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One of the most misunderstood weapons is the shield. many think it is little more
than a small wall to catch the blows of an opponent. In actuality, the shield and
its smaller version, the buckler, are weapons in their own right. Rather than
catching a blow passively, they are moved to parry and deflect. A fighter would
rather push a blow aside than catch its full force on his shield. Shields and
bucklers are also used aggressively. They can strike, push, trap and pin as well as
defend.
Una de las armas ms incomprendidos es el escudo. muchos piensan que es poco
ms que un pequeo muro para coger los golpes de un rival. En la actualidad, el
escudo y su versin ms pequea, el escudo, son armas en su propio derecho. En
lugar de la captura de un golpe de forma pasiva, que se mueven a parar y desviar.
Un luchador prefiere empujar un golpe a un lado de la captura de su fuerza en su
escudo. Shields y escudos tambin se utilizan de manera agresiva. Pueden
golpear, empujar, trampa y el pin, as como defender.
While I am saving my best material on the subject for the book, I will give you
important facts to help you better understand shields and bucklers. For one thing,
the shield does not stand passively on the soldier's left arm. It is an active part of
his kit, and he uses it with purpose. He will hold his shield forward, ready to
move it in any direction. He will look to block an enemy's weapon in such a way
as to create an opening for a strike. When the soldier attacks, he will position his
shield to reduce his own vulnerability. You can be certain that the shield will
always be poised between himself and the enemy.
The images selected here are from the days prior to the rapier. The one-handed
swords of the day were a variety of arming swords, short swords and falchions.
The style of fighting is Medieval.
Las imgenes seleccionadas aqu son de los das previos a la espada. Las espadas
de una mano de la jornada fueron una variedad de espadas de armado, espadas
cortas y falchions. El estilo de lucha es medieval.
Illustrations from 13th Century manuscript. Man on left jams opponent's buckler
while striking high.
Ilustraciones de manuscrito del siglo 13. Hombre en adarga izquierda atascos
rival y ponch alta.
Buckler extended, sword kept back. good pose to wind up a powerful strike
Buckler extendida, espada mantuvo de espaldas. buena pose para terminar una
huelga de gran alcance
if you look carefully, you see that the fighter is looking over the shield at the
enemy. His sword arm is protected, but not impeded by the shield.
si se mira atentamente, ver que el boxeador est mirando sobre el escudo contra
el enemigo. Su brazo de la espada est protegido, pero no impedida por el
escudo.
This swordsman keeps the shield between himself and the enemy.
Este espadachn mantiene el escudo entre l y el enemigo.
The man on the right has evaded and deflected his opponent's sword. He has
landed a thrust in response.
El hombre de la derecha ha evadido y desvi la espada de su oponente. Ha
conseguido un empuje en respuesta.
The soldier has jammed his opponent's sword arm, and is thrustign from below.
El soldado se ha atascado brazo de la espada de su oponente, y se thrustign desde
abajo
Disclaimer: the fighting methods shown here are for illustrative purposes only.
They are not intended as actual instruction in Medieval fighting and should not
be used as such. Close combat training is dangerous. It can be as dangerous for
the user as it is for the target. If you wish to learn close combat, seek a qualified
instructor. One should never attempt close combat without the instruction and
supervision of a qualified expert instructor .
Descargo de responsabilidad: los mtodos de lucha que se muestran aqu son slo
para fines ilustrativos. No se pretende como instruccin real en la lucha medieval
y no deben utilizarse como tal. Cerrar entrenamiento de combate es peligroso.
Puede ser peligroso para el usuario como para el de destino. Si usted desea
aprender combate cuerpo a cuerpo, busque un instructor calificado. Uno nunca
debe intentar combate cuerpo a cuerpo y sin la instruccin y supervisin de un
instructor experto cualificado.