When it comes to an unarmed struggle of life and death, very little has changed since the time of the 15th century German Masters. They created a simple, effective method for combat which 600 years later is still just as practical.
| Very good stuff - as you say, 12
simple moves, infinite application. And a cool dummy, too! I like that it
answers once and for all "where are the strikes in HEMA?", and also shows
just how readily usable the system is in a modern context. Good stuff. Let
me put it this way - other than one technique we'll need to adapt (making a volta stabile with the third wrestling instead of a compass pace), I'd like
to integrate this whole cloth with our
abrazare training here. Greg Mele, Founder of the Chicago Swordplay Guild Video and manual arrived this morning, great stuff, hope you continue with the advanced material. Put me on the list!!!! I was intrigued to see the pictures could have been taken straight from "Get Tough" or "Kill Or Be Killed". Effective technique remains that regardless of time and place. Excellent work. Phil Melhop, New Zealand |
Now with our Medieval German Unarmed Combat: Basics Strikes & Throws DVD you can learn the essential techniques that form the core of unarmed combat in the Medieval German tradition. This new fighting course was taught for the first time publicly in Munich, Germany to the Historiche Kampfkunst (historical martial arts) group Ochs with great success, and I am very excited to offer it to you now as a home training program.
| The material that
Pete presented flows very nicely and can be used either as a miniature
'system within the system', or it can be integrated into the canon of the
rest of the more complex wrestling techniques. I wholeheartedly
endorse Pete's work and I've decided to use it in my own teaching the second
I saw it. This is the real deal, folks! Jörg Bellinghausen, Ochs, HEMAC, SSI |
The Medieval German Unarmed Combat Level I: Basic Strikes & Throws DVD teaches twelve essential Mortstoke (Murder Strikes) and Ringen (Wrestling) techniques that form the core of unarmed combat in the Medieval German tradition. If you are a historical martial arts enthusiast this course will enhance your training with the traditional weapons. If you are interested in serious self-defense you will like how easy it is to use these twelve essential movements of the German masters to spontaneously fight for real.
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I just had the
chance to go through the video, and it is a fantastic training aid.
Pete is truly one of the best martial arts instructors on the planet
(really!), and this video will be of great benefit of all students of
Medieval martial arts. Though I don’t study the German system, the
material is just as applicable to students of Fiore. The “Murder
Strikes” are pretty much the places of pain that Fiore speak of, and the
“Three Wrestlings” look pretty close to the second and third plays of
Abrazare. Great stuff, and especially helpful after taking Pete’s
class at WMAW. |
The DVD also covers how to construct your own Fighting Dummy for full power practice. These are light years better than traditional wooden-posts or heavy bags for serious practice and are a piece of cake to build (at a cost about $10 to put together). Great for solo or partner workouts. This section alone can save you $300 or more on an expensive freestanding heavy bag or torso dummy. Swordsmen take note that you can strike these dummies full power with weapons, too, and they are a lot quieter than tires or posts.
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I
just got the video yesterday, and it is absolutely awesome. It's funny,
because I theoretically knew all the moves, but the way Pete presents it,
and the sequences he uses, makes this such a great training source even for
people who've been working with the material already. And the training dummy
looks like it'll be a fantastic aid! |
Get Medieval German Unarmed Combat: Basic Strikes & Throws Now!
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DVD just $49 + s / h |
You can also give Lily a call here in the office Monday through Friday, 10am-6pm EST at (607) 594-2250 to order a copy if you wish.
All the very best,
Pete Kautz