My First Highland Broadsword Bouts

[Ryan Ross]

Rattan. I have a steel blunt, but we don't use it for that.

I really need a new monitor... a couple of times, the shine made it look like steel. Hah...

Fencing with broadswords?

Modern fencing and historical broad sword are two very different animals... like compairing modern kendo with historical kenjutsu.

[beloitpiper]

Fun! I wish there was a Claymore Club in Wisconsin!!!

[Cherub]

I would love to learn broad sword officially. All our coach has is regualr foils and epees. I do wear padding and go at my friend with a blunted baskethilt and spikeless target, whilst he has a claymore. Its fun enough but not satisfying.
Is there a place to buy actual broadsword gear?

are you looking for swords or fencing gear that is made for broadswords?

for swords i'd look at http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/
I think they sell armor and padding as well

or

http://www.reliks.com/

but there you would be importing from Canada

[Semiomniscient]

Fencing with broadswords? I fence but I don't think I can get my Coach to buy us all broadswords, no matter how much fun it looks haha

Unlike modern fencing this is less of sport and more of a martial art. At least that's our aim. It'd be nice to see fencers take it up, especially those who work with historical rapiers, etc.

[Semiomniscient]

I would love to learn broad sword officially. All our coach has is regualr foils and epees. I do wear padding and go at my friend with a blunted baskethilt and spikeless target, whilst he has a claymore. Its fun enough but not satisfying.
Is there a place to buy actual broadsword gear?

http://www.woodenswords.com/WMA/bask...broadsword.htm
We use their rattan singlesticks currently. Their wooden wasters are supposed to be really superb.

[Semiomniscient]

Fun! I wish there was a Claymore Club in Wisconsin!!!

Look and search for "Broadsword Academy" and you may come up with something. There wasn't anything in our area, so we started one up by using the Cateran Society videos on Youtube. Then they found us via facebook and invited us to join their group and their president has become our mentor and will be coming down in August to hold a Broadsword seminar.

[Semiomniscient]

Looks like good fun to me.

It is great fun.
There are moments however, where you realize what would actually happen to your bestfriend had you truly landed that blow with a real sharpened blade.