[MA] Decompressing Historical Martial arts styles

[aesir23]

Originally Posted by Polydamas

The early German material probably contains multiple styles too even if people today often use one source to full in the gaps in another. I don't know it well enough to say what they are.

My understanding is that the vast majority of German masters were in the Lichtenauer tradition or lineage, but I'm no expert. If you have suggestions for other styles, I'd love to hear them. Codex Wallerstein and Tolhoffer might be possibilities.

Originally Posted by Polydamas

Its not so hard to find people practicing historical armoured combat, although they move in their own circles, and the need to invest $5-10k in a harness is a barrier.

Really? That may be true, but it's definitely a smaller community than those doing unarmored longsword.