. The knee is turned inside, head is in some distance from shield. 2. In this stance, as i said, shield lays on the outer side of leg, it excludes any possibility of its thrust on the knee. If your knee is touching shield or simply looks forward, then in case of hit trauma is very possible. 3. If leg will be turned forward trauma of tibia also is possible, because it is unprotected by muscles. If you played football, have tried karate, or taekwondo, then you know that hit to this part of leg is very painful. Legs armor are not used by most of reenactors. Lets demonstrate basic methods of protection and attack. 4. Attack to leg by spear. When leg is turned - it is easy to put down the shield and close vulnerable zone. In advanced variant you can even up your leg and knock out the spear by shield. If your toe looks forward, your foot protrudes under the shield. In this case you can’t neither down the shield nor protect your knee, because the shield will lie on it. 5. Attacking leg by shield. The foot is parallel to the shield, it is very difficult for enemy to aim it. If your foot is looking forward - it’s much easier. 6. Attack to head by sword. There is no necessity to swing because your hand is already in the position for attack - you just need to throw it ahead and to turn your torso, it will fasten your attack. In the beginning the sword is hidden behind the shield for enemy could not see start of attack. 7. When enemy attacks you to a head by sword. There is some distance between a shield and a head, so it is more difficult for enemy to get you. Bend your knees and close yourself by shield. If you can’t protect your head by shield - in case if enemy blocked it or you just closed your foot off the attack - you have a chance to turn your head off and save your face by protection of helmet. You can turn it right and enemy will hit you into bridle or back part of helmet. 8. Attack to a head by spear. We do the same thing - bend our knees, protect by shield and turn off our head. 9. Dangerous type of attack in reenactment - attack by shield. Such hit can be performed by flat side or just by bottom edge. Shield weights about 8-10 kilos plus movement by hand and torso - it is very serious combination. When we participate in different shows we don’t use such hits usually. But It is very effective in real fight, we are trying not to hit in full force, but it’s not always possible. When you in adrenalin of fight, your hit can be very strong and it is not safe. That is why you should be ready and don’t lean your head to a shield otherwise your head will get all the force of the hit. This stance allows to take a part of hit force by a shoulder and another part to take away. I hope our video will be useful for you and allow to avoid different troubles. Thank you for your attention. We wish you fine, safe and qualitative reenactment! Vkontakte: Web: Facebook: Instagram: