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The German tradition has records of a number of Master-Ringer from the 15th to 16th centuries specialising in unarmed combat, such as Ott Jud (Ott the Jew), Hans Talhoffer, Paulus Kal, Fabian von Auerswald and others.Unarmed combat was divided in two categories, sportive grappling or geselliges ringen and serious unarmed combat or kampfringen (literally Fight Wrestling / War Wrestling).
While friendly grappling had fixed rules that prohibited dangerous techniques and usually began in a grappling hold, ending with a throw or submission, kampfringen included techniques intended to injure, permanently disable or K*ll.
Ringen also includes punches, joint-locks, elbow strikes, arm-breaking, neck-cranks, chokeholds, headbutts and kicks were taught.
Many manuals combine fencing and wrestling into a specialised branch of kampfringen called Ringen am Schwert ("grappling at the sword"), designed to be used during armed combat. This included closing techniques, disarms, weapon-seizures, pommel-strikes, and weapon-aided joint-locks.
In this 4 hour workshop, I hope to cover a few elements to help sword practitioners understand how to close and what do to once you are too close to use the sword effectively.
25th March 12pm to 4pm - Folkestone
Venue:
Krav Maga GB, Studio 1, Folkestone Business Hub, Aspen House, West Terrace
Cost:
£35
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Krav Maga GB, Krav Maga GB, Studio 1, Folkestone Business Hub, Aspen House, West Terrace, Folkestone, United Kingdom
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